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Australia needs more batteries, EVs and electricians

Australia needs more batteries, EVs and electricians

Australia needs to recruit more female electricians, deploy more home solar batteries and connect electric cars to the grid, a Senate inquiry has heard.

Data could end year-long holiday home tax breaks

Data could end year-long holiday home tax breaks

Data could end year-long holiday home tax breaks

Data could end year-long holiday home tax breaks

The outgoing ATO boss said new data methods could stop Airbnbs being claimed for tax deductions when they're not being rented out.

Domino's half-year profit drops 19pct, dividend cut

Domino's half-year profit drops 19pct, dividend cut

Domino's half-year profit drops 19pct, dividend cut

Domino's half-year profit drops 19pct, dividend cut

Domino's Pizza has had a 19 per cent fall in first-half profit and now plans to more widely apply tactics that have raised appetites in Australia.

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Unis need new angle for attracting Indigenous engineers

Unis need new angle for attracting Indigenous engineers

A group of Melbourne University Indigenous staff and students from the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology is visiting regional areas to talk STEM

PM urges detained writer's release after appeal waived

PM urges detained writer's release after appeal waived

Jailed writer Yang Hengjun has made the "difficult" decision not to appeal his suspended death sentence out of fear it will impede needed medical treatment.

Westpac confuses councils, apologises for Mr Bean error

Westpac confuses councils, apologises for Mr Bean error

A Westpac email mixing up councils is one of many stories aired at an inquiry into bank closures showing the disconnect between the big four and rural towns.

Wages outrunning inflation in win for household budgets

Wages outrunning inflation in win for household budgets

Average wages grew at the fastest annual pace in 14 years in 2023 while just outpacing inflation, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported.

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Woolies CEO quits as pressure and grocery prices rise

Woolies CEO quits as pressure and grocery prices rise

Woolies CEO quits as pressure and grocery prices rise

Woolies CEO quits as pressure and grocery prices rise

Woolworths chief executive Brad Banducci will resign by September after facing increased scrutiny over the pricing and a lack of supermarket competition.

Outgoing ATO boss calls for greater tax office powers

Outgoing ATO boss calls for greater tax office powers

Outgoing ATO boss calls for greater tax office powers

Outgoing ATO boss calls for greater tax office powers

The tax office's outgoing commissioner said the ATO should have powers to collect evidence in its investigations, rather than rely on federal police.

Fire bans in multiple states as heatwave moves east

Fire bans in multiple states as heatwave moves east

Fire bans in multiple states as heatwave moves east

Fire bans in multiple states as heatwave moves east

A total fire ban has been announced for most of Victoria as hot, dry and windy conditions bear down on southern Australia.

Woolworths shares plunge as CEO Banducci plans exit

Woolworths shares plunge as CEO Banducci plans exit

Woolworths shares plunge as CEO Banducci plans exit

Woolworths shares plunge as CEO Banducci plans exit

Woolworths shares were down more than seven per cent by midafternoon, on track for their worst single-day losses since late 2021.

Incoming Qantas chairman can change airline: workers

Incoming Qantas chairman can change airline: workers

Incoming Qantas chairman can change airline: workers

Incoming Qantas chairman can change airline: workers

Qantas' naming of former Telstra boss John Mullen as its next chairman has been welcomed by airline staff, who say he has an open-door approach to workers.

Non-compete clauses could slow higher pay, productivity

Non-compete clauses could slow higher pay, productivity

Non-compete clauses could slow higher pay, productivity

Non-compete clauses could slow higher pay, productivity

The prevalence of non-compete clauses in Australia could be standing in the way of wage growth and productivity improvements.

Gas giant Santos accused of eroding shareholder value

Gas giant Santos accused of eroding shareholder value

Gas giant Santos accused of eroding shareholder value

Gas giant Santos accused of eroding shareholder value

Gas giant Santos has been accused of eroding shareholder value with a record dividend and no update on the future after Woodside merger talks were terminated.

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Australia's defence decisions have been 'difficult'

Australia has had to make "difficult" decisions about the future of the defence force as the government considers further policy changes in the coming months.

Scentre FY earnings improve, more growth ahead

Westfield owner Scentre Group has claimed better full-year earnings and says more growth is to come from three shopping centre redevelopments.

Tests show cars are dirtier and thirstier than promised

Some popular vehicles are using as much as 20 per cent more petrol than promised, road tests show, while others are secret high polluters.

Rio Tinto energy pact cuts Gladstone's carbon footprint

Rio Tinto will bankroll hundreds of construction jobs and industrial production in Queensland with a renewable energy supply deal for a smelter and refineries.

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Albanese working to keep Julian Assange out of US jail

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has strategised with Julian Assange’s legal team to help secure the WikiLeaks founder's release as he appeals extradition.

Aussie drivers are paying more to fuel cars, study says

Australian ute drivers are paying hundreds of dollars more for fuel than their American and European counterparts, according to a new fuel-efficiency study.

Sharehousing on rise as renting and living costs bite

More people are share housing to bring rental costs down at the same time as homeowners are increasingly renting spare rooms to recoup higher mortgage costs.

Calls for citizen jury panels to regulate social media

A new report has urged for representative panels to look at ways online platforms could be kept in check and crack down on misinformation.

Aust shares edge lower on big day for earnings reports

The local share market has finished 0.1 per cent lower as BHP, Sonic Healthcare, Sims, Humm Group and others reported first-half earnings.

'Do the right thing': PM's warning to Coles and Woolies

Coles and Woolworths have been put on notice, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese warning public opinion could have a big impact on the supermarket giants.

BHP issues 'call to arms' for competitive mining future

Resources giant BHP says governments need to work harder to make sure Australia is in the race as global competition heats up for iron ore and battery minerals.

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