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Small retailers are scrambling to keep up with deliveries as research shows Australian shoppers are expecting the same ultra-fast delivery they get from retail giants like Amazon. But some entrepreneurs have more than a few tricks up their sleeves to satisfy gen Z. Source link

Erin Bell’s efforts to both buy a house and build a new one through a government scheme were repeatedly challenged — once because she had disclosed a new boyfriend. Source link

The Albany mayor says the city has been blindsided by a decision to decommission the local gas network and transition thousands of customers onto bottled LPG gas. Source link

The operator of Australia’s largest coal-fired power station is to extend the life of its plant in the NSW Hunter Valley for another two years.   Source link

The ASX trades down on Tuesday. The International Monetary Fund says Australia, alongside Norway, is projected to see persistent above-target inflation. Follow the day’s events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.  Source link

The dumping of the waste is the latest in a series of similar events for Ipswich, the city which some now call “Australia’s waste capital”. Source link

There are signs Donald Trump’s bold strategy to artificially lower interest rates could backfire, as a level of disquiet emerges on money markets, particularly in bonds. Source link

Burnt out storefronts in Perth and regional cities are testament to the government’s inability to control the illegal tobacco trade — and it’s not clear when things will change, writes Keane Bourke. Source link

Domain’s latest quarterly house price report has found the cost to buy a home increased by 9.9 per cent in the last quarter of 2025, to a median of $1,087,762. Source link

Oxfam Australia is calling on the federal government to tax the super-rich to help tackle growing inequality, as billionaires grow their wealth by more than half a million a day on average. Source link