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The Australian stock market is on track for its worst session in 12 weeks as the big four banks, the major miners and the energy sector continue to weigh amid a wider slump.

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Australian shares have finished the week with a rally led by the big banks and market heavyweight CSL.

Australian shares have moved higher as healthcare shares led a broad rally on the last day of the trading week.

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Australian shares closed up a whisker following a late afternoon rally after spending most of the day in the red during a busy day for economic indicators.

Australian shares have opened flat following a mixed session on Wall Street, despite a strong showing from the mining sector.

China ‘will slash ore imports’    

Australian shares have closed in negative territory for a second day after a drop in the price of iron ore put pressure on mining shares.

Australian shares remain in negative territory despite clawing back some ground lost in the morning on jitters about international trade.

Pay rises to cost jobs

Australian shares have closed marginally down after a spike in the price of iron ore that boosted mining companies couldn't make up for losses elsewhere.

Australian shares are up marginally as a spike in the price of iron ore boosted mining companies, offsetting losses by tech and health care companies.

WA doubles down on tourism

The Australian stockmarket has started the week higher, buoyed by iron ore producers as the price of the resource spiked.

Australian shares have opened higher led by the tech sector.

Budget tax cuts tipped

Australian shares have closed the week marginally lower after a seesaw day.

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The ASX200 has closed higher for the first time in five days, driven by the energy and tech sectors.

Gains in the energy and mining sectors have failed to make up for losses in consumer discretionary shares on the ASX.

WA slaps EPA, but no promise on carbon fix

The Australian sharemarket has closed lower for a fourth straight day, after a vote in the British House of Commons cast the Brexit process into disarray.

Australian shares have fallen with losses across almost all sectors of the market.

Australian shares have closed down slightly as an early rally couldn't be sustained.

A BHP Group rail maintenance crew applied brakes to the wrong locomotive when they tried to help the driver of a runaway iron ore train, which ended up being deliberately derailed in the Pilbara region.

Australian shares have opened higher as energy stocks bounced after oil prices jumped more than one per cent overnight.

Bosses in watchdog’s crosshairs

QBE Insurance has been ordered to pay $10 million to a Perth investor who was a client of stockbroking firm Stripe Capital and former Perth broker Todd King.

The Australian sharemarket has started the week on a down note, with energy investors appeared spooked by news the world's largest wealth fund plans to sell its stakes in oil and gas companies.

Australian shares have opened lower after negative leads from overseas at the end of last week.