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Georgina Irwin is calling on council to review rules around temporary caravan living on private property. Picture: Kevin Farmer A struggling woman on crutches, living in a caravan on private property, faces a fine of up to $8,600 from council – and thousands of people have had enough, now calling for change. Five months after breaking her leg so badly she still needs crutches – with further surgery ahead – Georgie Irwin started a petition calling on her local council to show some “compassion” rather than turf people like her out onto the street. MORE: Aus suburbs where nearly 1…

On June 10, New York crude oil futures rebounded. The July WTI futures contract settled at $90.03 per barrel, up $1.83 from the previous trading day. Buying was driven by U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion of a potential attack on Iran. Subsequently, during early Asian trading hours, reports emerged that U.S. forces had begun attacking Iran, triggering a sharp after-hours rally in NY crude oil futures, which are now trading around the $92 range.According to the article, Japan relies on China not only for rare earth ores but also for refining. Therefore, in addition to securing raw materials from outside…

2026 Australian Eurovision representative, Delta Goodrem, recently sat down with The Six O’Clock Show in Ireland to talk about her Eurovision experience in Vienna and a possible collaboration with the Queen of Pop, Kylie Minogue.”Eurovision was going into a world in itself, it is an icon in its own.. the stage all of it, so I really been honoured and overwhelmed with an amazing experience and so grateful for it”. Delta goes on to talk about when she became a Eurovision fan, saying although she didn’t grow up with it, she was approached by a journalist in London during Eurovision…

The retirement industry has plenty to say about the Department of Labor’s proposed investment selection rule.Nearly 45,000 comments poured into the Department of Labor in response to its proposed rule on fiduciary duties in selecting qualified designated investment alternatives for 401(k) and other defined contribution retirement plans. They revealed a sharp divide about how far plan fiduciaries should be allowed to go when considering alternative investments ranging from private equity and private credit to digital assets.For more stories like this, sign up for the PLANADVISERdash daily newsletter.  The March 31 proposal set out a regulatory safe harbor outlining six…

SolarEdge and Lucid Shares Are Falling, What You Need To Know What Happened? A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after the CPI report showed 4.2% annual inflation, the highest in three years, with markets fully pricing a December Fed rate hike. For capital-intensive industrial businesses, tighter financing conditions directly crimp investment planning and acquisition economics. The Iran conflict added supply chain pressure: Tehran targeted Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan with missile attacks, and Trump pledged mid-session to “attack very hard,” sending the Dow to session lows. A widening Gulf conflict raises energy input costs and introduces uncertainty across…

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has launched four two-year discount visa mortgage products covering residential and buy-to-let lending, available from 5 June 2026, with the range designed to give brokers a more flexible route for clients on eligible UK visas who may not qualify under mainstream criteria. The residential offering comprises two Skilled Worker Visa products available for purchase and remortgage, both including £250 cashback and carrying an £800 completion fee alongside a payable valuation fee. The rate structure is as follows: Two-year discount at 5.75% variable, 1.14% below the Homeowner Variable Rate (HVR), at 95% LTV …

WASHINGTON— Mortgage applications increased 10.8% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending June 5.Last week’s results included an adjustment for the Memorial Day holiday.The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 10.8% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier. On an unadjusted basis, the Index increased 21% compared with the previous week. The Refinance Index increased 15% from the previous week and was 20% higher than the same week one year ago. The seasonally adjusted Purchase Index increased 7% from…

The one-day summit will explore alternative investments from private equity and real assets to private credit, infrastructure, and digital assets which are playing an increasingly central role in institutional and wholesale strategies.   The 2026 program will feature keynote presentations and panels focused on the major trends transforming the industry, including:    Navigating a Fragmented Global Market: Where Capital Flows Next  Private Equity & Venture Capital   Alternatives Integration & Portfolio Construction   Equities, Bonds and Diversifiers   Thematic and Impact Investing   Building the Next-Generation Advice Practice      The summit is expected to attract senior decision-makers from across the financial services ecosystem, providing attendees with valuable opportunities to connect, collaborate and gain actionable…

A bank has introduced a new service designed to support buy-to-let mortgage applications that fall outside standard lending criteria.Paragon Bank’s service – called Tailored – provides what it calls a more flexible approach to lending, reflecting the increasingly diverse nature of landlord businesses and property portfolios, where not all cases fit within conventional criteria.The proposition is suited to a range of scenarios, including landlords seeking higher loan amounts, those with larger or more complex portfolios and cases involving non-standard ownership structures, such as trusts or trading companies. It can also support landlords with varied tenant types, applications outside typical age parameters…

Manli RTX 3060 and  RTX 3050 6GB re-releasedManli lists new GeForce RTX 3060 and RTX 3050 cards, Ampere returns after five years.Manli has added two GeForce RTX 30 series graphics cards to its website. The company now lists a GeForce RTX 3060 M2521+N630 and a GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Nebula Twin, both based on NVIDIA’s Ampere architecture.The RTX 3060 is the 12GB model with 3584 CUDA cores. Manli lists a 1320 MHz base clock and 1777 MHz boost clock. The card uses 12GB of GDDR6 memory at 15 Gbps across a 192-bit bus, giving it 360 GB/s of bandwidth. So…