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No buyers have emerged for Rex or the airline’s regional business two months after administrators were appointed, with one insider describing the company as a "bit of a Frankenstein".

Meanwhile, cyber experts have stepped up warnings about the software in many home batteries and smart devices, including cheap ones from China, in the wake of Israel’s pager attacks.

And the domestic sharemarket has reached new highs, with the S&P/ASX 200 index hitting intraday and closing records, led by energy and mining stocks.

Perry Williams
Business editor
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