New data centre rules; sellers dump house auctions; 17m Aussies watch World Cup

Thursday 16 July 2026

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese outlines new rules for large scale data centres in Australia, including power generation and limited water usage.

• Sellers drop auctions, in favour of private treaties, to offload their homes
• 17m Australians have watched the World Cup, so far
• Bitcoin has its strongest rally in three months
• The bromance between Warren Buffett and Bill Gates is over.

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