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Albanese delivers for unions

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.

Strike Energy blasts LNG export concessions of takeover rival

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.

Gascoyne seeks recap funds

The local share market has risen for a second day in a row, hitting its best level since June 3 even as the RBA outlined all the risks to the domestic economy.

Qantas is banking on Australians continuing to put a higher priority on travelling ahead of other spending as it looks forward to higher earnings.

Forrest ducks investment fund

Thanks in part to strong gains from the energy sector, the local share market has gained 0.6 per cent to close at its best level since June 6.

Black Friday sales may be feeding into slightly elevated consumer confidence scores as savvy spenders pounce on discounted items.

Shane Crockett and Stephen Wells' tourism platform is headed for the US after two decades of development.

$750 million fund to pay for huge ‘legacy projects' across the State

The local share market has had its sixth consecutive day of subdued trading, with losses by the big miners balanced by gains for the big banks.

Richard Wilson's resignation as the Liberals' WA president more than a year after an internal party review makes clear the reasons for the 2021 wipe-out remain.

Senators have received an open letter from Australia's chambers of commerce, calling on them to vote down workplace relations reform if the Bill is not split.

Tax and IR reform ‘a risk to jobs'

The local share market closed 0.2 per cent higher on Friday but posted a weekly loss after three straight weeks of gains.

Grain farmers "nailed the jackpot" in a financial year where transport, ICT and the arts also delivered double-digit growth; and the state's economy increased by 3.1 per cent.

The signposts towards a global recession are looming larger.

Trade talks at the APEC summit in Thailand could be a chance for the prime minister to progress moves to remove China's sanctions on Australia.

Hopes high for Genesis deal as Western Areas' Lougher joins St Barbara

The local share market ended 0.2 per cent higher on Thursday, helped by gains in financials, health care and consumer stocks.

Rising interest rates and economic pressure have failed to dent WA's jobless rate, steady at 3.5 per cent, while national data hit a fresh record.

A cross-party federal parliamentary committee has given the green light to a new trade deal between Britain and Australia.

Miners to top ‘Rudd tax' campaign

The local share market has closed lower, with investors apparently treading cautiously as the war in Ukraine threatened to spill across the border into Poland.

Wages are tracking upwards, growing by 3.1 per cent in the year to September, but still failing to keep up with the rising cost of living.

Maritime mayhem threatens WA grain

The local share market has finished little changed for a second straight day, despite double-digit losses for a number of lithium producers.

Commonwealth Bank says its cash net profit after tax in the September quarter was up 13 per cent from the same time a year ago.

Consumer confidence has recovered a little after weeks of declines, with people feeling slightly less bleak about the future of their finances and the economy.