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Four-day work week trial delivers sick leave surprise

Four-day work week trial delivers sick leave surprise

Medibank says workers' stress has fallen and some teams are taking markedly fewer sick days as a result of its four-day working week trial.

Woodside's climate aspirations 'hoodwink' communities

Woodside's climate aspirations 'hoodwink' communities

Woodside's climate aspirations 'hoodwink' communities

Woodside's climate aspirations 'hoodwink' communities

Woodside has been accused of trying to "hoodwink" communities, governments and investors with misleading net-zero goals, while expanding oil and gas production.

All eyes on employment market as more roles open up

All eyes on employment market as more roles open up

All eyes on employment market as more roles open up

All eyes on employment market as more roles open up

An update on the jobs market will dominate the economic agenda this week, with business and consumer health checks also expected.

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Wheat exports down, China hungry for Australian barley

Wheat exports down, China hungry for Australian barley

Forecasters expect Australian winter crop exports will be almost half of last year, while insatiable Chinese appetite for Australian barley is driving demand.

Bushfire survivors bring home renewable energy message

Bushfire survivors bring home renewable energy message

Survivors of bushfire say they want everyone to live in a home that is safe from extreme impacts of climate change, which demands a rapid rollout of renewables.

More Qantas flight pain as pilots fight for pay rise

More Qantas flight pain as pilots fight for pay rise

Regional travellers and FIFO workers could have their flight plans on a Qantas Group carrier disrupted again as pilots vote to take further industrial action.

Stranded livestock to be rested on land, then exported

Stranded livestock to be rested on land, then exported

A stranded live export ship is expected to return to port andoffload thousands of sheep and cattle to rest on land before exporting them to Israel.

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High-rise hopes to fix housing squeeze in the regions

High-rise hopes to fix housing squeeze in the regions

High-rise hopes to fix housing squeeze in the regions

High-rise hopes to fix housing squeeze in the regions

Offering more medium to high density housing in the regions would ease housing shortages and attract essential and other key workers, a summit has heard.

RBA says productivity, conflicts cloud inflation path

RBA says productivity, conflicts cloud inflation path

RBA says productivity, conflicts cloud inflation path

RBA says productivity, conflicts cloud inflation path

The job of bringing inflation under control isn't finished, although consumer price growth does not need to be back within target before rate cuts start.

'Electric melter' fires decarbonisation in global steel

'Electric melter' fires decarbonisation in global steel

'Electric melter' fires decarbonisation in global steel

'Electric melter' fires decarbonisation in global steel

Iron ore and steel leaders BHP, Rio Tinto and BlueScope are scoping locations in Australia for a pilot plant to make low-carbon steel using cleaner technology.

Regional housing market narrowing in on capital cities

Regional housing market narrowing in on capital cities

Regional housing market narrowing in on capital cities

Regional housing market narrowing in on capital cities

A national regional housing summit is exploring a range of urgent solutions as country communities continue to grow and markets tighten.

Stranded livestock ship set to return to port

Stranded livestock ship set to return to port

Stranded livestock ship set to return to port

Stranded livestock ship set to return to port

A stranded live export ship is expected to return to port and could offload thousands of livestock after an application to export them to Israel was rejected.

Competition void leaves specialist patients 'worse off'

Competition void leaves specialist patients 'worse off'

Competition void leaves specialist patients 'worse off'

Competition void leaves specialist patients 'worse off'

Calls to name and shame medical specialists charging excessively high out-of-pocket costs have been revived following a pricing review by economist Allan Fels.

Travellers affected as Qantas Group pilots strike

Travellers affected as Qantas Group pilots strike

Travellers affected as Qantas Group pilots strike

Travellers affected as Qantas Group pilots strike

Thousands of passengers including FIFO workers have had their flight plans on a Qantas Group carrier disrupted as pilots walk off the job over a pay dispute.

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AGL Energy back in the black, but sights set on green

AGL Energy insists there is a "very, very competitive" market after bouncing back into profit and reserving billions of dollars to replace coal-fired power.

Farmers in far north Qld face long road to recovery

The Albanese government announced $91.8 million in funding for disaster resilience support in the region but it won't help those affected by recent cyclones.

Transurban half-year earnings up 7.5pct to $1.3b

Toll road operator Transurban says it had growth in all the markets it operates during the six months to December 31.

Green energy, mining investment eases sting of slowdown

Mining and utilities are tipped as "bright spots" for construction and engineering jobs to offset broader economic pain as business investment stalls.

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Optus outage drives spike in telco customer complaints

The latest watchdog data shows an increase in complaints about telco services, coinciding with an Optus outage that lasted up to 14 hours for some customers.

Energy-saving grants add to bill relief for small firms

Federal grants for upgrades to freezers, air conditioning and other vital but costly equipment for small businesses aim to cut power bills and carbon emissions.

Price gouging is everywhere, on everything, all at once

Leading economist Allan Fels says a lack of competition and exploitative practices are just a few reasons why Australia needs to look more closely at prices.

Thrifty December cures sales-fuelled debt hangover

Many shoppers racked up credit card bills during the November sales but the damage could have been worse given acute financial pressures.

'Nothing's in, nothing's out': RBA keeps options open

The Reserve Bank kept interest rates on hold this month but needs to be convinced it's done enough on inflation before considering cuts to the key cash rate.

Shock at call for moratorium on 'reckless renewables'

Anti-renewables activists want to protect agricultural land but the energy industry says solar and wind is future-proofing farmers and giving regions new jobs.

BHP clinches renewable energy supply for Olympic Dam

A wind farm and battery system will supply BHP's Olympic Dam mine with baseload renewable energy under a deal struck with French renewable energy leader Neoen.

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