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Daily Brief - 2026-08-21

The Brief · Aug 21

Trust is bending, breaking and being sidestepped across Australian institutions from the boardroom to the bush.

- A court ruled Rupert and Lachlan acted in bad faith over the family trust benefiting only one son.

- Foreign home-buying approvals fell sharply as residential property purchases dried up after the government ban.

- Job hunters cold-emailing recruiters won't boost their chances; referrals remain the real key to success.

- The AFP is bringing forensic science to families this weekend with robot dog Spot at Questacon.

- Solar and battery traders in the Hunter have been fined for faulty work and incomplete service.

- A forestry firm used a legal loophole to remove about 1,000 trees in critically endangered greater glider habitat.

- A Morley resident has demanded removal of a Liquidambar tree on another property more than 50 metres away.

- Five Sydney Swans players have been suspended for the season following a hotel scandal at the AFL club.

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