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The ASX200 has fallen 0.8 per cent to wipe away the previous week's gains as traders brace for more worrying inflation data.

Laws being introduced to federal parliament would seek to force governments to meet targets to build new homes and improve affordability.

The Australian share market has finished slightly higher as investors' attention turns to the end of the financial year.

A parliamentary inquiry into social media is expected to probe why Meta abandoned deals with local media outlets, as well as proposed age limits.

The ASX finished flat in quiet trading with US markets closed for a public holiday, but Guzman y Gomez shares soared 36 per cent in its debut.

Insolvencies for Australian businesses have reached a record high as high inflation, elevated interest rates and weaker consumer demand squeezes margins.

The ASX200 has closed 0.1 per cent lower as markets reflect on a hawkish undertone in the Reserve Bank's interest-rate decision.

The ASX was up 1.01 per cent at the end of the day, with gains across the board as the Reserve Bank chose to hold off on changing interest rates.

If Australia scraps its climate targets on a promise of nuclear power, the economy may suffer as other nations will tax Australian exports, a mining CEO warns.

The ASX200 has fallen 0.3 per cent, with losses for uranium producers and gains for goldminers, as investors await the outcome of the RBA's two-day meeting.

Interest rates are expected to be held steady by the Reserve Bank of Australia at its upcoming meeting as it keeps all options on the table for its next move.

The ASX200 finished Friday down 0.3 per cent in its third losing day out of the past four sessions.

Home prices in Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide are growing much faster than in cities such as Melbourne and Hobart and the latest data indicates those trends could stick around for some time yet.

The ASX200 has finished 0.4 per cent higher after US inflation eased in May, even as the Federal Reserve predicted just one rate cut in 2024.

The PwC tax leak scandal has gone beyond Australian borders and everyone deserves to know who exactly was involved, a senator says.

The ASX200 finished down 0.5 per cent, with every sector except for energy in the red ahead of a US inflation readout and a Federal Reserve meeting.

Nationals leader David Littleproud has come out against emissions reduction targets by the end of the decade, saying they would destroy the economy.

The Australian share market has suffered its worst session in seven weeks, slumping badly after a blowout US jobs report pushed back expectations for when interest rate cuts would begin.

Companies that don't comply with a ban on gamblers using credit cards for online betting face hefty fines, but the new rules don't apply to online lotteries.

The ASX200 finished Friday up 0.5 per cent for the day to close at a three-week high.

Most Australians worry artificial intelligence technology will be used to mislead voters and would like to see it banned from political ads.

The ASX200 finished up 0.7 per cent, with Commonwealth Bank shares trading above $125 for the first time, following "Goldilocks" economic data from the US.

Weak economic growth in the first three months of 2024 does not signal that Australia is heading into a recession, the treasurer says.

The ASX200 finished 0.4 per cent higher as official statistics revealed Australia's gross domestic product grew just 0.1 per cent in the first quarter.

The head of the Reserve Bank expects another subdued quarter of growth and is "not ruling anything in or out" on interest rates.

The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index finished 0.31 per cent lower, with losses for the major miners and oil producers ahead of new data on the economy.

Bulking up on renewable energy and big batteries rather than nuclear and gas will solve Australia's power problems, an industry body says.

Minimum and award wages will get a 3.75 per cent boost starting from July, delivering a small real wage gain to millions of workers.

The ASX200 finished the day up 1.0 per cent, closing the month of May up 0.5 per cent from where it started.

Some $60 million in cheap loans is up for grabs as part of a $1 billion federal fund to encourage homeowners to install solar panels and batteries.

The ASX200 fell 0.5 per cent to a four-week low during trading, with the mining sector leading the decline as sentiment sours.

China has lifted bans on Australian beef exporters, removing almost all of the $20 billion worth of trade sanctions it imposed, ahead of a high-level visit to Canberra.