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Mercedes car dealers are taking legal action against Mercedes-Benz to fight a new business model they say could decimate their industry.

BHP processing breakthrough extends iron ore mine life

Investors had a winning start to the week on the Australian share market despite concerns about China and an energy shortage.

Crisis as WA in need of 55,000 workers

The reopening trade gathered pace on the Australian share market after NSW scrapped quarantine and Qantas fast-tracked overseas flights.

Senior Morrison government ministers are confident the Liberals will strike a deal with the Nationals to get a target of net zero emissions by 2050 over the line.

Mental health invoices spark $71k legal action

The first rise of the week for Australian shares has coincided with a rise in unemployment as experts warn the economy will take time to recover from lockdowns.

Palmer’s Singapore option after High Court failure

Australian shares are on a three-day slide as soaring energy prices make life more difficult for people trying to resume regular activity after the pandemic peak.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg believes there is a case to review the operations of the independent Reserve Bank of Australia.

Net zero to be bonanza for minerals

Market giant CSL has helped offset losses on the Australian share market after revealing it is starting to collect more plasma for its therapies despite the pandemic.

Business confidence has surged on the hope that roadmaps out of COVID-19 lockdowns will allow economic activity to rebound in coming months.

No site for green FMG plant in WA

Leaders of Australia's biggest companies will forecast their fortunes in a post-lockdown economy after a listless start to the week on the ASX.

Low jab rates a growth risk

A first week of gains in the past five on the ASX has investors feeling better, although there's wariness of China's highly leveraged economy.

Wesfarmers ramps up API battle with strategic stake

Investors are poised to stop a four week losing run on the Australian share market as they return to buying bank stocks.

First shot to rein in housing risk

Shares have had a mid-session collapse on the Australian market after New Zealand's central bank hiked rates due to rising prices.

Hydrogen era draws Asia closer

Reserve Bank optimism about the economic reopening of lockdown states has helped ASX investors recover some but not all of their losses.

The Reserve Bank of Australia left the official cash rate at a record low 0.1 per cent following its monthly board meeting, as widely anticipated by economists.

Announcement looms on compulsory vax for miners

A Commonwealth Bank share buyback helped produce a winning start to the week on the ASX, while troubled property giant Evergrande made a sale.

Virtual Gaming Worlds shuns ASX, hits record profit

Investors had broad-based losses to end the week on the ASX as the market slumped for a fourth consecutive week.

Major miners push for net zero

Investors' 11-month winning streak on the ASX is over as US inflation concerns, a debt ceiling row and a slowing Chinese economy weigh on confidence.

More delays are inevitable as FedEx parcel delivery workers strike for 24 hours over job security, a week after StarTrack workers walked off the job.