Wednesday 1 July 2026

The financial year ends with the ASX200 finishing less than three per cent higher, with big gains from miners offset by losses in tech and healthcare stocks.

• The ACCC sues Amazon Prime over the cost of subscriptions
• Two EY graduates sacked after accessing the PM’s personal details
• The ATO says doing your tax return quickly, doesn’t mean you’ll get a fast refund
• The biopic film Michael, about pop star Michael Jackson, leads a Hollywood revival

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Most Australians first heard about RNA during the COVID pandemic. But scientists believe that was only the beginning.

Sean Aylmer speaks with Paul McDonald, CEO of RNA Australia, about the technology that's already transforming medicine and could soon play a major role in treating cancer, rare diseases, respiratory illnesses and biosecurity threats. McDonald explains how RNA therapies work, why Australia has traditionally struggled to commercialise world-class research, and how a new end-to-end RNA manufacturing facility aims to keep Australian discoveries in Australia.

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This is the Fear & Greed Afternoon Report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes.

1. ASX down for day, up for year

2. Businesses report jump in expenses

3. Corporate wrap: Collins Foods, Atlas Arteria, Neuren

4. AGL worker ordered to attend office

5. Trump’s big day in US Supreme Court

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