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Criminal groups have defrauded the banks of up to $1 billion.

AUSTRAC scrambles to uncover $1 billion mortgage fraud

Financial crime regulator AUSTRAC and Australia’s big banks are scrambling to share information about organised crime home loan scams that could be worth as much $1 billion. 

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Both levels of government are taking action against fuel price gouging.

What new ‘compliance blitz’ means for dodgy fuel sellers

Fuel retailers will face a ‘compliance blitz’ from both State and Federal levels amid widespread concerns over price gouging. Here’s what that means.

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GYG co-CEOs Hilton Brett and Steven Marks.

Guzman y Gomez co-CEO cuts duties ahead of kidney transplant

Guzman y Gomez co-chief executive Hilton Brett will cut his workload as he prepares for a kidney transplant later this year, leaving a question mark over the company’s leadership in Australia.

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Three rate rises could add thousands to a new mortgage.

Fuel costs predicted to push interest rates to 15-year high

Australian home borrowers could be hit with a number of rate rises this year, sending the Reserve Bank cash rate to a level last seen in 2011.

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The RBA is expected to be the world's only central bank to raise rates this week. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Australian shares dip slightly as war enters third week

The Australian stock exchange has dipped ahead of a busy week of global central bank rate decisions, with the Reserve Bank expected to be the only one to hike.

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Doom and gloom as Chalmers warns of inflation rise

A widely-tipped interest rate hike on top of the ongoing global fuel crisis is spelling doom and gloom for household budgets as Jim Chalmers warns Treasury thinks inflation could rise close to 5 per cent. 

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Jim Chalmers won't do it, so RBA Governor Michele Bullock is wrestling the economy to the ground.

‘Once bitten, twice shy’: RBA’s huge rate call

Australian families face a devastating double blow as the fallout from the Middle East smashes domestic households.

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Australia supplies about 40 per cent of Japan's LNG imports, and Tokyo now wants more.

Japan asks Australia to boost LNG amid Iran crisis

Japan is worrying about its fuel supplies while the Iran war rages so is calling on its "energy security lifeline" Australia to ramp up much-needed gas exports.

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Energy minister Chris Bowen has been accused of being ‘asleep at the wheel’ as Australians in some areas face ‘unacceptable’ fuel shortages.

Bowen blasted as Aussies face ‘unacceptable’ fuel shortages

Energy minister Chris Bowen has been accused of being ‘asleep at the wheel’ as Australians in some areas face ‘unacceptable’ fuel shortages.

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All three major US stock indexes have logged daily and weekly declines. (AP PHOTO)

Wall Street closes lower as war fuels inflation worries

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen 119.38 points, or 0.26 per cent, to 46,558.47. The S&P 500 lost 40.43 points, or 0.61 per cent, to 6,632.19.

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Investors have lost confidence in BHP’s ability to emerge from its iron ore trade tussle with China unscathed.

Investors lose faith in BHP triumphing over China

Investors have lost confidence in BHP’s ability to emerge from its iron ore trade tussle with China unscathed.

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Northern Star is pouring $1.6 billion into an expansion of its Fimiston mill in Kalgoorlie that will more than double throughput to 27 million tonnes a year.

Northern Star’s takeover defences grilled as stock plunges

Northern Star Resources shares have been hammered and its vulnerability to a takeover called into question, as the gold miner’s 37-year old Super Pit mill buckles again while holding out for a replacement.

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The fallout from the Middle East conflict could see Australia face recession, fuel rations and growing unemployment.

Experts warn Australia facing ‘deep recession’ from Iran war

Australia is facing a ‘deep recession’ as Iran’s guerilla tactics in the Strait of Hormuz force the Federal Government to introduce fuel rationing, a superannuation strategist says.

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The cost to the Budget of providing negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions to property investors is set to double.

Negative gearing, CGT discount costs set to double in decade

The cost to the Budget of providing negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions to property is set to double in the coming decade without changes, new Parliamentary Budget Office figures show.

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Fitness megastar Kayla Itsines.