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ASC and Austal formed a strategic partnership to scale additive manufacturing for naval sustainment, aiming to boost sovereign capability, reduce supply-chain reliance and accelerate innovation across Australia’s defence-industrial base.
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Australian shares fell as US yields climbed, Chinese data hit commodities and Australia’s unemployment dropped to 4.3%, pushing out RBA rate-cut expectations. Banks, tech and consumer names retreated as the ASX repriced for higher rates for longer.
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Australia’s unemployment unexpectedly fell to 4.3%, tightening labour conditions and reducing the likelihood of early RBA rate cuts. Services hiring remains strong, wages stay firm and bond markets reprice for a longer high-rate environment.
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Private-sector recruitment data indicates weakening job demand, hinting Australia’s labour market may be softening faster than official unemployment figures show.
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Australian retailers expect record Black Friday spending as price-conscious consumers shift purchases into November to chase discounts, reshaping holiday retail timing amid persistent cost-of-living pressure.
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The Reserve Bank of Australia cautions that financial markets may be underpricing global geopolitical risk, warning that complacency could amplify volatility if supply chains, commodity trade, or inflation expectations are disrupted.
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Mineral Resources (MinRes) has agreed to sell a 30% stake in its lithium business to South Korea’s POSCO for US$765 million, forming a new joint venture encompassing its 50% interests in Wodgina and Mt Marion mines, strengthening its balance sheet amid a weak lithium-price cycle.
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Australia’s Liontown Resources has partnered with German platform Metalshub to digitise auctions of spodumene concentrate from its Kathleen Valley lithium project. The move aims to establish transparent pricing, boost liquidity and open access for a broader buyer pool.
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Non-bank mortgage balances climb to AUD 410 b as regulators flag rising leverage; (ASX:PPS) and (ASX:LCI) drop after ASIC and RBA warn of systemic-risk buildup in shadow credit markets.
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Murray–Darling bloom slashes output by AUD 480 m as (ASX:ELD) drops 5% and state green-bond spreads widen 6 bps, spotlighting governance and data-infrastructure failures in environmental oversight.
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Utilities (ASX:ORG) and (ASX:AGL) declined after WA’s AUD 138 m billing scandal exposed regulatory lapses and triggered market repricing around governance risk and consumer protection.
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(ASX:REX) jumped 31% as Air T Ltd’s AUD 190 m takeover secured jobs and stabilized regional aviation, signaling renewed investor appetite while (ASX:QAN) eased on rising competition.