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Wet weekends lift Bunnings comps as lithium auction fuels PLS
Australia edition for Tuesday 6 October — retail weather read, spodumene pricing, St.George rewards cuts, VEC sovereign cloud, Monash federated pathology, Optus probe, metadata editorial, Ryan stock-trading bill, Hendra genotype, ACT pill access, Cave at Hanging Rock, Lynn back at Heat.
BusinessBunnings Same-Store Sales Climb as Wet September Weekends Keep DIY Traffic Indoors
Wesfarmers’ first-quarter trading update points to mid-single-digit comparable growth at Bunnings as rain-soaked eastern capitals kept homeowners inside aisles rather than on job sites.
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StocksPilbara Minerals Jumps Seven Percent After Spodumene Auction Clears Four Thousand Dollars
SecurityOAIC Opens Investigation Into Optus Breach Notification Timeline for March Incident
PoliticsTeal Independent Ryan Tables Private Member Bill on Parliamentary Stock Trading Ban
HealthACT Pharmacists Gain Authority to Dispense Contraceptive Pill Without GP Visit
SportsBrisbane Heat Retain Chris Lynn for BBL Season After Contract Standoff Ends
AIMonash Hospital Trials Federated Learning on Pathology Slides Without Raw Image Export
TechnologyVictorian Electoral Commission Migrates Vote Counting VMs to Sovereign Azure Region
Credit CardsSt.George Amplify Rewards Slashes Partner Transfer Multiplier on Everyday Spend
OpinionEditorial: Telco Metadata Vaults Outlived Their Purpose Once LLMs Could Parse Call Patterns
ScienceCSIRO Detects New Hendra Genotype in Rockhampton Pony Paddock Sample
EntertainmentNick Cave and the Bad Seeds Announce Hanging Rock Concert for 2027 Revival
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