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PM urges work on green steel over red wine in China
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will raise Australian concerns over Chinese steel dumping as he urges industry leaders from both nations to work together to develop low-carbon steel production methods. At …
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Back-to-back rate cuts tipped when Reserve Bank meets
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s interest rate meeting is set to take top billing as markets expect the board to hand down another cut. Mortgage holders could receive their first …
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PM puts lid on GST hikes, pledges boost for business
The prime minister has trimmed expectations Australia’s goods and services tax could be raised as part of a suite of changes that includes lower income taxes. While he did not …
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Higher wages and bills among changes to take effect
Top changes coming into effect after July 1: PAYMENTS AND SUPER * About three million workers on the minimum and award wages will receive a 3.5 per cent pay rise …
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Energy price rule changes to limit unfair bill hikes
Vulnerable energy customers will be afforded extra protections from price gouging by electricity retailers in rule changes set to come into effect in 2026. Energy retailers will be barred from …
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Low-paid workers receive ‘catch-up’ real wage boost
Minimum wage earners will take home an extra $32 a week in pay after the industrial umpire handed nearly three million low-paid workers a wage rise above inflation. The Fair …
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Egg, housing costs might fry hopes of earlier rate cut
A jump in the cost of building and renovating homes is not helping the case for more rate cuts. Headline inflation remained steady at 2.4 per cent in the 12 …
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‘Devastated’, rudderless Liberals mourn historic defeat
Peter Dutton has been booted out of parliament in a bloodbath for the coalition, becoming the first opposition leader to lose his seat in a federal election. As it became …
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Leadership options emerge for decimated Liberals
Early contenders for the Liberal leadership are emerging after Peter Dutton’s shock defeat left a vacuum at the head of the party. Dutton became the first opposition leader to lose …
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‘Liberation Day’ overshadows Reserve Bank’s rate call
US President Donald Trump’s promised “liberation day” is coming, but Australian mortgage holders hoping to be freed from high interest rates might have to wait a while longer. The Reserve …