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Cash and cash equivalents (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Cash and cash equivalents [abstract] |
Summary of cash and cash equivalents |
| Note | 2024 US$m | 2023 US$m
Cash at bank and in hand |  | 2,330 | 1,843
Money market funds, reverse repurchase agreements and other cash equivalents |  | 6,165 | 7,830
Total cash and cash equivalents per consolidated balance sheet |  | 8,495 | 9,673
Bank overdrafts repayable on demand (unsecured) | 20 | (11) | (1)
Total cash and cash equivalents per consolidated cash flow statement |  | 8,484 | 9,672

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