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Aussie shares lift as Fed rate call calms bond market

Aussie shares lift as Fed rate call calms bond market

An uplift in financial stocks have helped the ASX claw back some of its recent losses, as easing oil prices and a calming bond market boosted risk sentiment.

'I don't like it': second student wave protests Hanson

'I don't like it': second student wave protests Hanson

'I don't like it': second student wave protests Hanson

'I don't like it': second student wave protests Hanson

Thousands of pupils have skipped class for a second national student walkout against Pauline Hanson and One Nation.

Soft landing botched: IMF backs more rate rises

Soft landing botched: IMF backs more rate rises

Soft landing botched: IMF backs more rate rises

Soft landing botched: IMF backs more rate rises

The Reserve Bank should "stand ready" to raise interest rates again, as the Middle East war and poor productivity growth make it harder to get inflation down.

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'May never be found': grim wait for Nepal flood answers

'May never be found': grim wait for Nepal flood answers

Three weeks on from the world's worst natural disaster in years, a forensic expert warns some of the more than 6000 people missing may never be found.

'Lose-lose-lose situation': growing push to rein in AI

'Lose-lose-lose situation': growing push to rein in AI

MPs have called for a tenfold increase of funding for Australia's AI Safety Institute amid warnings of existential threats posed by the technology.

Loss-making vaccine maker agrees investors 'frustrated'

Loss-making vaccine maker agrees investors 'frustrated'

A listed Aussie healthcare group, under pressure after a whopping $3.7 billion loss, has acknowledged that it needs to win back the trust of shareholders.

Pauline Hanson, Muslim senator join forces for staffing

Pauline Hanson, Muslim senator join forces for staffing

Pauline Hanson has united with a senator who once described the One Nation leader as "vindictive, mean, nasty", to call for more resources in their offices.

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Alleged plotters behind Vietnam gang murder charged

Alleged plotters behind Vietnam gang murder charged

Alleged plotters behind Vietnam gang murder charged

Alleged plotters behind Vietnam gang murder charged

Two men who allegedly planned the shooting murder of an Australian citizen in Vietnam have been granted bail after being arrested and charged in Samoa.

Aussie wagyu producer raises the 'steaks' a third time

Aussie wagyu producer raises the 'steaks' a third time

Aussie wagyu producer raises the 'steaks' a third time

Aussie wagyu producer raises the 'steaks' a third time

An Aussie wagyu beef producer has won a global award for the third time in a row, in a show of confidence for the sector, which is the world's largest exporter.

Mother whale's heartbreaking moment with stillborn calf

Mother whale's heartbreaking moment with stillborn calf

Mother whale's heartbreaking moment with stillborn calf

Mother whale's heartbreaking moment with stillborn calf

A heartbreaking interaction between a humpback whale mother and her stillborn calf suggests a deep and little understood maternal connection.

Businesses scramble for staff as migration cuts loom

Businesses scramble for staff as migration cuts loom

Businesses scramble for staff as migration cuts loom

Businesses scramble for staff as migration cuts loom

Hospitality employers say the government is cutting the sector off at the knees with a migration slowdown just as the peak holiday season approaches.

Crackdown starts on 'insidious' parent financial abuse

Crackdown starts on 'insidious' parent financial abuse

Crackdown starts on 'insidious' parent financial abuse

Crackdown starts on 'insidious' parent financial abuse

The government will make sweeping changes to child support payment laws, which will make it harder for people to withhold them as a form of financial abuse.

Aussie men and women ranking as more equal than ever

Aussie men and women ranking as more equal than ever

Aussie men and women ranking as more equal than ever

Aussie men and women ranking as more equal than ever

Australia has broken into the top 10 gender-equal nations for the first time, but is slipping on some measures, a global report has found.

Taliban diplomacy necessary, but with strong conditions

Taliban diplomacy necessary, but with strong conditions

Taliban diplomacy necessary, but with strong conditions

Taliban diplomacy necessary, but with strong conditions

Australia should engage conditionally with the Taliban to ensure support for suffering Afghan citizens is prioritised while avoiding full legitimisation.

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'Not about religion': Liberals told to condemn sect

Leaders of the secretive Exclusive Brethren church will be compelled to speak at a federal inquiry, after it was reported they harassed MPs and voters.

Take two: Labor to announce migration plan after delay

New levers to push down migration numbers will be detailed by the home affairs minister as opposition parties devise ways to slash the amount of new arrivals.

'I haven't plateaued': Demon ready for Davis Cup

Alex de Minaur, still licking his wounds after an early US Open exit, is relishing a Davis Cup return to Brisbane where Australia host Poland.

Mining rebound helps Australian shares creep higher

Miners and energy stocks have helped the ASX claw back some recent losses, with commodity prices supported by a weaker greenback as US bond yields retreated.

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Caution on copyright changes as Claude comes to town

Pressure is mounting on the federal government to move carefully on any changes to copyright and AI training as another tech giant signs a deal in Australia.

'Doing what we want': Labor stands by housing tax moves

Tax changes will help boost housing supply in the long run, even though a downturn is impacting new home sales, the housing minister says.

Nepal floods a climate 'wake-up call' for Australia

Australia's humanitarian funding to the Nepal-Tibet floods is a "drop in the ocean," climate groups have warned in an open letter to the prime minister.

Minister defends 'best practice' grant for sports club

South Australian MP Mark Butler says he encouraged a council in his electorate to apply for a national grant to give its soccer club a home.

Aussie plumbing products giant to be acquired for $3.9b

Plumbing and heating solutions company Reliance Worldwide has agreed to be bought out by private equity giant Brookfield, giving its investors a windfall.

Pacific friends to suffer from fossil-fuel 'hypocrisy'

The government is being criticised for claiming to stand with Pacific nations threatened by climate change without moving away from fossil-fuel exports.

Hanson gets '10/10' for Indigenous apology from own MP

One Nation MPs are mopping up after leader Pauline Hanson apologised for labelling Indigenous Australians as primitive.

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