MarketsEquity MarketsThe BriefPrint articleEmployment falls; Trump ‘approved’ Iran plan; 2 unis in world’s bestJun 19, 2025 – 12.08pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginWant to get this in your inbox at lunchtime every weekday? Financial Review subscribers can sign up for The Brief newsletter here. Plus start your day with our Before the Bell newsletter and read a full wrap of the day’s news in Market Wrap.In today’s news, employment falls as the jobless rate remains steady, reports say Donald Trump approved an Iran attack plan, and just two Australian universities have made it into the latest global top 20.Loading...SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreThe BriefSubscriber exclusiveEmploymentIsrael-Iran conflictUniversity rankingsTrump diplomacyTrump's White HouseDonald TrumpIranJerome PowellFederal ReserveMacquarie GroupANZ BankIsraelBrad PittFormula 1Latest In Equity marketsFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In MarketsThe Australian Financial Review MagazineThe next trend in hotels? Ones you don’t check out ofAnna McCooeThe CEO who rediscovered his love of motorbikes (40 years later)It’s the coolest chalet in Switzerland – though not for everyoneBOSS Financial ReviewThese execs studied offshore MBAs. Here’s what they did nextHannah TattersallThe CEO of this $7b company is doubling his workforce – by using AIHow a banker, coal owner and pokies baron passed the ESG pub testLife & Leisure‘AI agents’ could turn out to be as useless as The Internet Of ThingsJohn DavidsonThe luxury caravan of the future is here – and it’s bulletproofThe designer who made the leggings you probably wearRich ListToorak Rich Listers caught up in mansion fireHannah Wootton‘How very Sydney’: Justin Hemmes forced to unleash charm offensiveBillionaire Geminder mulls asset sales at struggling Pro-Pac business