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Former federal minister Marise Payne has told a court about her concerns for Linda Reynolds and Brittany Higgins after the latter's alleged rape in parliament.

The local share market rose 0.2 per cent to equal its longest winning streak of the year, but shied away from closing above 8,000.

US stocks have closed higher as investors look ahead to Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell's speech at Jackson Hole.

Power grid foils Ampol's plan for EVs

Brittany Higgins will not testify to defend herself at a defamation trial brought against her by former boss, Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds.

The ASX200 finished up 0.1 per cent, as gains by the big banks and goldminers outweighed losses by the big iron ore miners, a2 Milk and Reece.

US stocks have closed higher as investors reacted to the release of homebuilding data in the country last month.

Watchdogs outgunned in pay for senior silks

The ASX200 has gained 1.3 per cent on Friday to finish the week 2.5 per cent higher, its best weekly performance since December.

Financial markets are betting on a rate cut before the end of the year, but Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock has told parliament that would be too soon.

Telstra rejigs game plan

The ASX200 rose 0.2 per cent, despite a mixed labour market report that could keep domestic interest rates on hold through 2024.

A senior staffer of Linda Reynolds has told a defamation trial the senator and her then chief of staff disagreed on how to handle claims by Brittany Higgins.

US stocks have closed mostly higher as investors digested data related to consumer prices from July.

Calls grow to tame unions' super power

The ASX200 has finished up 0.3 per cent as Commonwealth Bank, Pro Medicus, Evolution Mining, Seven Group and other big companies report earnings.

Senator Linda Reynolds' chief of staff when Brittany Higgins was allegedly raped in parliament may not be able to give evidence to the politician's high-profile defamation trial with her former staffer.

The man who built Automotive Holdings Group into the country's largest dealership group has passed away at the age of 89.

Seven West Media told investors the actions of some individuals do not reflect the business as a whole, as it reported a slimmed profit for financial year 2024.

Government leads race in wage growth

The ASX200 has finished higher, with losses for CSL and Seek and gains for Temple & Webster and goldminers.

Greens, Libs to play tough on CFMEU

Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds believed Bruce Lehrmann's rape trial was politically motivated and Peter Dutton undermined her, a psychologist's notes read to a defamation trial have revealed.

All three major indexes gain for the day; Expedia rises after Q2 profit beat; Indexes: Dow up 0.1 per cent, S&P 500 up 0.5 per cent, Nasdaq up 0.5 per cent.

Unions gain ground on big miners

The ASX has rallied on a better-than-expected drop in US jobless claims but has finished the week down 2.1 per cent after Monday's big sell-off.

Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds has denied she suspected Brittany Higgins had been raped following an incident in her ministerial office, as her handling of the case is probed at a defamation trial.

Qantas board failed to rein in Joyce's ‘control'

Senator Linda Reynolds has told a defamation trial she was exposing corruption when she sent confidential documents about Brittany Higgins' payout to media.

The ASX200 has finished down 0.2 per cent, with BHP falling to a 21-month low and Mirvac dropping nine per cent on its earnings results.

Senator Linda Reynolds says she sent confidential documents related to Brittany Higgins to a journalist because she believed the attorney-general was "stitching" her up.

Childcare staff to get $3.6b boost