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Premier urges Chinese, Indian coal firms to merge before funding stops
The state government throws its support behind a proposed merger between WA’s last remaining coal miners as its self-imposed 2030 deadline to retire state-owned coal assets approaches. Source link
Brown and foul tasting. This town's water may be the tipping point of a crisis
In Australia’s most decentralised state, water infrastructure is failing, leading residents in one town to rely on the bottled variety, but it comes at a cost. Source link
Telstra outage caused by failure to address well-known network issues
Telstra failed to prioritise fixing known vulnerabilities in its systems despite being warned about them months before they triggered a major nationwide outage. Source link
Australian economy grows faster than expected, raising rate hike risk
Australia’s economy grew 0.4 per cent in the June quarter, slightly beating most economist forecasts and further raising the prospect of an interest rate hike as soon as this month. Source link
'Meteorwrongs' and murder at sea: Meet the next generation of Australian artists
Primavera’s 2026 exhibition features Australian artists aged 35 or younger. Source link
Box of photos hidden in an attic sheds new light on historic struggle
They waited in a Fremantle attic for decades. Now an anthropologist’s snapshots of remote Australian history are about to see the light of day. Source link
Realise the full potential of AI with inference economics and Penguin Solutions
AI inference economics is reshaping enterprise infrastructure strategies. Source link
ASX falls, oil hits two-month high amid US-Iran strikes — as it happened
The Australian share market shed almost 1 per cent after the US launched fresh strikes against Iran, driving oil prices up and contributing to a global bond sell-off. June quarter GDP growth sparks more talk of RBA rate hikes. Catch up on the day’s business and economics news as it unfolded in the markets blog. […]
Four more Australians confirmed safe in Nepal-Tibet flood disaster — as it happened
Four more Australians have been confirmed safe after the Nepal-Tibet flood, with the number of unaccounted-for Australians revised down to 38. Source link
US fires new strikes on Iran, Tehran hits back against Gulf targets — as it happened
The US launched a barrage of air strikes against Iran on Tuesday, local time, prompting Iranian retaliation against American targets in Gulf states. Source link