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Landmark legal case could force betting agencies to return stolen millions
A landmark legal case against three of Australia’s biggest online betting agencies has been filed in the Federal Court, aimed at recovering millions of dollars’ worth of stolen money that was gambled away and kept by corporate bookmakers. Source link
How medicinal cannabis clinics target vulnerable Australians
Hannah Wilson says she found it shockingly easy to obtain a medicinal cannabis prescription, despite her history of schizophrenic psychosis. Source link
Live: ASX to rise as US Federal Reserve holds two-day meeting, likely to result in rate cuts
The Australian market is likely to open slightly higher, following a cautious and relatively flat performance on Wall Street as the US Federal Reserve decides on whether to cut interest rates. Follow live. Source link
Energy blueprint shake-up as 'market moves faster than the systems plan'
Soaring costs and trenchant criticism from some put the brakes on wind and transmission as the sun shines on big solar and batteries. Source link
What we know about water use of the over 250 data centres in Australia
Australia has more than 250 data centres and more in the pipeline, prompting experts to warn against using drinking water to cool servers. Source link
'How am I going to clear my name?' Debt swamps victims of secret fraud
Perpetrators of financial abuse commit fraud by impersonating their partners, making them company directors in secret and putting business and tax debts in their names. The government wants to fix the problem, but will its proposed reforms go far enough? Source link
Fracked gas to enter NT energy market by 2026 to 'keep the lights on'
The gas-rich Beetaloo Basin in the Northern Territory has been in development for years — now, the NT government says the gas will finally flow from 2026. Source link
Inquiry hears second death may be linked to TPG Triple Zero failure
TPG Telecom chief executive Iñaki Berroeta flags another death possibly linked to a customer’s inability to call Triple Zero (000) on their Samsung mobile phone. Source link
RBA governor puts rate hike on the table, says no more cuts on the horizon — as it happened
The RBA has left the cash rate on hold at 3.6 per cent, as was widely expected by economists. Governor Michele Bullock said the central bank didn’t discuss a rate cut at all and instead talked about the need for rate hikes down the track. Here’s how the day unfolded on the blog. Source link
Paramount counters Netflix with hostile bid for Warner Bros
The offer paves the way for a battle between Paramount — whose owner, Larry Ellison, is an ally of Donald Trump — and streaming behemoth Netflix to buy one of Hollywood’s most storied studios. Source link