A day after the announcement of Guy Debelle's resignation, Reserve Bank governor says there are strong internal candidates for the deputy governor role.
Some of Australia's biggest companies have opted into an emissions reduction reporting scheme that should show whether cuts match their public commitments.
Lanie Chopping has been appointed as director general of the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries after being in the interim role for almost one year.
The ASX200 had its strongest gains in three weeks despite an RBA warning that higher oil prices will increase annual inflation to four per cent this year.
RBA governor Philip Lowe has told a business conference inflation could reach four per cent-plus as a result of the Ukraine war and the floods in Australia.
The ASX200 dipped below 7000 points for the first time since the early stages of the Ukraine war, while the US and European allies discuss banning Russian oil imports.
Australian shares' longest winning streak of the year has unravelled after lofty commodity prices, pushed higher by fears over Russian supply, finally eased.
Australian superannuation funds are being urged by the treasurer to divest Russian assets and join the government in putting a squeeze on Vladimir Putin.
Investors are enjoying the longest winning streak of the year on the ASX as energy and materials shares keep rising due to economic sanctions on Russia.
The corporate watchdog has taken to the Federal Court in a bid to appoint provisional liquidators to Applecross-based Ascent Investment just months after having its assets frozen.
Shares on the ASX are on their longest winning streak this year as the Russia-Ukraine war lifts commodity prices along with energy and materials stocks.
COVID WRAP: The total number of cases in Western Australia is fast approaching 6,000, as Premier Mark McGowan defends the state's enhanced public health measures.
