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Aust shares close lower despite US inflation easing

Aust shares close lower despite US inflation easing

The local share market has fallen 0.2 per cent after a cooler-than-expected inflation readout in the US failed to quell talk of more interest rate hikes.

RBA backs supply, not rent controls, to ease price pain

RBA backs supply, not rent controls, to ease price pain

RBA backs supply, not rent controls, to ease price pain

RBA backs supply, not rent controls, to ease price pain

The Reserve Bank governor says the focus should be on planning and zoning reforms to bring on new supply rather than short-term fixes to housing challenges.

RBA eyes 'credible' path to return inflation to target

RBA eyes 'credible' path to return inflation to target

RBA eyes 'credible' path to return inflation to target

RBA eyes 'credible' path to return inflation to target

The task of returning inflation to target is going according to plan, but the head of the Reserve Bank says it could still be thrown off course.

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Judge rules in favour of PwC partner told to retire

Judge rules in favour of PwC partner told to retire

PwC didn't satisfy its own partnership agreement when it pushed partner Richard Gregg to retire after the consulting firm became embroiled in a leaking scandal.

Murdoch's News Corp cops huge hit to full-year profits

Murdoch's News Corp cops huge hit to full-year profits

Despite a heavy drop in profitability for the financial year, News Corp bounced back in the second half and sees "auspicious conditions" ahead.

Progress being made in talks with gas worker union

Progress being made in talks with gas worker union

Talks between unions and Woodside over pay and conditions are progressing, as a second energy company, Chevron, awaits a ballot over industrial action.

Regions to benefit from prescription changes: doctors

Regions to benefit from prescription changes: doctors

Doctors from regional areas have come in support of prescription changes, despite fears rural pharmacies could be impacted by the move.

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AUKUS partnership the 'beating heart of free world'

AUKUS partnership the 'beating heart of free world'

AUKUS partnership the 'beating heart of free world'

AUKUS partnership the 'beating heart of free world'

A leading US Republican has described the AUKUS pact as the "beating heart of the free world" and vital to avoiding a military conflict in the Indo-Pacific.

Labor to rally party faithful over Indigenous voice

Labor to rally party faithful over Indigenous voice

Labor to rally party faithful over Indigenous voice

Labor to rally party faithful over Indigenous voice

Labor's national conference will end on a show of unity for the Indigenous voice but only after vexed policy debates about nuclear subs and Israel are fought.

Australia's humanitarian intake rises to 20,000 a year

Australia's humanitarian intake rises to 20,000 a year

Australia's humanitarian intake rises to 20,000 a year

Australia's humanitarian intake rises to 20,000 a year

The federal government will lift the number of places available to refugees as part of its humanitarian intake to 20,000 people per year.

Delays in who pays for Roberts-Smith's failed lawsuit

Delays in who pays for Roberts-Smith's failed lawsuit

Delays in who pays for Roberts-Smith's failed lawsuit

Delays in who pays for Roberts-Smith's failed lawsuit

Figuring out who pays for the former soldier's long-running, failed defamation action, expected to cost over $25 million, will take yet more days in court.

PM says rural voices must be heard on energy transition

PM says rural voices must be heard on energy transition

PM says rural voices must be heard on energy transition

PM says rural voices must be heard on energy transition

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says better engagement with rural communities is needed while the nation transitions to renewable energy.

Freedom push to follow jailed journalist's letter

Freedom push to follow jailed journalist's letter

Freedom push to follow jailed journalist's letter

Freedom push to follow jailed journalist's letter

Detained Australian journalist Cheng Lei's letter from jail has inspired political leaders to step up a push for her release.

Family law changes will protect women, children: expert

Family law changes will protect women, children: expert

Family law changes will protect women, children: expert

Family law changes will protect women, children: expert

Current family law measures are not responsive enough to address family and domestic violence, an inquiry has been told.

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Oz Minerals fined but dodges prosecution over bribes

BHP-owned Oz Minerals has agreed to pay $9.3 million in fines after self-reporting employees bribed foreign officials to obtain mining rights in Cambodia.

Newcrest Mining pays out last, golden dividend count

Newcrest Mining will pay its biggest-ever dividends in fiscal 2023, in what is likely to be the big goldminer's last months as an Australian company.

'Positive' talks over in-limbo Bass Strait power link

Discussions have been positive between the Tasmanian and federal governments about how to fund a Bass Strait power link, the state's energy minister says.

Ex-discrimination chief heads arts workplace council

Former sex discrimination commissioner Kate Jenkins will lead a council to lift workplace standards across the arts industry.

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New generation of cheaper electric vehicles rolls in

One of three electric vehicles costing less than $40,000 arrives in Australia this week and its manufacturer promises to accelerate progress in the market.

Skelton to let actions do talking as Wallabies skipper

New Wallabies captain Will Skelton won't let his lack of leadership experience prevent him driving Australia's young side forward at the Rugby World Cup.

'G'day Aussies': Cheng reaches out from Beijing jail

Australian citizen Lei Cheng was working as a journalist in China when she was arrested in 2020 on suspicion of illegally supplying state secrets overseas.

'Perfect storm': insolvency surge threatens businesses

The Australian Taxation Office and other creditors pose the biggest threat to cash-strapped businesses facing an insolvency "surge", an organisation says.

Battle looms for parliamentary standards watchdog

An independent human resources authority will be set up to support workers in Parliament House but establishing an enforcement body could face an uphill battle.

Aust stocks climb ahead of crucial US inflation readout

The local share market finished 0.26 per cent higher ahead of a crucial monthly US inflation report, with gains for energy companies as gas prices soar.

Don't blame migration for housing mess, business says

The Business Council of Australia says it's disingenuous to brand a temporary rebalancing of Australia's migration inflows as a "big Australia" policy.

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