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The eighth interest rate hike in a row has been met with indifference by consumers, with households likely banking on a pause at the next Reserve Bank meeting.

The ASX has started on a weak note, losing 0.45 per cent ahead of a busy period of economic data and central bank meetings.

The ASX has started the week on a weak note, with most sectors down at noon ahead of a busy week of economic data and central bank meetings.

The treasurer says Australia could miss out if it doesn't act fast to improve the conditions for environmentally-conscious investors.

The local share market has finished Friday 0.5 per cent higher, but three midweek days of losses made this its worst week since late October.

Australia's leaders are preparing to meet virtually to discuss how to provide households and businesses with relief from increasing power bills.

The local share market has fallen by 0.75 per cent to an almost three-week low, with gold gaining and oil hitting its lowest level since early January.

The Labor government has detailed how it will fix Australia's "flawed" laws for nature, with development decisions to be passed to an independent adjudicator.

Swiss multinational Glencore is reviewing how its plan for a new $2 billion coal mine in central Queensland fits with its aims to cut emissions to net zero.

The local share market has fallen 0.85 per cent, its biggest drop in a month amid fears the US Federal Reserve may keep hiking interest rates aggressively.

Australia's defence and foreign affairs ministers are in Washington DC for annual ministerial talks with their United States counterparts.

The local share market dropped by 0.47 per cent on Tuesday after the Reserve Bank of Australia hiked interest rates to the highest level in 10 years.

Experts expect the Reserve Bank to lift interest rates again in December, but there's also a chance it could finally hit the brakes.

The local bourse finished up 0.3 per cent, boosted by the likes of Fortescue, BHP and Rio Tinto as iron ore prices rose amid hopes of China's further reopening.

Labor leader Anthony Albanese has ­enjoyed a surge in support as preferred prime minister, the latest Newspoll shows.

Despite giving back most of Thursday's gains, the ASX has finished the week up 0.6 per cent to notch its fifth winning week in the past six.

The federal government's workplace relations changes, which will introduce multi-employer bargaining, have been waved through parliament.

The local share market has risen 1.0 per cent to a fresh seven-month high after Jerome Powell suggested the Fed might soon moderate its rate-hiking campaign.

The manufacturing sector has finally contracted after three months of flatlining, in a sign that less than favourable economic conditions are now hurting.

The local share market has closed up 0.4 per cent, bouncing back from its early losses after consumer prices rose less than expected in October.

Scott Morrison has become the first former prime minister to be formally censured in parliament over his secret ministry appointments.

The annual inflation rate has fallen to 6.9 per cent after the release of consumer price index data for October, after hitting 7.3 per cent the month before.

The local share market has climbed higher in afternoon trading after a listless morning, on hopes that China might relax its zero-COVID lockdowns.

Federal parliament is set to invoke a rare censure motion against Scott Morrison over the way he secretly appointed himself to ministerial portfolios.

The local share market has finished down 0.4 per cent, with commodity producers falling as rare protests erupted in China over harsh COVID-19 lockdowns.

The Nationals will not support efforts to enshrine an Indigenous voice to parliament in the constitution, threatening the chances of a referendum passing.

Reserve Bank boss Philip Lowe has admitted language around the 2024 interest rate forecast was not clear enough and apologised for the miscommunication.

The federal government's industrial relations laws look set to pass parliament following a deal with crossbench senator David Pocock.

The local share market finished Friday up 0.24 per cent, to again close at its best level since May 30 after four straight days of gains.

The treasurer says foreign investment and bolstering local manufacturing will be central to a refreshed critical minerals strategy.

The Australian share market has held on to gains, led by mining and tech stocks.

The federal government has won praise for its response to an inquiry into the Juukan Gorge destruction but been panned by the group at the centre of the issue.