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In an unprecedented move, Australia’s consumer watchdog has exercised new powers to block the opening of a Coles supermarket, on the grounds it could knock out smaller competitors in the surrounding region. Source link

Tourism operators are celebrating the reopening of the southern WA landmark, the Gloucester Tree, with visitors making the 37-metre climb to its peak for the first time since its closure three years ago.   Source link

The Australian share market eases slightly, even as an AI-stock-led rally boosted the Dow Jones to a record high for a second straight day. Source link

The proposed 19,150-hectare ‘Project Ares’ would be built by Energy North on Murranji Station in the Barkly Region, as up to 12 proponents eye the NT for data centres. Source link

Dozens of homes on the Sunshine Coast have been spared after the Queensland government decided they were no longer required for a massive new public transport project. Source link

Australian home values record their biggest decline in more than three years as the housing market slowdown that began in Sydney and Melbourne spreads across the country. Source link

Legally Blonde was an overwhelming hit, so what do critics think of the prequel Elle? Source link

Rex contravened its continuous disclosure obligations, misleading the market, the NSW Supreme Court found on Tuesday. Source link

From Wednesday, a 90-day exclusion will begin at the cuttlefish sanctuary zone between Black Point and Stony Point in South Australia’s Upper Spencer Gulf. Source link

Australia’s major telcos are being forced to comply with new standards when promoting mobile coverage networks, and Telstra is not happy. Source link