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Practical industry options to cut through hydrogen hype

Practical industry options to cut through hydrogen hype

Rivals are rolling out ambitious industrial policies and Australia must match these on its own terms, a business group will tell a hydrogen summit.

Cost of living, rates drag on economy as growth slows

Cost of living, rates drag on economy as growth slows

Cost of living, rates drag on economy as growth slows

Cost of living, rates drag on economy as growth slows

The Australian economy is still growing, but more slowly, as strong population growth supports activity.

US demand for Aussie minerals to outlast next president

US demand for Aussie minerals to outlast next president

US demand for Aussie minerals to outlast next president

US demand for Aussie minerals to outlast next president

Mineral supply chain pacts with the United States for defence technologies and other high-tech needs are tipped to withstand a change of president.

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Production credits 'on the table' for mining expansion

Production credits 'on the table' for mining expansion

Tax credits for processing in-demand battery minerals onshore are "on the table" as the federal government considers the next phase of industry support.

Resources industry report card spruiks 'climate action'

Resources industry report card spruiks 'climate action'

Mining is more than playing its part in the economy's decarbonisation, according to a progress report issued by the Minerals Council of Australia.

Borrowers get a break from Lowe blows as rates hold

Borrowers get a break from Lowe blows as rates hold

Interest rates have been left untouched in September in welcome news for borrowers already feeling the pain of higher monthly repayments.

Gig workers could be delivered billions in unpaid wages

Gig workers could be delivered billions in unpaid wages

Gig and labour hire workers could receive billions of dollars in unpaid wages as part of the government's latest raft of workplace reforms.

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Time to accelerate off 'bottom of battery supply chain'

Time to accelerate off 'bottom of battery supply chain'

Time to accelerate off 'bottom of battery supply chain'

Time to accelerate off 'bottom of battery supply chain'

Tesla chair Robyn Denholm has warned the mining industry the rest of the world will not wait for Australia to get moving on producing battery ready materials.

Mining bosses dig in over 'extreme' workplace laws

Mining bosses dig in over 'extreme' workplace laws

Mining bosses dig in over 'extreme' workplace laws

Mining bosses dig in over 'extreme' workplace laws

The mining industry has warned the prime minister against taking the sector for granted and pushing investment elsewhere with "extreme" workplace laws.

Workplace changes to protect staff from undercut wages

Workplace changes to protect staff from undercut wages

Workplace changes to protect staff from undercut wages

Workplace changes to protect staff from undercut wages

The federal government has introduced its next tranche of workplace reforms targeted at employers exploiting loopholes to undercut pay.

PM declares 'no lobbying' from Qantas on Qatar decision

PM declares 'no lobbying' from Qantas on Qatar decision

PM declares 'no lobbying' from Qantas on Qatar decision

PM declares 'no lobbying' from Qantas on Qatar decision

Anthony Albanese says his sole conversation about a Qatar Airways proposal was not with Qantas and denies blocking it to protect the Australian airline.

Live sheep exports to be phased out in 'orderly manner'

Live sheep exports to be phased out in 'orderly manner'

Live sheep exports to be phased out in 'orderly manner'

Live sheep exports to be phased out in 'orderly manner'

Pressure is mounting on the Albanese government to set a date for the phase-out of live sheep exports, but a panel is yet to report back with a timeframe.

Pressure rises on borrowers as RBA weighs up rate call

Pressure rises on borrowers as RBA weighs up rate call

Pressure rises on borrowers as RBA weighs up rate call

Pressure rises on borrowers as RBA weighs up rate call

Australia's central bank board is tipped to leave interest rates untouched, but the pain for borrowers is not going away.

Doctors warn of health threats from NT gas expansion

Doctors warn of health threats from NT gas expansion

Doctors warn of health threats from NT gas expansion

Doctors warn of health threats from NT gas expansion

A group of doctors are warning of harm to health - physical, mental and spiritual - from the development of Beetaloo gas and more processing at Darwin Harbour.

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AI to rapidly disrupt Australian economy: Deloitte

Tech-savvy young people are expected to drive serious transformation in the Australian economy thanks to their comfort with generative artificial intelligence.

Small firms excluded from labour hire crackdown

Businesses too small to have a human resources department have been granted a range of exemptions from Labor's new workplace reforms.

Siblings jump on expanded home guarantee scheme

Tens of thousands of first-time buyers have been able to secure a property with a smaller deposit, including groups of friends and family.

Feds step up funding for Tas power link to the mainland

The federal government will now shoulder a larger share of the financial burden to complete the Marinus Link energy project connecting Tasmania to the mainland.

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Pause likely at Lowe's final interest rate call

The Reserve Bank of Australia could leave interest rates unchanged for the third month in a row, following more signs that inflation is continuing to moderate.

Latest artificial intelligence tests digital government

Artificial intelligence has been at the core of the delivery of digital government services for years but the rise of popular AI tools has raised new questions.

Meals on Wheels does more than just deliver food

As Meals on Wheels marks 70 years of serving the community, the organisation is looking back on the hidden value it provides to its elderly and infirm clients.

Investors flock to Brisbane but other cities subdued

Investor lending has jumped in Queensland but fallen in most other key states, with strong property price growth also reported in the state's capital.

Watchdog seeks record fine for Qantas cancelled flights

The head of the consumer watchdog wants Qantas to face a fine of $250 million if a cancelled tickets case against it is successful.

Fight brews as business digs in over workplace reforms

Business groups have lashed out at "radical" reforms that will grant minimum pay rights to gig workers, claiming the government's proposals will drive up costs.

Qantas jettisons flight credit deadlines, faces new row

Qantas has scrapped the expiration date for nearly $500 million in flight credits but faces more public backlash with a watchdog taking the airline to court.

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