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BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 24: Technical prepare the humanoid robots in the lightweight combat event during the 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games at National Speed Skating Oval on August 24, 2026 in Beijing, China. The second World Robot Games will be held in Beijing from August 22nd to 26th. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
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The Economist

China will struggle to make money from humanoid robots

It is ahead of rivals and training up thousands, but profits are a long way off

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Wesfarmers and SQM's Mt Holland lithium venture.

Wesfarmers green lights $1.4b WA lithium expansion

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The supermarket giant is hiking the price of a household staple as its suppliers face ongoing fuel-related supply chain and operational cost pressures.

Coles to charge more for item bought by almost every shopper

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NAB is the latest bank to confirm it is joining the cull, after ANZ revealed it was slashing 3500 jobs and 1000 contractors.

NAB and ANZ job cuts are just the start of killing season

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Consumers are being urged to shop around for the best grocery deals, though Australia’s third-largest supermarket offers the greatest overall value.

Cheapest supermarket and average shop totals revealed

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A shopper pushes a trolley outside a Coles supermarket in Sydney.
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ASX LIVE: Ooshies steal march on Coles; Monadelphous record

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A dog interacts with a robotic dog during the Nvidia GTC (GPU Technology Conference) in Washington, DC, in October 25.
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Friends & foes eye off Nvidia’s trillion-dollar chip market

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Monash IVF.

ASX LIVE: Everything you missed from today’s results

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James Hardie chief executive Aaron Erter.
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ASX RECAP: Everything you missed from today’s reports

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The strong annual result concealed a sudden fall and recovery late in the financial year.

Is your super fund among this year’s best-performers list?

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Housing prices falling in Melbourne and Sydney The Nightly

Australian homeowners brace for pain as prices set to plunge

Australia
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What are the medical reasons that would allow you to access superannuation early? How do you do it? And is it worth the tax whack you’ll cop?

Is your dodgy knee worth the tax hit to access super early?

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Financial expert Rachel Cole has cautioned against panic selling investment properties as housing tax changes loom.

With property tax changes looming, is now the time to sell?

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Outgoing Northern Star CEO Stuart Tonkin

Gold mining boss’ whopping severance pay revealed

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BHP’s Olympic Dam copper mine in South Australia.
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BHP ready for copper boom as red metal proves king

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Joe Hockey says Jim Chalmers’ May Budget was ‘the worst in history’.

CGT changes ‘stupid’ and will hurt AI investment: Hockey

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The Iron Bridge magnetite project has been plagued with issues even before it started production.

Fortescue flags $1.1b writedown over troubled Iron Bridge

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Santos boss Kevin Gallagher has been the sector’s most vocal critic of the Albanese Government’s gas reservation plans.

No major Santos project decisions for years after PNG FID

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The war on Iran is hitting US partners Australia and New Zealand among those racking up billions of dollars in higher fuel import costs after prices spiked with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Australia bleeds billions as Iran war sparks oil crisis

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The Hon. Chris Bowen MP, Minister for Climate Change and Energy, speaks at the National Press Club.

‘It’s on me’: Bowen won’t shy from energy responsibility

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Perdaman founding chairman Vikas Rambal, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Premier Roger Cook and Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King in Karratha.
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We need to hit the gas on building new Aussie oil refinery

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