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Private equity baron Joel Thickins is alleged to have crashed his BMW into five cars in Sydney’s east, before refusing two alcohol-detecting breath tests. Source link

A big exploration push by Australia’s biggest gold miner, Northern Star Resources, has grown the reserves at the Super Pit by 54 per cent in the past six years. Source link

KPMG Australia chief operating officer Eileen Hoggett will step aside from her role while investigations are pending into the audit leak scandal at the big four firm. Source link

Australia’s economy grew at an annual rate of 2.5 per cent in the March quarter, the same as in the previous quarter. Source link

Australia’s economy expanded 0.3 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, taking the annual growth rate to 2.5 per cent, the ABS says. Follow live. Source link

We searched Google for information on some of the world’s biggest tobacco companies. The results raised questions about how much of the AI overview was coming from the brands themselves. Source link

Before the federal budget, the housing market was already starting to choke on its own excesses. Now some economists are tipping an extended period where home prices grow no faster than general inflation. Source link

Beer industry stakeholders say it’s a “sad day for the history of Tassie beer” after the announcement Boag’s brewery in Launceston will close. Source link

The ABARES report for the June quarter predicts national crop production will fall by more than 20 per cent, with profits down 70 per cent for broadacre farms.  Source link

A proposed resort and overwater gondola at a Whitsundays island is a step closer to becoming reality, after attracting expressions of interest from several possible buyers. Source link