BHP dominates ASX; RBA warns rates could rise; ARIA bans AI music

Wednesday 26 August 2026

BHP hits a new high as the top 10 stocks on the ASX200 push towards 50 per cent of the value of the index. 

• Minutes of the Reserve Bank board show committee members are still thinking about lifting interest rates
• Silly season in politics includes a bike fall for Opposition Leader Angus Taylor
• Westfield owner Scentre Group looks to go big in residential housing
• The Australian recording industry fights back against AI 

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