Big stocks perform poorly; KPMG under investigation; T-Rex up for auction

Monday 8 June 2026

Some of the country’s biggest stocks are also among the worst performers, 11 months into the financial year. 

• The corporate regulator launches a formal inquiry into KPMG over the use of a client’s confidential board papers
• The battle for energy heats up
• Australia’s incarceration rates soar
• Sotheby’s is set to auction a 67 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus Rex

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