THE STRAIGHT UP FACTS
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September 2025
Ley's leadership battle; Qantas loyalty ranked; quantum bet pays off
Mining stocks tumble, banks bounce; Apple’s slim iPhone; Ellison v Musk
Murdoch buys out siblings; ANZ cuts jobs; Vanuatu deal stumbles
$1b pay decision not a win for workers; PM puts tax reform on table
Wall St could face hit; spring auction boom; Coles' egg backflip
$475m Robodebt settlement; PM ‘never will’ meet Putin; Chinese car surge
ASX tumbles, economy grows; NAB CEO’s AI warning; China's power play
PM tackles migration tensions; Nestle boss sacked; Musk's wealth soars
Trump spooks investors; ANZ prepares radical cuts; ACCC vs vege cartel
August 2025
House prices surge; crackdown on 'shrinkflation'; profit season wraps up
Qantas profit soars; 500 tariffs axed; OpenAI opens in Aus
Inflation jump dents rate hopes; Woolies tumbles; Domino's overhaul
Canberra severs Iran ties; AusPost suspends US parcels; beard ban backlash
CEO’s brutal honesty; help for first home buyers; why optimism matters
Profit season rollercoaster; auction rates soar; super's flying start
Treasurer flags tax reform; ASX smashes 9000 barrier; Rebel theft 'out of control'
Bosses fire warning; James Hardie's 28pc crash; workers back WFH
CSL's $22b fall; unions vs business in Canberra; sentiment soars
Roundtable kicks off; 6 ASX records in 6 days; Turnbull slams bosses
PM on high before summit; rate cut fuels auction boom; Qantas's reckoning
Bumper profits for Westpac, Telstra; jobs boom might delay rate cut
CBA sold off after $10b result; 4-day week rejected; huge house profits
RBA cuts rates, issues warning; ASX hits high; Star strikes deal
Aus to recognise Palestine; JB Hi-Fi boss quits; lithium soars
PM rejects Israel sanctions; auctions ease; Airbnb targets hotels
PM backs WFH push; Liontown's risky precedent; YouTuber strikes gold
Chalmers says AI 'not the enemy'; market surges; ASX bungle hits TPG
NBN-Amazon satellite deal; ASX hits high; Musk's $45b win
LinkedIn warning after spy arrest; Endeavour 'rudderless'; butter crisis
US tariffs pressure markets; WFH shock; house prices rise
July 2025
Rate cut hopes grow; Microsoft's mega profits; copper's big fall
Pressure on RBA to cut rates; EU trade deal falters; Ozempic maker tumbles
Telstra's stellar year; $16b HECS cut to pass; illegal tobacco hits Viva
Climate change headaches; top states named; Big Pharma's tiny tax bill
PM lashes Israel; auctions heat up; alchemists claim gold success
RBA warns on inflation; Aust faces 15pc tariff; $30m dino fossil
What your house is worth; HECS cuts to pass; US & Japan trade deal
Insignia's $3.3b deal; RBA justifies rate call; Trump's approval slips
Big Switch takes off; Canberra battle begins; Costco booms
Golden opportunity as parliament resumes; BHP's potash problem
Rate cut likely after jobs shock; boom super returns; Albo & pandas
Albo in China; ASX tumbles; NAB, Rio leadership issues
Albo-Xi meet; ASX hits high; RBA wants to ban card charges.
Treasury warns on budget, housing; Bitcoin hits new record; measles outbreak in US
Nvidia tops $US4tr, Bitcoin record, Origin a big winner for Nine
Tariffs hit BHP, Rio, CSL; biz banking heats up; Qantas data hack details
Rate surprise but cuts coming, PM on tariffs, Aldi does home delivery
Aust hit in US-China spat, rates to fall, ancient city found
RBA set to cut rates; auctions boom; PM ruffles feathers
Brace for 'big switch'; Microsoft cuts jobs; Tesla's shrinking sales
Massive Qantas hack; ASX hits record; rate cut on cards
Home values rise; behind CBA's boom; coffee prices cool
June 2025
Boom year for ASX; Star under pressure again; free-to-air TV reigns
Business set for fee hikes; auctions boom; Buffett's $9b gift
Defence spend risks tariffs; Nvidia nears $6 trillion; job vacancies rise
Low inflation says rate cut; Ley admits Libs 'smashed'; Xero's $4b bid
Fragile ceasefire holds; Virgin IPO soars; super funds warned
US attack to hit markets; record auction weekend; LA Lakers $10b sale
Job losses won't stop rate cut; CEO pay revealed; super's good year
Chalmers flags tax reform; Optus cops huge fine; $100m AI bonus
Iran, Trump rattle markets; Future Fund's US fear; stock soars 46,000%
$30b Santos bid amid deal frenzy; PM makes pacts at G7
PM to meet Trump; Amazon's $20b Aus spend; auctions bounce back
Trump threatens AUKUS; EV prices falling; sentiment nudges up
Qantas axes Asia flights; ASX's new high; Nintendo breaks record
