CBA $5b profit; ASX hits new record; feds get busy on home lending, REX

Thursday 13 February 2025

Commonwealth Bank announced a bumper profit and dividend. 

And more, including:

• The local share market closes at an all-time high. 
• And plenty going on in Canberra, from help for first home buyers to a promise to save REX airline. 
• Plus the illegal trade in tobacco gets some help from the government, and Italy cracks down on the mafia.

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