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When Central Coast father of three Rob Tooze decided to install a solar battery he never expected his electricity bill would plunge from more than $1700 a year to nothing after installing a massive 50kWh home battery.

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I got my power bill to zero with a solar battery – here’s what it cost

A family’s electricity bill has plunged from $1700 to zero after installing a massive home battery, as demand for the government’s rebate scheme forces a $5 billion funding boost.

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CBA, Australia's biggest home loans group, is the first to tip a rate hike at the RBA's meeting in February.

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‘Pressures have emerged’: CBA, NAB tip Feb rate hike

Mortgage lending giants CBA and NAB are now predicting the Reserve Bank will lift the official cash rate in February with the economy ‘perhaps already breaching’ its speed limit.

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Samsung's 615L Family Hub refrigerator. Picture: Contributed

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The home of the future is here – and it’s watching

Exclusive access to Samsung’s South Korean facilities has revealed revolutionary AI appliances that could fundamentally change how Australian households operate within years.

Youfoodz and HelloFresh sued by ACCC.

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HelloFresh, Youfoodz sued for ‘misleading’ subscription traps

Food delivery giants HelloFresh and Youfoodz face court action over allegedly misleading tens of thousands of customers who thought they had cancelled orders but were charged anyway.

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I got my power bill to zero with a solar battery – here’s what it cost

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‘Pressures have emerged’: CBA, NAB tip Feb rate hike

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The home of the future is here – and it’s watching

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HelloFresh, Youfoodz sued for ‘misleading’ subscription traps

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ACCC sues meal-kits giants over unhealthy attitude to cancellations

More than 100,000 customers potentially could receive compensation after meal delivery giants HelloFresh and Youfoodz allegedly charged them despite subscription cancellations.

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The RBA is tipped to raise rates as early as February.

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Aussies warned to brace for interest rate hike in February

Two of Australia’s big four banks now warn that the Reserve Bank is likely to start lifting interest rates as early as February, just six months after the last rate cut. Here’s why.

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Star CEO Steve McCann against background of empty Queen's Wharf casino

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Star CEO departs with big windfall

Steve McCann has pocketed $16m for steering Star Entertainment through its darkest period, but his departure leaves the company’s future hanging in the balance.

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Wild request from man accused of gambling $80m investor cash

Gregory Cotton allegedly raised $130 million from 400 investors but spent most of it on high-stakes gambling, leaving just $7 million for alleged victims. Now he’s made a wild bid for more cash.

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‘Debtmas’: The silly season traps that could ruin your new year

Australians carry over $18 billion in credit card debt into Christmas, prompting experts to reveal nine crucial tips that could save families from post-holiday financial ruin.

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Entropy completes first patient dosing in BED trial

The first patient has completed dosing in Entropy Neurodynamics’ IV-psilocin TRP-8803 trial to treat binge eating disorder

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Recce wins ‘up to’ $85 million of R&D trial incentives

In a boost for its phase III Indonesian diabetic foot infection trial, Recce becomes eligible for up to $85 million of R&D costs outside of Australia.

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Sierra Nevada Gold wins a bid for the advanced, large-scale As Safra copper-gold project in Saudi Arabia.

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(FILES) This photo taken on October 30, 2025 shows 10-year-old Bianca Navarro lying on the floor as she watches a show on YouTube at her home in western Sydney. Australia will ban young teenagers from social media on December 10, 2025, launching a world-first crackdown designed to unglue children from addictive scrolling on the likes of Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. (Photo by David GRAY / AFP)

How social media wiped out reading and art for a generation

Australian children’s participation in art has sunk by 200 per cent while kids who had never read for fun surged surged to 53 per cent, new research shows.

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England's team captain Ben Stokes looks on following his team's defeat in the first Ashes cricket Test match between Australia and England at Perth Stadium in Perth on November 22, 2025. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP) / --IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE--

Cricketers use this fitness tracker that analyses blood tests

A fitness tracker used by England’s cricket team in the Ashes now allows users to upload raw blood test results directly to its app for analysis.

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Ford’s U-turn: why your next car won’t be an EV

One of corporate America’s largest write-downs ever sees Ford scrap its electric vehicle dreams, proving Australian car buyers were right to reject battery-only cars all along.

