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ASX hits another record

RBA Governor on inflation

Diplomat families told to leave Middle East

Results wrap

NVIDIA’s massive profit

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Thursday 26 February 2026
Higher than expected inflation figures have upped the chance of an interest rate hike in coming months.
The local sharemarket hits an all-time high
A bumper profit at Woolworths sends its share price up the most in 30 years
AI bites, with WiseTech Global to cut 2,000 jobs
Donald Trump’s loud, abrasive State of the Union address
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Biotech company Imugene reported its half-year results yesterday. It’s still loss-making, but sharply cutting costs and seeing what appear to be genuinely encouraging clinical results.

Its lead cancer therapy, azer-cel, is showing strong response rates in difficult lymphoma cases, with some patients cancer-free for nearly two years - and the FDA has given positive feedback on the company’s strategy.

But at the same time, the company’s share price is down around 80pc over the last year.

Sean Aylmer speaks to Leslie Chong, CEO and Managing Director of Imugene, about what it takes to run a long-cycle biotech business, trying to develop life-changing treatments while keeping investors engaged.
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ASX hits record

Bumper crop of results

PM evacuated after bomb threat

Deloitte warns on ChatGPT

Louvre director resigns after robbery

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Investors ramp up their selling of tech stocks as the implications of AI filter through the market.
Wednesday 25 February 2026
Federal Treasury says scaling back the capital gains tax concession for property investors will help first-home buyers
The federal government releases the business case for a $92 billion high speed rail link between Sydney and Newcastle
The owner of Westfield shopping centres wants to build 16,000 apartments at six of its malls
Donald Trump's tariffs kick in, at ten per cent, not 15 per cent
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