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Rio Tinto and Glencore have held early-stage merger talks about a deal valued at $260bn which would create the biggest mining company in the world.

The so-called Bank of Mum and Dad is often parting with more than $200,000 to get their children on the property ladder, a landmark new survey finds.

The AFL integrity unit is now investigating the sharing of an image of a penis on a social media account belonging to Carlton chair and consulting boss Luke Sayers.

Perry Williams
Business editor
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