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US, Iran sign interim peace agreement
Vodafone outage
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<li aria-level="1">ASX off 0.6pc on Fed rate hike expectations&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1">US, Iran sign interim peace agreement</li>
<li aria-level="1">Vodafone outage</li>
<li aria-level="1">HSBC fined $35m</li>
<li aria-level="1">Qantas receives first Project Sunrise jet</li>
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Afternoon Report | ASX off 0.6pc, Trump signs deal

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Friday 19 June 2026

The federal government backflips on part of its controversial tax changes.
Migration levels in Australia drop
The national auditor provides a scathing report of the progress of the Snowy Hydro scheme
A Victorian suburb takes the title of richest postcode in the country, for the first time 
The world of Swiss watches is being hit by the Middle East conflict

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Friday 19 June 2026
The federal government backflips on part of its controversial tax changes.
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Migration levels in Australia drop</li>
<li aria-level="1">The national auditor provides a scathing report of the progress of the Snowy Hydro scheme</li>
<li aria-level="1">A Victorian suburb takes the title of richest postcode in the country, for the first time&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1">The world of Swiss watches is being hit by the Middle East conflict</li>
</ul>
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CGT backflip, migration falls, scathing audit of Snowy Hydro, Swiss watch slump

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The federal government has announced changes to its capital gains tax reforms, following months of criticism from business groups, investors and entrepreneurs. 

Sean Aylmer speaks with Skye Cappuccio, CEO of COSBOA (the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia), about what the changes mean for SMEs.

The federal government has announced changes to its capital gains tax reforms, following months of criticism from business groups, investors and entrepreneurs. Sean Aylmer speaks with Skye Cappuccio, CEO of COSBOA (the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia), about what the changes mean for SMEs.

Q+A: Labor’s CGT backflip: what it means for small business 

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Pauline Hanson fires off at radical Islam in Australia, the need for nuclear power, and what she called the transgender insurgency. 
The Australian government lowers the travel warning for several countries in the Middle East 
Iran to receive hundreds of billions of dollars from the US for ending the war
CommSec explains just how popular SpaceX was with retail investors
Apple prepares to launch camera equipped AirPods

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Pauline Hanson fires off at radical Islam in Australia, the need for nuclear power, and what she called the transgender insurgency.&nbsp;
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">The Australian government lowers the travel warning for several countries in the Middle East&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1">Iran to receive hundreds of billions of dollars from the US for ending the war</li>
<li aria-level="1">CommSec explains just how popular SpaceX was with retail investors</li>
<li aria-level="1">Apple prepares to launch camera equipped AirPods</li>
</ul>
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Hanson wants nuclear; Middle East travel warning lifted; Apple’s camera equipped AirPods

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