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Banks charged mortgage holders $55m in extra interest after offset account errors, Asic finds
By Patrick Commins

Australian banks ‘not getting the basics right’, regulator says after review of more than 200,000 home loans

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/29/banks-charged-mortgage-holders-55m-in-extra-interest-after-offset-account-errors-asic-finds

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Potential for first Australian oil refinery in 60 years as treasurer braces for inflation from Middle East war
By Patrick Commins and Dan Jervis-Bardy

Commonwealth and Western Australia to fund study into construction of large-scale petrol refinery as buffer against fuel vulnerability

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/27/potential-for-first-australian-oil-refinery-in-60-years-as-treasurer-braces-for-inflation-from-middle-east-war

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