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China-Linked Investors Fail to Divest in Rare Earths ‘Northern Minerals’ & Could be Nationalise

Ace Business Desk – In short:  China-linked investors are defying federal government orders to divest from a Perth-based rare earths company. Northern Minerals is seen as a key player in efforts by both the US and Australia to break China’s stranglehold on the critical minerals supply chain: By foreign affairs correspondent Stephen Dziedzic Published: Wed 14 […]

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Ace Health Desk

INVESTIGATION: Australia’s Elderly Could Face Higher Care Bills Under New Federal Reform Called ‘HELF’ Not Help

Ace Health Desk – Aged care residents face bills for TVs, hot breakfasts and soft drinks: By Anne ConnollyBy Ninah KopelABC Investigations Published: Wed 14 Oct 2026 at 12:58pm In August, it looked like that simple joy would end, after her provider, Uniting, handed out a glossy brochure about its new “Higher Everyday Living Fees” […]

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EU-China Hybrid Car Deal That Could Cut Car Exports by More Than Half

Ace Business Desk – IMPORT LIMITS: The EU and China have “reached a deal that could cut” Chinese hybrid car exports by more than half, reported Reuters, following meetings between European trade commissioner Maros Šefčovič and Chinese commerce minister Wang Wentao. In a press conference attended online by Carbon Brief, Šefčovič responded to a question about restricting access to […]

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Australias Rising popularity of electric vehicles sparks calls for waste management sector to keep up

Ace Business Desk – In short: Figures from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries show more than 27,000 battery electric vehicles were sold nationally in August: Published: Sun 20 Sep 2026 at 7:57am Due to a materially complex makeup, EV batteries can be difficult to recycle. Experts and industry voices say better EV battery waste […]

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Ace Breaking News

Amazon Warns NYC Mayor Over ‘Delivery Protection Act’ Threatens Closure of Warehouses & 5,000 Delivery Jobs

Ace Breaking News – Unhappy’ with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s labour bill, Amazon threatens to take 5,000 delivery jobs out of the city; and experts point to what the company did in Canada. Amazon has warned it could shut down more than a dozen warehouses and move thousands of delivery jobs out of New […]

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Australias Spring Heatwave & Coal Outrages Deliver $2m Payday for Home Battery Owners

Ace Business Desk – On Monday evening this week, self-styled home battery boffins were buzzing with excitement on Reddit: By climate reporter Nathan Morris and energy reporter Daniel Mercer Published: Sat 17 Oct 2026 at 5:00am Deep in niche threads, they shared screenshots and boasted about how much money they’d made that afternoon on the National Energy Market […]

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Apple’s iPhone Anodisation Process Lawsuit Win in 2020 is Being Appealed by Envirodigm

Ace Breaking News – Apple won against Envirodigm in a trade secret lawsuit surrounding iphone’s anodization process, but an appeal has revived the case in the hopes of catching Apple in some wrongdoing Appleinsider Wesley Hilliard Published: Oct 15 2026, 10:45 PM EDT A little-known lawsuit was brought against Apple in 2020 by Envirodigm alleging trade secret theft. […]