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Further doubt has been cast over the future of an aluminium smelter in Tasmania’s north-east after a federal MP said it would not be eligible for a green energy scheme. Source link

The Reserve Bank governor says the world has become more shock-prone in recent years, and the latest oil spike is a complication for the central bank’s monetary policy. Source link

The two businesses misled customers into taking out credit cards and paying additional fees in a 60-month interest-free payment scheme, the corporate regulator says. Source link

Origin Energy says it started reviewing a “potential security threat” early this month but deemed it not credible, before new information indicated a breach. Source link

Unregistered builder Steve Preston has been operating in New South Wales after falling foul of authorities in Western Australia and Queensland.  Source link

Shares in energy giant Origin are down after it provided an update on its data breach, while the Australian share market has reversed earlier losses after oil prices plunged more than 9 per cent overnight. Follow live. Source link

Salmon Tasmania has won its appeal against an earlier decision that found one of its ad campaigns to be in breach of advertising standards.  Source link

Resale app users are balancing convenience with overconsumption in the second-hand fashion conversation. Source link

China has the market sewn up in everything from solar panels to battery manufacturing and wind turbines. And now it is challenging America’s commanding role in technology. Source link

Consumers should brace for hefty increases in the cost of generating electricity as data centres suck up vast quantities of power faster than new plants can be built, experts say. Source link