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Top to bottom: The best (and worst) toilet paper revealed

When it comes to toilet paper, every Aussie knows you get what you pay for — there’s bog-standard or the ultra-soft stuff that’s fit for only the finest of derrieres. But which is the best?

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Petrol companies engaging in ‘cartel behaviour’ will face fines of up to $100m.

Fuel price gouging penalties double in ‘cartel behaviour’ crackdown

Petrol companies engaging in ‘cartel behaviour’ will face fines of up to $100m as the government targets price gouging.

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Lululemon has paid a $703,000 after an investigation by the consumer watchdog.

Lululemon hit with hefty fine after spam email breaches

The popular athleisure brand violated spam laws after sending more than 370,000 unlawful emails.

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Independent MP Allegra Spender will outline some tax reform proposals on Wednesday.

Income tax cuts for workers put at top of budget wish list

Economists and politicians are urging Treasurer Jim Chalmers to go bold in the budget, with reform that cuts income taxes for workers.

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Qantas hikes airfares in response to surging fuel costs amid Iran war.

Qantas hikes airfares in response to surging fuel costs

Qantas is set to hike airfareson its international routesthis week in response to surging jet fuel costs amid tensions in the Middle East.

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The Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongolia.

Why Rio Tinto is facing a shakedown in Mongolia

After helping remake the Mongolian economy, the Australian mining giant faces what looks like a shakedown from the government.

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Sydney and Melbourne house prices are now forecast to fall should the RBA raise interest rates as much as predicted.

House price falls tipped for Sydney, Melbourne if rates rise

Sydney and Melbourne house prices are now forecast to fall should the Reserve Bank raise interest rates two or three more times this year as financial markets are predicting, potentially wiping off $140,000.

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Meg O’Neill is leaving to run BP in London.

Iron ore heavyweight said to be in line for top Woodside job

A shortlist of contenders said to include a big mining heavyweight is this week being interviewed for Woodside’s top job as it the energy group chases a successor to Meg O’Neill by the end of the month.

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Donald Trump told CBS he thought ‘the war is very complete, pretty much’.

Oil relief rally fades after rollercoaster day for ASX200

The Australian stock market has staged a cautious comeback after Donald Trump signalled overnight that the US and Israel’s campaign of attacks against Iran could soon be at an end.

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Business confidence has slipped back into negative territory following the RBA’s rake hike last month.

War and RBA hike drag business confidence back into the red

Business confidence has plunged into negative territory in February for the first time in almost a year, according to a new bank survey, likely reflecting some caution in the wake of the RBA’s rate hike.

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A former national manager at Shell is predicting average unleaded petrol prices could hit $2.65 within a week, as Energy Minister Chris Bowen convenes an emergency roundtable to deal panic buying of fuel.

Fears petrol prices could hit record $2.65 within a week

A former national manager at Shell is predicting average unleaded petrol prices could hit $2.65 within a week, as Energy Minister Chris Bowen convenes an emergency roundtable to deal with fuel panic buying.

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Traders are making money off Donald Trump’s predictability.

Markets call Trump’s bluff as TACO trade returns

The TACO trade was born last April after US President Donald Trump quickly folded on his aggressive tariff plans and it has proved profitable for investors ever since.

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For investors, the conflict in the Middle East is like the invasion of Ukraine all over again.

Iran energy shock is reverberating across financial markets

For investors, the war is like the invasion of Ukraine all over again.

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Smoke billows after overnight airstrikes on oil depots on in Tehran.

How oil is again being used as tool of political coercion

THE NEW YORK TIMES: From the capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro to the war in the Middle East, 2026 has served as a powerful reminder of oil’s enduring influence in geopolitics and the global economy.

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Oil prices are back down

Oil plunges as Trump predicts war’s end

Shares are set to jump after US President Donald Trump suggested the Middle East war may be near an end, bond yields also tumbled this morning.

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