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Hopes rise for escape from Gaza

Market sentiment has turned as Israel prepares to launch its counter-offensive, with the ASX finishing down 0.35 per cent.

Former WA MP James Hayward will spend at least 16 and a half months behind bars for sexually abusing a girl aged between six and eight.

Bruised Labor back to basics

The Australian share market has closed 0.6 per cent lower following a slightly hotter-than-expected US inflation report that put rate hikes back on the table.

United Israel closer to invasion

The local share market has technically extended its winning streak to six days, with seven of the ASX's 11 sectors finishing in the green.

WorkSafe has charged two companies over the death of the 23-year-old apprentice who fell 20 metres from a roof under construction at Curtin University in 2020.

The new head of PwC Australia has apologised at a Senate hearing for the firm's role in passing on confidential Treasury information to private sector clients.

Airlifts out of Tel Aviv

The ASX200 has finished up 0.7 per cent in its fifth straight day of gains amid a pullback in US bond yields and reports of new stimulus measures from Beijing.

Mortgage payments are at a record share of household disposable income, says a senior Reserve Bank official, and are expected to rise even further.

US warns off ‘complicit’ Iran

The ASX200 index finished 1.0 per higher following dovish remarks by several US Federal Reserve officials overnight.

US Defence stocks up, index adds 5.6 per cent; Energy biggest S&P sector gainer; Indexes up: Dow 0.59 per cent, S&P 0.63 per cent, Nasdaq 0.39 per cent.

Faltering energy transition puts industry plans at risk

The energy sector has finished up 3.0 per cent as oil prices hit a one-week high following a surprise attack by Hamas on Israel over the weekend.

Israel warns of long, tough war

The ASX200 rose 0.4 per cent on Friday to finish the week down 1.2 per cent, before a non-farm payrolls report in the United States.

US stocks close level as Wall St awaits the monthly jobs report which will indicate whether the Federal Reserve will keep rates high.

Labor gas policy raises Japan fears

Australian shares have finished 0.5 per cent higher after rallying in afternoon trading, a day after setting an 11-month low.

Weaker $A puts pressure on RBA

Both the local share market and the local currency have dropped to their lowest levels since November as bond yields soar to fresh 16-year highs.

Bullock keeps calm continuity

The ASX200 has slumped to its lowest in six months and the dollar to its weakest since November, despite interest rates staying on hold.

Coal power at record low

The local share market has closed 0.2 per cent lower in quiet Monday trading with a long weekend holiday observed much of the country.

Thousands of FIFO workers are expected to be affected when pilots from the Qantas-owned Network Aviation walk off the job as a wages dispute intensifies.

Western Australian businesses are finding ways around the crippling skills shortage, with a new report showing concerns about the crisis cooling.

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Oil first test for new RBA