ASX hits high; new era for BNPL; Albo's unnecessary summit
Auction rates tumble; Virgin demand soars, Apple's big week
Labor close to tax deal; Trump bans travellers; EV ship burns
Sluggish economy needs rate cuts; CBA hits $300b; Meta goes nuclear
Millions to get pay rise; RBA's tariff woes; 14m bees escape truck
$14b merger; regional property winners; BYD pricing slammed
Rate cut pressure grows; house prices up; $200m payday for airline CEO
May 2025
Trump's tariffs blocked; green home boom; Bieber's $US1b sale
Rate cut door still open; Coalition reforms; Myer's big loyalty play
Telstra overhaul; Tabcorp upsets pubs; Trump's 'emotional overload'
Power bills to jump; PM slams Israel; hospital operator collapses
Trumponomics wreaks havoc; auctions boom; WiseTech's $4b bid
Coalition split paused; Kmart's Anko goes global; huge auction weekend
Coalition split fallout; another CBA record; Qantas back on top
More rate cuts to come; Coalition splits; Netflix saves Sesame Street
Breaking: RBA cuts interest rates
CBA, Telstra, Wesfarmers hit highs; rate cut likely; super fight
RBA set to cut rates; super funds weather storm; hope for Alzheimer's sufferers
Surprise jobs surge; PM makes first trip; hybrid sales tumble
Banks' growth problem; wages won't stop rate cut; cattle prices soar
Sussan Ley's poisoned chalice; markets surge; iPhone battery fix
US, China cut tariffs; Woolies starts price war; BHP's Andes jackpot
US & China talk tariffs; auctions buoyant; satellite crashes down
Leadership battles; ANZ's flat profit; Woodside AGM gets feisty
NAB's huge rate call; Dutton stays silent; Tabcorp's game changer
Big business upbeat; Netflix's tiny tax bill; why rates must fall
PM speaks to Trump; Westpac disappoints; $3.7b gold deal
PM's huge mandate; retail spending slows; Warren Buffett shock
24 hrs to polling day; Minecraft saves Woolies; Pratt's $7.8b promise
April 2025
Rate cuts coming; house prices rise; Coles beating Woolies
Woodside's $27b bet; Packer sells mansion; Trump's 100 days
AAA rating at risk, ASX confessions season; James Hardie backflips
Final run to election; housing market stumbles; Trump turns on Putin
Trump's backdown; rise and rise of CBA; IMF cuts growth outlook
Dutton fires in feisty debate; Macquarie's big shift; Shein hits $1b sales
ALP in front; huge debts for 30,000 companies; robot runners fail
Leaders face off; huge pay rise for workers; Qantas' banking push
May rate cut likely; Indonesia rejects Russian jets; Mexican food fight
$5b gold merger; Aussie dollar surges; hospitality in trouble
Where power lies in markets; tax cuts promised; star's $110m lawsuit
Global market turmoil; billions for the bush; warning on passwords
Special edition: Trump backflips on tariffs, markets surge
Tariffs kick in; ASX hammered; bank boss slams bad manners
Global markets bounce; investors pile in; leaders face off
Markets tumble as fear reigns; $300m for Star; White Lotus juggernaut
ASX to be smashed; billionaires lose fortunes; $2.5b battery plan
Tariffs pave way for rate cuts; EV sales tumble; Coles' big win
PM downplays tariffs; ASIC bedroom warning; stock jumps 2200%
RBA open to cuts; Woolies v Aldi; Virgin to list in June
March 2025
The forgettable budget; ASX is losing its lustre
It's looking pretty crook for investors
Financial market frenzy but don't panic
Stop complaining about the economy
February 2025
Tech stock era is over; get ready for M&A frenzy
Reserve Bank mucks it up on rates
House prices, CBA beast, Amazon's leadership rules
Why the RBA will cut rates this month
December 2024
Long wait for a rate cut; is Bitcoin really worth $US100k?
Why we need to stop complaining about interest rates
November 2024
Why I worry about social media bans, Bitcoin & interest rates
No rate cuts til May; blowtorch on super funds sorely needed
Bitcoin isn't worth $US100k, airfares too high, good news on rates
Trump, Australia, Tesla, Bitcoin and the Aussie dollar
October 2024
No rate cuts til May; why do we care about Qantas upgrades?
Rates stuck; CEO behaviour inexcusable; supermarket rip-offs
Let's celebrate dobbers; ASX heading for a fall
RBA's done the impossible, and get set for a wild ride
Cheaper flights, two giants rise, Star's last rites
September 2024
Why rates might not fall for another year
Why fear will bring us back to the office
Apple's gamble, Murdoch's quandary, Kamala's way to win
Economy sputters and Wall St darling smashed