South32 $10b deal; house prices drop for 3rd month; Trump’s $US1b crypto bonanza

Thursday 2 July 2026

Diversified miner South32 sells its aluminium and alumina business for $10 billion, as it focuses on copper. 

• House prices across the nation fall for the third month in a row
• Coles under fire from the ACCC over a Kalgoorlie supermarket
• Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says it’s appropriate that the people who accessed his bank accounts are charged
• US President Donald Trump makes more than $US1bn from business dealings in cryptocurrency

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