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The Australian share market has closed lower for a second day after the Reserve Bank raised the cash rate higher than expected.

Lithium delay won't halt IGO nickel plans

The ASX has closed sharply lower following Friday's sharp selloff on Wall Street, although its losses eased in the afternoon.

Manufacturing is growing at its fastest pace in almost a year, despite the constraints of skilled worker shortages and rising input prices and wages.

Browse accelerated to 2024

The ASX has closed out April with its best two-day rally since May 2020, to finish the month down just 0.86 per cent.

Big miners fear Labor jobs plan

The peak body is offering more than $65,000 in prizes in a bid to raise CBD foot traffic.

The Australian share market has bounced bank from three days of losses, gaining 1.3 per cent, its best single-day performance since January 28.

Former Melbourne Football Club chair Glen Bartlett is suing Nine Entertainment Co and two high-profile journalists for damages over a series of articles he claims were defamatory.

The owners of a Kalgoorlie newsagency which sold a winning ticket in February's $120 million Powerball jackpot are taking a customer and Lotterywest to court amid a dispute over the winnings.

Tasmania will from Monday become the final Australian state to drop the seven-day isolation for household contacts of people with COVID-19.

Mitsui & Co shops stakes in Woodside JVs

The Australian share market is down for its third consecutive day, this time with tech stocks and the banking sector hit after Tuesday's commodities sell-off.

Dexus is set to acquire close to $31 billion of assets under management from AMP Capital, including all of its domestic real estate.

Confidence eased slightly in the past week and could fall further as the latest inflation data highlights the extent of cost of living pressures.

Trio aims for an Essential lithium target

Former West Australian treasurer Troy Buswell has been handed a suspended prison sentence for repeatedly attacking his ex-wife.

The ASX has suffered its worst session since the start of the war in Ukraine, with miners and oil producers sharply lower following China's COVID outbreak.

Elon Musk has reached an agreement to buy Twitter for $61 billion, promising a more lenient touch to policing content on the social media platform.

A hearing to consider wage rises of up to 25 per cent for aged care workers is underway at the Fair Work Commission.

Woodside, Santos laggards in global green rankings

The Australian share market has been saturated with red over concerns the global economy is headed for a difficult period.

The state government has agreed to stump up an extra $26.9 million for businesses affected by its impending native logging ban, bowing to pressure from the state's peak forestry body.

Revive stalled gas projects: O'Neill

Federal opposition spokesperson Anthony Albanese has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of his imminent visit to Western Australia.

Most sectors, including energy, property, industrials and financials, have recorded strong trader interest, pushing the Australian share market higher.

Firms are being warned to look out for and report dodgy payments as criminals opt for the anonymity of cryptocurrencies.

Leaders clash on China, boats

Healthcare stocks lifted the S&P/ASX200 to just shy of its record high before the market pulled back in afternoon trading.

Consumer confidence has increased to its highest level since early March in response to a further drop in petrol prices in the past week.

Go West, PM tells Aussie workforce