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Commonwealth Bank home loan applications fall 15pc since May
Australia’s largest home lender, the Commonwealth Bank, has seen home loan applications tumble 15 per cent since May, after three interest rate hikes and the federal budget’s tax changes. Source link
Labor ministers stand by Albanese's 'melon' gesture, as AFP asked to step in
Federal police are being asked to investigate how a confidential Japanese memo about the prime minister’s “melons” gesture made it into Australian newspapers, as Labor ministers express annoyance over repeated questioning about whether the prime minister made a crude joke. Source link
'People made too much of it': What Max Dupain thought of Sunbaker
Curator, critic and writer Helen Ennis has won the 2026 National Biography Award for her landmark work, Max Dupain: A Portrait. Source link
ASX drops, CBA beats expectations with $10.9b profit — as it happened
The nation’s second-largest company Commonwealth Bank has reported its annual net profit rose to $10.9 billion. Source link
Live: Coalition demands AFP look into leaked melon gaffe correspondence
The federal opposition has written to federal police urging them to investigate an apparent leak of correspondence between Japan and Australia over the prime minister’s melon gaffe. Follow live. Source link
Super funds to test coordinated cyber attack response
Enlarged exercise includes 15 super funds. Source link
LGBTQIA+ and cultural identity connection on display in shopping centre
Amid the hustle of shoppers in Parramatta, an art installation with personal shrines symbolises an oasis for Greater Western Sydney’s queer community seeking visibility and acceptance. Source link
From a tome to a pamphlet: Liberal vows to demolish building code
Opposition housing spokesperson Andrew Bragg has promised to slash the National Construction Code from over 2,000 pages to 80 if elected. Source link
One census question artificially inflates Australia's home ownership rate
The single census question that inflates home ownership by more than a quarter. Source link
Health insurers access full medical records in 'aggressive' audits
Hospitals and allied health providers are concerned that insurers are asking providers for their patients’ full clinical history. Source link