Perth morning briefing

Chinese EVs flood Aussie market as legacy brands scramble

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China was making too many cars. They turned to Australia to offload them
Chinese EVs are flooding the Australian market, with plenty more on the way, raising the question of whether the legacy brands can compete.
watoday.com.au
Exclusive Brethren secretly paid far-right activists to perform stunts disrupting the federal election
A digital trail of evidence and political and church insiders reveal how the wealthy Christian sect the Exclusive Brethren secretly paid far-right activists to perform stunts that tracked and heckled candidates during the federal election.
watoday.com.au
ASX set to slide as Wall Street declines
The ASX is set to slide as Wall Street declines, with a rise in oil prices pushing worries about inflation and bond yields higher and erasing some of the relief from the US Treasury Department.
watoday.com.au
Foreign property purchases fall as home buyer ban bites
The number of foreign investment approvals into Australia fell by more than 22 per cent in one year as the government made it harder for foreign investors to buy homes.
perthnow.com.au
Alcaraz back for Tiley's landmark $US100m US Open
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz will return to tennis at the US Open after a four-month injury break as organisers, led by Craig Tiley, announced record $US100m prize-money.
thewest.com.au

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