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Rio and partners to pump $500m into iron ore project while rejecting $US1.3bn Russian court funding against it.

Rio bets $525m on WA iron ore, rejects Russia’s $2bn damages ruling

The mining giant and its partners will pump some $525m into studies and exploration work in a bid to bring the Rhodes Ridge iron ore project in Western Australia into production by 2030.

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Renowned for its decadent menu of dry-aged and wood-fired meats, BLACK Bar & Grill at The Star, Sydney is adding one of the rarest and most exclusive cuts of Wagyu steak in the world to its menu this, month, for a limited time only., The ‘Five 8s Lucky Tomahawk Steak’, named for its lucky price tag of $888.88, is the result of a long-term, partnership between Executive Chef Dany Karam and Blackmore Wagyu, an award-winning and, internationally-renowned Australian producer of 100% Fullblood Wagyu beef.

Unmasking the secret to perfect wagyu

From beer-fed cattle folklore to AI precision – a Melbourne start-up has landed $23m to revolutionise how the world’s most premium beef is graded.

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Director Danny Boyle used iPhone 15 Pros when filming 28 Years Later.

Aussie firm powers Apple’s Hollywood-level iPhone

A little-known South Melbourne company has achieved what seemed impossible – making Hollywood’s most expensive special effects accessible to anyone with an iPhone.

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Queensland silver miners are cashing in on the silver boom. Photo: Supplied

Bull market: Qld miners strike it rich amid silver rush

Silver prices have soared to record highs of $US60 an ounce, creating a bonanza for Queensland mining companies who are finding high grade deposits.

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13/02/2016: Evolution Mining executive chairman Jake Klein ahead of the release of their first-half financial results. Evolution is expected to show it is generating plenty of cash from its recent acquisitions and the recent tailwind of higher gold prices. Photographed at their offices in Sydney on Monday. Hollie Adams/The Australian

Miner Jake Klein shares heartbreak at anti-Semitism’s deadly rise

Jake Klein, the executive chairman of gold miner Evolution Metals, expressed sadness that Australia’s inability to crush anti-Semitism gave rise to 15 people being gunned down on Bondi Beach.

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Sublime Funds Management director Rodney Forrest. Picture: Supplied

Fund manager hopes to avoid jail for insider trading

A Sydney fund manager’s ‘spontaneous’ decision to photograph secret takeover documents has become ASIC’s first major insider trading unit outcome.

31/10/2025 Dr Andrew Forrest AO Executive Chairman of Fortescue at the Fortescue AGM at Ritz Carlton, Perth. Pic Colin Murty

Fortescue’s Peru copper deal wins thumbs up

Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue will look to develop its first copper mine in northern Peru in an attempt to diversify after retreating on plans to become a major green energy producer.

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ASIC slaps ASX with $150m ‘circuit breaker’ penalty

The regulator’s interim report into the ASX has found the market operator prioritised paying out profits to investors rather than investing in its future. That has created ‘organisational inertia and a lack of aspiration’.

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 11: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on December 11, 2025, in New York City. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at an all-time high on Thursday up nearly 650 points. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by SPENCER PLATT / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Aussie dollar faces biggest test in a decade

The Reserve Bank’s hawkish shift and the Federal Reserve’s rate cuts defies conventional wisdom, with UBS warning this rare scenario historically catapults the Aussie dollar skyward.

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Pictured at the Glass Restaurant at Marina Mirage , restaurant owner Ms Shanan Harmelin pictured with the new Penfolds Grange 2005 .also grange 1992 and 2004.

Investors fear the worst for Treasury Wine’s next move

The Penfolds owner faces a potential banking covenant breach as wine sales plummet across key markets, leaving investors bracing for devastating news on Wednesday.

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A busy week has kicked off for our top CEOs - Woolworths' Amanda Bardwell, Coles' Leah Weckert and ASX Ltd's Helen Lofthouse.

Coles, Woolies shares fall on ACCC crackdown; ASX Ltd sinks

Supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths are under pressure as the competition watchdog looks into price gouging. Sharemarket operator ASX dividends to be cut to pay for $150m ASIC hit.

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Melbourne facade company folds under $2.6m debt

The Campbellfield-based business specialising in architectural windows and curtain walls has entered liquidation, leaving more than a dozen creditors chasing millions in unpaid debts.

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