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The Australian dollar has hit a fresh six-year low as the weakest business confidence in almost two years reminds traders another interest rate cut is likely.
Gold has fallen to a three-month low, pressured by the US dollar's rise to its highest in nearly 12 years and renewed expectations of a midyear interest rate increase in the United States.
Wall Street stocks have notched solid gains following the launch of Apple's smartwatch and a General Motors announcement of $US5 billion ($A6.4 billion) in share buybacks.
Gold has steadied as the US dollar rally paused and European shares fell, but it remains near a three-month low after a US jobs report boosted expectations that the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates soon.
One small step for National Australia Bank has become a giant leap for gender equality, after it became the latest company to offer lengthy paid parental leave to new dads.
Iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group is calling on business leaders to create more opportunities for indigenous Australians to end the jobs' disparity.
Tony Abbott says his government has no plans to allow young people to use superannuation to buy their first home - but is happy for the idea to be debated.
Job advertisements have risen for the ninth month in a row, but ANZ Banking Group still expects the Reserve Bank of Australia to cut interest rates at its next meeting.
Gold has fallen nearly three per cent to a three-month low after stronger-than-expected US non-farm payrolls fuelled expectation the Federal Reserve will raise rates sooner rather than later, and the US dollar jumped to an 11-and-a-half-year high.
The Australian share market has closed slightly lower after weaker iron ore prices weighed on the resources sector and investors await the release of jobs data in the US.
Gold has eased, changing direction and falling below $US1,200 an ounce as short-covering dried up after buoying prices following the European Central Bank's (ECB) announcement that it will lift its 2016 inflation forecast.
The Australian dollar has dropped back below 78 US cents following a surge in the greenback and suggestions that the Reserve Bank is willing and able to cut rates again.
The battle for sponsorship support at Sculpture by the Sea has continued for another year, after iron ore magnate Gina Rinehart chose not to continue her financial backing for the exhibition on Cottesloe Beach, preferring to support two sporting groups.
A major report on Australia's ageing population says growth and prosperity will suffer unless more older people and women are encouraged into the workforce and government spending is brought under control, but Treasurer Joe Hockey insists the best years are ahead of us.