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The Sydney Morning Herald

Breaking news from Sydney, Australia and the world. Features the latest business, sport, entertainment, travel, lifestyle, and technology news.

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smh.com.au > business > companies > after-axing-3500-jobs-anz-chief-s-grand-plan-has-a-long-way-to-go-20260909-p60vxp.html

After axing 3500 jobs, ANZ chief’s grand plan has a long way to go

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1488+ words) September 12, 2026 — 5:00am “I must confess, it’s a very emotional moment to me. This is a moment where you feel you achieve your dreams.” It was just before Christmas 2024 and ANZ Bank’s incoming chief executive Nuno Matos was giving his 40,000 future colleagues…...

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smh.com.au > national > nsw > revealed-bigger-bill-and-higher-towers-for-parramatta-s-new-metro-station-20260907-p60v0a.html

Revealed: Bigger bill and higher towers for Parramatta’s new metro station

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (777+ words) September 8, 2026 — 5:00am The cost of building an underground metro station in Parramatta has surged to $880 million, an increase of nearly 50 per cent on what the government agency overseeing the mega-project had forecast in leaked documents a year ago. Four towers of…...

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smh.com.au > technology > telstra-had-no-shortage-of-warnings-before-its-outage-how-did-it-miss-them-20260904-p60ujq.html

Telstra had no shortage of warnings before its outage. How did it miss them?

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (497+ words) September 6, 2026 — 2:49pm Last week, Telstra published a review into its major outage in July. While many commentators were focused on the coverage of chief executive Vicki Brady being on holiday when disaster struck, or whether China was behind the outage, the…...

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smh.com.au > business > consumer-affairs > the-shift-is-now-absolute-china-s-byd-says-australia-just-passed-its-ev-tipping-point-20260905-p60urd.html

‘The shift is now absolute’: China’s BYD says Australia just passed its EV tipping point

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (684+ words) September 6, 2026 — 12:29pm Australia has passed its tipping point in the shift away from petrol and diesel cars, Chinese auto giant BYD says, as new national sales figures show battery-electric models outsold petrol-powered vehicles last month for the first time. Australians bought…...

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smh.com.au > money > planning-and-budgeting > my-elderly-mum-has-to-pay-5-50-a-day-for-a-tv-this-seems-outrageous-20260901-p60tc0.html

My elderly mum has to pay $5.50 a day for a TV. This seems outrageous

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (388+ words) September 2, 2026 — 5:00am My mum recently entered aged care and has now been there for four weeks. We opted out of the Higher Everyday Living Fee (HELF). There was already a television in her room but I have now been asked whether…...

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smh.com.au > politics > federal > australians-splurge-on-evs-keeps-the-economy-ticking-20260902-p60tmr.html

Australians’ splurge on EVs keeps the economy ticking

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (372+ words) September 2, 2026 — 11:58am The Australian economy grew by 0.4 per cent through the June quarter as consumers spent more on electric vehicles as they dealt with the fallout from the war in Iran. The Australian Bureau of Statistics this morning reported that annual…...

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smh.com.au > technology > telstra-s-only-two-timing-experts-had-been-sent-home-to-rest-before-network-fell-over-20260902-p60tmw.html

Telstra’s only two timing experts had been sent home to rest before network fell over

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (698+ words) September 2, 2026 — 10:47am The only two Telstra engineers with deep expertise in the system that failed in July had been sent home on mandatory rest by the time the national mobile outage they had unwittingly triggered took hold, an external investigation has…...

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smh.com.au > business > companies > urgent-attention-the-desperate-emails-star-ignored-before-a-tragic-death-20260830-p60sqv.html

‘Urgent attention’: The desperate emails Star ignored before a tragic death

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (839+ words) September 1, 2026 — 5:00am Scandal-tainted casino giant Star ignored multiple internal warnings to fix a glaring safety gap on the Sky Deck of Australia’s newest casino before a young casino worker used it to take her own life. Leaked internal documents reveal that…...

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smh.com.au > business > the-economy > australia-demands-high-bar-for-data-centres-seeking-fossil-fuel-power-20260828-p60sga.html

Australia demands ‘high bar’ for data centres seeking fossil fuel power

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (846+ words) August 28, 2026 — 5:33pm Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen has set a deliberately high bar for states wanting to bypass new national green power rules for data centres, as the Albanese government moves to heavily restrict the use of coal and gas in…...

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smh.com.au > national > millions-of-victorians-paying-secret-public-transport-fee-audit-reveals-20260826-p60rwa.html

Millions of Victorians paying secret public transport fee, audit reveals

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (55+ words) Millions of Victorians have been paying a hidden public transport fee for more than a year to help fund the $34.5 billion Suburban Rail Loop. August 26, 2026 — 8:44pm...