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Calls grow to tame unions' super power

The ASX200 has finished up 0.3 per cent as Commonwealth Bank, Pro Medicus, Evolution Mining, Seven Group and other big companies report earnings.

Senator Linda Reynolds' chief of staff when Brittany Higgins was allegedly raped in parliament may not be able to give evidence to the politician's high-profile defamation trial with her former staffer.

The man who built Automotive Holdings Group into the country's largest dealership group has passed away at the age of 89.

Seven West Media told investors the actions of some individuals do not reflect the business as a whole, as it reported a slimmed profit for financial year 2024.

Government leads race in wage growth

The ASX200 has finished higher, with losses for CSL and Seek and gains for Temple & Webster and goldminers.

Greens, Libs to play tough on CFMEU

Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds believed Bruce Lehrmann's rape trial was politically motivated and Peter Dutton undermined her, a psychologist's notes read to a defamation trial have revealed.

All three major indexes gain for the day; Expedia rises after Q2 profit beat; Indexes: Dow up 0.1 per cent, S&P 500 up 0.5 per cent, Nasdaq up 0.5 per cent.

Unions gain ground on big miners

The ASX has rallied on a better-than-expected drop in US jobless claims but has finished the week down 2.1 per cent after Monday's big sell-off.

Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds has denied she suspected Brittany Higgins had been raped following an incident in her ministerial office, as her handling of the case is probed at a defamation trial.

Qantas board failed to rein in Joyce's ‘control'

Senator Linda Reynolds has told a defamation trial she was exposing corruption when she sent confidential documents about Brittany Higgins' payout to media.

The ASX200 has finished down 0.2 per cent, with BHP falling to a 21-month low and Mirvac dropping nine per cent on its earnings results.

Senator Linda Reynolds says she sent confidential documents related to Brittany Higgins to a journalist because she believed the attorney-general was "stitching" her up.

Childcare staff to get $3.6b boost

The ASX200 has finished 0.25 per cent higher, its second day of modest gains after a 3.7 per cent plunge on Monday.

Former Wesfarmers executive and prominent company director Gene Tilbrook has passed away at the age of 73 after battling serious illness in recent years.

No rate cuts before Christmas

The ASX200 finished up 0.4 per cent after falling 5.8 per cent over Friday and Monday, its worst two-day drop since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

University peak bodies say a proposed cap on international students is little more than a smokescreen for debate on immigration numbers, a committee was told.

Share rout heat on RBA

The Australian share market has suffered its worst day in more than four years as rising fears of a US recession sparked global panic selling.

Former defence minister Linda Reynolds must have known Brittany Higgins had been sexually assaulted when she met with her junior staffer, a defamation trial has been told.

Aid agencies and federal government departments are set to front a Senate committee hearing on Australia's support for Ukraine.

Australian market tipped for steep fall US recession rumblings to roil ASX

The ASX200 has dropped 2.1 per cent in its worst performance in 16 months, just two days after its biggest jump in 20 months.

A former PwC chief executive who was linked to the consulting firm's tax leak scandal will be dragged under the spotlight for the first time.

Mineral tax credits may land sooner

The ASX200 gained 0.3 per cent to close above 8,100 for the first time after Fed chairman Jay Powell talked up a September rate cut in the United States.