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The local share market has technically extended its winning streak to six days, with seven of the ASX's 11 sectors finishing in the green.

A months-long investigation into the disappearance of a radioactive mining capsule in outback WA has concluded with no charges or fines laid.

The new head of PwC Australia has apologised at a Senate hearing for the firm's role in passing on confidential Treasury information to private sector clients.

The ASX200 has finished up 0.7 per cent in its fifth straight day of gains amid a pullback in US bond yields and reports of new stimulus measures from Beijing.

Mortgage payments are at a record share of household disposable income, says a senior Reserve Bank official, and are expected to rise even further.

The ASX200 index finished 1.0 per higher following dovish remarks by several US Federal Reserve officials overnight.

US Defence stocks up, index adds 5.6 per cent; Energy biggest S&P sector gainer; Indexes up: Dow 0.59 per cent, S&P 0.63 per cent, Nasdaq 0.39 per cent.

The energy sector has finished up 3.0 per cent as oil prices hit a one-week high following a surprise attack by Hamas on Israel over the weekend.

Businesses and industries will soon get their say on looming superannuation changes requiring employers to pay contributions at the same time as a worker's salary.

The ASX200 rose 0.4 per cent on Friday to finish the week down 1.2 per cent, before a non-farm payrolls report in the United States.

Hundreds of Chevron workers could walk off the job after talks to finalise labour agreements at two WA gas plants failed.

US stocks close level as Wall St awaits the monthly jobs report which will indicate whether the Federal Reserve will keep rates high.

Australian shares have finished 0.5 per cent higher after rallying in afternoon trading, a day after setting an 11-month low.

Both the local share market and the local currency have dropped to their lowest levels since November as bond yields soar to fresh 16-year highs.

Thousands of Qantas passengers and FIFO workers have had their travel plans cancelled or rescheduled as pilots walked off the job in Perth over a pay dispute.

The ASX200 has slumped to its lowest in six months and the dollar to its weakest since November, despite interest rates staying on hold.

Google, Apple and Amazon will give evidence at a Senate inquiry into the influence of international digital platforms on Australia's democracy.

The local share market has closed 0.2 per cent lower in quiet Monday trading with a long weekend holiday observed much of the country.

Thousands of FIFO workers are expected to be affected when pilots from the Qantas-owned Network Aviation work off the job as a wages dispute intensifies.

Thousands of FIFO workers are expected to be affected when pilots from the Qantas-owned Network Aviation walk off the job as a wages dispute intensifies.

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The local share market finished the day 0.3 per cent higher, but ended September down 3.5 per cent, its worst month since September 2022.

WA travellers and fly-in fly-out workers are expected to be delayed when pilots strike for a full day as they negotiate an enterprise agreement.

Jack McGinn and Mark Pownall discuss an innovative startup looking to connect EV drivers with chargers.

The ASX has finished 0.1 per cent lower amid weaker-than-expected domestic retail sales data and rising US bond yields that are pressuring equities.

A parliamentary committee examining the Albanese government's blocking of additional Qatar Airways flights will grill senior bureaucrats about what they knew.

The local share market finished 0.1 per cent lower, as a monthly consumer price index report came in "bang on expectations".

The finance department is considering whether the spin-off company of scandal-plagued consultancy firm PwC is ethically sound enough for government contracts.

As calls mount for Qantas boss Richard Goyder to resign, Qatar Airways has revealed what happened when it asked the Albanese government for extra flights.

Soaring US bond yields are pressuring equities as markets digest the probability that interest rates will stay higher for longer.

There's been a dip in in consumer confidence as rising petrol prices nudge inflation expectations, which could be of note to the Reserve Bank.

The local share market has staged a remarkable recovery, bouncing off a low hit six months ago in early trading and rebounding in the afternoon to finish the day flat.