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ASX slumps as BHP tumbles

US-Iran talks postponed

Shipping resumes through Strait of Hormuz

Victorian teachers reject pay deal

UK PM’s rival wins byelection

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Friday 19 June 2026
The federal government backflips on part of its controversial tax changes.
Migration levels in Australia drop
The national auditor provides a scathing report of the progress of the Snowy Hydro scheme
A Victorian suburb takes the title of richest postcode in the country, for the first time
The world of Swiss watches is being hit by the Middle East conflict
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The federal government has announced changes to its capital gains tax reforms, following months of criticism from business groups, investors and entrepreneurs.

Sean Aylmer speaks with Skye Cappuccio, CEO of COSBOA (the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia), about what the changes mean for SMEs.
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ASX off 0.6pc on Fed rate hike expectations
US, Iran sign interim peace agreement
Vodafone outage
HSBC fined $35m
Qantas receives first Project Sunrise jet

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Pauline Hanson fires off at radical Islam in Australia, the need for nuclear power, and what she called the transgender insurgency.
The Australian government lowers the travel warning for several countries in the Middle East
Iran to receive hundreds of billions of dollars from the US for ending the war
CommSec explains just how popular SpaceX was with retail investors
Apple prepares to launch camera equipped AirPods
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