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Santos has revealed it could give the go-ahead for its $3.5bn Narrabri gas project in NSW as soon as next year, boosting hopes it could fill an expected supply gap later this decade, as pressure grows on regulators to green-light the major energy development.

Meanwhile, SunCable, owned by billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes, will spend the next two years prioritising agreements with Indigenous land owners as it moves to accelerate development of the world's largest solar farm.

And the bosses of some of Australia's top consumer-focused companies say the cost-of-living crisis continues to rattle shoppers, with discounting and promotions now seen as vital to bring business through the door.