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Supermarket charges ahead with electric truck rollout

Supermarket charges ahead with electric truck rollout

Groceries delivered by a major Australian supermarket could arrive quietly after a $22 million investment in next-generation trucks.

Australian green hydrogen project gets the green light

Australian green hydrogen project gets the green light

Australian green hydrogen project gets the green light

Australian green hydrogen project gets the green light

A renewable hydrogen plant proposed for the NSW Hunter Valley will go ahead after a multimillion-dollar boost.

Pledge to fix 'widow's tax' on investment properties

Pledge to fix 'widow's tax' on investment properties

Pledge to fix 'widow's tax' on investment properties

Pledge to fix 'widow's tax' on investment properties

Concerns about how a tax hike on investments will impact couples in the event of death and divorce will be addressed, Labor says.

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Beware AI cowboys: warning amid data centre stampede

Beware AI cowboys: warning amid data centre stampede

The race to build data centres could come with a risk: "fly-by-night" operators with little concern for Australia's best interests.

One Nation lauds fundraiser as stoking tax 'backflip'

One Nation lauds fundraiser as stoking tax 'backflip'

The right-wing party says its rise in the polls was a factor in the government's decision to pare back contentious tax changes.

Australia's richest woman takes $1.4b stake in SpaceX

Australia's richest woman takes $1.4b stake in SpaceX

Gina Rinehart's company says it has made a "significant investment" in Elon Musk's SpaceX - reportedly a 10-figure one.

Fast-track: electric trucks to hit Aussie roads faster

Fast-track: electric trucks to hit Aussie roads faster

One company's plans to electrify heavy-duty transport will accelerate and expand to more towns after a multimillion-dollar investment.

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Anxious wait for Aussie investors ahead of SpaceX float

Anxious wait for Aussie investors ahead of SpaceX float

Anxious wait for Aussie investors ahead of SpaceX float

Anxious wait for Aussie investors ahead of SpaceX float

Super funds, institutional investors and tens of thousands of retail investors are waiting to see whether they have been allocated shares in the SpaceX float.

Data centre boom fails to boot up lagging economy

Data centre boom fails to boot up lagging economy

Data centre boom fails to boot up lagging economy

Data centre boom fails to boot up lagging economy

A fourth Reserve Bank rate hike is still on the cards for 2026, despite a slowdown in economic growth, falling productivity and high labour costs.

'Green fatigue' sweeps the ethical investments market

'Green fatigue' sweeps the ethical investments market

'Green fatigue' sweeps the ethical investments market

'Green fatigue' sweeps the ethical investments market

Retail money flows into funds adhering to an environmental, social and ethical investment framework have fallen sharply since peaking in 2021.

Con-woman Caddick victims share 'small pot' last cash

Con-woman Caddick victims share 'small pot' last cash

Con-woman Caddick victims share 'small pot' last cash

Con-woman Caddick victims share 'small pot' last cash

Investors conned by fraudster Melissa Caddick will receive a final payment from receivers but those who benefited from a class action settlement will miss out.

Rates revelation: why RBA dissenter voted against hike

Rates revelation: why RBA dissenter voted against hike

Rates revelation: why RBA dissenter voted against hike

Rates revelation: why RBA dissenter voted against hike

The lone Reserve Bank board member who voted against lifting the cash rate in May was less concerned about inflation expectations than the bank's economists.

Aussie tech to tell heavy electric trucks where to go

Aussie tech to tell heavy electric trucks where to go

Aussie tech to tell heavy electric trucks where to go

Aussie tech to tell heavy electric trucks where to go

How far and how fast can a battery-powered prime mover go? One Australian start-up is doing the sums so freight businesses don't have to.

Labor tucks away $77b war chest for further tax cuts

Labor tucks away $77b war chest for further tax cuts

Labor tucks away $77b war chest for further tax cuts

Labor tucks away $77b war chest for further tax cuts

A new $250 a year tax offset gives the government an option to return bracket creep directly to working Australians, Treasurer Jim Chalmers says.

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Investment bank Macquarie posts second-highest profit

Macquarie Group has beaten expectations with a $4.8 billion annual profit, half of which the investment bank will return to shareholders.

Right tax moves matter more than mandates: treasurer

Expected changes to negative gearing or capital gains tax would not break an election promise because they would be for the right reasons, Jim Chalmers says.

'Like charging a phone': $1.5m boost for EV network

More than 400 apartment buildings could get access to electric vehicle chargers as part of a push to remove a speed bump to their adoption.

Aussie tech behind AI chips and spaceships to come home

An Australian company supporting tech giants such as Intel, BYD and Blue Origin will move its manufacturing back home after a multimillion-dollar boost.

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Trial could boost Australia's bid to be battery leader

A multimillion-dollar pilot program will test whether Australia can produce more materials for electric vehicle batteries with less impact on the environment.

US tech giant claims $25b stake in Australian AI future

The nation's artificial intelligence industry will get a $25 billion-dollar boost, from data centres to workplace training, after a major company's bet big.

Next-generation AI could be powered by Aussie chips

High-performance computer chips ready to handle AI tasks of the future could be made in Australia after a multimillion-dollar funding boost.

Electric vehicle batteries could spark recycling market

An Australian company will create a recycling plant for the batteries used in households and electric cars after a multimillion-dollar investment.

Peter Dutton lands LNP-appointed investment gig

Former opposition leader Peter Dutton has been appointed to a new role to bolster mining and defence investment in his home state.

Aussies to build GPS alternative for self-driving cars

Cars, rockets and mining vehicles could drive themselves even when the global positioning system goes dark if a Sydney company succeeds in its mission.

Investment vehicle races off with $34b renewables push

A whopping $34 billion is expected to flow to the biggest economy in the nation with renewable energy in the driver's seat to lead the economic charge.

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