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Annual inflation data for the June quarter is expected to come in at 6.2 per cent but there's some concern it could be closer to seven per cent.

Westpac joins the 10-minute mortgage race

Strong gains for the energy and mining sectors have helped the Australian share market edge higher ahead of key inflation data.

Staff shortages could delay $1.1b Oz mine

The local bourse has finished flat ahead of Australian inflation data and a pending hike in interest rates by the US Federal Reserve.

Crown says its Sydney casino at Barangaroo will open to the public in two weeks "with the highest levels of governance and compliance".

Politician-turned-professional director Ben Wyatt is on track to take up his seventh board role, a non-executive directorship with multi-billion-dollar human services provider APM.

Australia's agriculture minister has criticised the opposition calling for borders with Indonesia to close, saying it is causing industry insecurity.

Of 60,000 who seek visas, 32 are aged care nurses

Tanya Plibersek has been forced to clarify the Albanese government's position on a controversial West Australian fertiliser plant.

The local share market treaded water on Friday but big gains on Monday and Wednesday mean its weekly performance is its best since mid-March.

Projects at risk by worker shortage

Andrew Holder has runs on the board as he sets his sights on a bigger goal.

The local share market has hit a six-week high, climbing 0.5 per cent to build on Wednesday's rally.

Sacred site fears trigger ban on $4.5bn project

The Australian share market has rallied for a second time this week on the back of a strong lead from Wall Street, as several leading US corporations reported better-than-expected earnings.

Mount Hawthorn-based businessman Chris Marco is facing criminal charges for allegedly swindling investors out of $36.5 million, following a two-year probe by the corporate watchdog.

Traditional owners in Western Australia have written to the Albanese government seeking to stop the progress of a contentious urea plant.

Urgent visa fix to tackle skills crisis

The local share market has closed down 0.56 per cent, although the big banks and coalminers again turned in a strong performance.

Two speeches in two days will give the Reserve Bank of Australia an opportunity to demonstrate how hawkish it is feeling as rate hikes loom.

A record 18 traders will ship from CBH ports

The big banks, miners and coalminers all gained ground as the market digested ANZ's $4.9 billion purchase of Suncorp Bank.

Worker-hungry states issue summit demandsWorker-hungry state governments have urged Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers to

A drop in iron ore prices and two major US banks missing earnings estimates have taken their toll on the Australian share market.

Lake Resources rejects criticism as shares fall

ANALYSIS: Living standards are being hit and wealth shredded by rocketing inflation in the United States, but there’s dramatic, and potentially telling, differences across countries.

Australian shares have risen 0.4 per cent, with gains by iron ore miners, and coalminers outweighing losses for the big banks and property trusts.

An appeal by Christian Porter over the removal of his leading barrister in the now-settled defamation case against the ABC has been dismissed.

The national unemployment rate is set to fall further to 3.8 per cent when new labour force figures are released on Thursday.

Fortescue seeks green light for export increase

The ASX has closed up 0.2 per cent, although energy companies were under pressure after Brent crude prices plunged to a four-month low.