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ASX has best week since 2022 despite ceasefire strain

ASX has best week since 2022 despite ceasefire strain

Hopes oil might resume flowing through a key shipping route have buoyed investor sentiment, but relations remained strained ahead of key US-Iran talks.

Australia inks fresh fuel supply deal with Singapore

Australia inks fresh fuel supply deal with Singapore

Australia inks fresh fuel supply deal with Singapore

Australia inks fresh fuel supply deal with Singapore

Australia's largest supplier of refined fuel will continue to provide petrol and diesel amid global uncertainty as part of a new agreement.

'Really bummed': fuel crunch blame as festival scrapped

'Really bummed': fuel crunch blame as festival scrapped

'Really bummed': fuel crunch blame as festival scrapped

'Really bummed': fuel crunch blame as festival scrapped

The OUT 2 LUNCH Festival starring dance act FISHER won't run in 2026, with major events company TEG Live blaming fuel disruptions and the cost-of-living crisis.

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AMP leaders defend share price, tout AI future

AMP leaders defend share price, tout AI future

There is no sideline position to take in the disruptive moment offered by artificial intelligence, the leader of an Australian wealth stalwart says.

Maila delays move on Qld, while Solomons count cost

Maila delays move on Qld, while Solomons count cost

Tropical cyclone Maila has dropped from a category five system as it approaches Papua New Guinea, and should weaken still before reaching Australia.

Health workers' sexual misconduct findings made public

Health workers' sexual misconduct findings made public

More than 100 current and former health employees will have sexual misconduct decisions permanently added to their public record in landmark changes.

The big change that could be coming for NDIS funding

The big change that could be coming for NDIS funding

The government is preparing a major overhaul of Australia's main disability support scheme in a bid to bring down its spiralling cost.

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Miner's green push to help skip fuel woes rocking firms

Miner's green push to help skip fuel woes rocking firms

Miner's green push to help skip fuel woes rocking firms

Miner's green push to help skip fuel woes rocking firms

As Fortescue Metals ramps up its heavy industry green grid, a report shows more than 80 per cent of businesses are straining under the global fuel crisis.

Almost 5000 electric vehicles recalled due to fire risk

Almost 5000 electric vehicles recalled due to fire risk

Almost 5000 electric vehicles recalled due to fire risk

Almost 5000 electric vehicles recalled due to fire risk

A major car brand will recall thousands of its most popular electric vehicles after discovering a fault that could lead to a fire while charging.

ADF boss weighs in on Middle East military capabilities

ADF boss weighs in on Middle East military capabilities

ADF boss weighs in on Middle East military capabilities

ADF boss weighs in on Middle East military capabilities

The head of Australia's military has pushed back on suggestions the country would not have the capability to send a navy ship to the Middle East.

Art controversy in court and on national gallery walls

Art controversy in court and on national gallery walls

Art controversy in court and on national gallery walls

Art controversy in court and on national gallery walls

The Ngura Pulka exhibition is finally opening at the National Gallery of Australia, following a three-year delay because of allegations of interference.

Data reveals key to fixing housing affordability crisis

Data reveals key to fixing housing affordability crisis

Data reveals key to fixing housing affordability crisis

Data reveals key to fixing housing affordability crisis

Two major cities are becoming more unaffordable faster than other capitals, as they build fewer homes relative to population growth than Sydney and Melbourne.

Higgins' relief as Lehrmann rape finding stands forever

Higgins' relief as Lehrmann rape finding stands forever

Higgins' relief as Lehrmann rape finding stands forever

Higgins' relief as Lehrmann rape finding stands forever

A refusal by Australia's highest court to hear Bruce Lehrmann's appeal against his defamation loss brought finality to a painful chapter, Brittany Higgins says.

Grace Tame's foundation closes citing funding issues

Grace Tame's foundation closes citing funding issues

Grace Tame's foundation closes citing funding issues

Grace Tame's foundation closes citing funding issues

The Grace Tame Foundation, set up by the former Australian of the Year and sexual abuse survivor, has announced it is closing.

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Aussie shares shaky as ceasefire hangs in the balance

Hopes around a delicate truce between the US and Iran have come under pressure less than a day after the agreement was struck, weighing on market confidence.

Albanese seeks out fuel supply deal in Singapore visit

The prime minister is hoping an agreement with Australia's largest provider of oil can be reached as the Middle East conflict causes global volatility.

Australia and Israel at odds over Lebanon ceasefire

Lebanon must be included in a temporary truce in the Middle East, Australia says, warning motorists will pay the price at the bowser if the conflict drags on.

More firms risk failing than during COVID era: report

More Australian businesses are at risk of failure than at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, as ongoing economic pressures continue to weigh on the economy.

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World economy counts cost of war as strait closes again

The economic costs of conflict are greater than severe natural disasters and can leave scars that last for a decade, the world's "financial firefighter" says.

More fuel to flow after deal but no price relief yet

An export deal will allow Australia's two refineries to bring in more fuel to regions hit hardest by petrol and diesel shortages.

More young people like social media ban than oppose it

Months after more children were banned from social media, almost half of young people support the change even as they worry about missing out.

Facts over fear: data needed on brain fog in menopause

A lack of long-term research has left a huge gap in being able to prevent and treat women's experiences of brain fog during menopause.

Circus Oz hangs in the balance with its latest show

Circus Oz premieres the comedy festival show Here, There and Everywhere, with the influential company now run by volunteers determined to keep it alive.

Beware the 'urgent' email at the end of the working day

Australian businesses, large and small, are losing millions to email scams each year, reinforcing the need to ensure staff can spot red flags.

'Mixed message': financial hurdle to quitting smoking

A thriving illegal tobacco market is making it cheaper for some people to keep smoking than quit, prompting calls for more affordable nicotine replacements.

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