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Wall Street retreated on Tuesday as the Trump trade lost steam.

ASX slides as ‘Trump trade’ peters out on Wall Street; miners, banks fall

The Australian sharemarket remained in the red throughout the day on Wednesday, marking the index’s third consecutive day trading lower.

  • Hannah Hammoud

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Victoria Park in the City of Sydney was fenced off after asbestos was discovered.

Why asbestos mulch crisis is just the tip of a lethal iceberg

If we are to be free of this health scourge, all asbestos must be removed from our built environment and safely disposed of.

  • Matt Peacock
James Hardie CEO Jack Truong.

James Hardie CEO says he was ‘blindsided’ by bullying claims, sacking

James Hardie Industries’ recently fired chief executive, Jack Truong, says he “unequivocally” rejects the building materials giant’s allegation he bullied and intimidated colleagues. 

  • Patrick Hatch
James Hardie CEO Jack Truong (right) with his predecessor Louis Gries.

James Hardie’s CEO sacking highlights falling tolerance for workplace bullies

Bosses who intimidate and humiliate staff have been put on notice, as management experts say companies and employees are losing tolerance for workplace bullies.

  • Patrick Hatch
Joanna McNeill was diagnosed with silicosis after coming back from maternity leave last year. She’s just 34 years old.

‘The unknown is terrifying’: Young mum’s deadly lung disease the tip of the iceberg

Joanna McNeill has become one face of a campaign for tougher regulations to protect workers exposed to deadly dust, with fears of a possible ‘tsunami’ of deaths.

  • Rob Harris
Housing dwellings starts

Housing construction poised to fall off a cliff

The Housing Industry Association’s dire forecasts for new housing construction make for chilling reading both for building materials companies and for the broader economy.

  • Elizabeth Knight
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Nick Miller, CEO of cement and building materials company Adelaide Brighton, says infrastructure projects of varying sizes are needed as part of government stimulus spending.

ADBRI boss says fast-tracking infrastructure projects will boost recovery

The boss of Australia's biggest cement group, Nick Miller, says getting more infrastructure projects off the ground is the best way to get people back to work.

  • Darren Gray
James Hardie has suspended dividend payments and is closing three plants.

James Hardie shutters plants to contain COVID-19 fallout

Building products manufacturer has suspended its dividends and tightened its profit guidance in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Darren Gray
The local sharemarket edged higher on Wednesday despite a speech from the RBA governor pushing out the odds of a near-term rate cut.

ASX closes higher after RBA pours cold water on rate cut bets

The S&P/ASX 200 closed 0.4 per cent higher on Wednesday thanks to gains in materials and information technology.

  • David Scutt and Lucy Battersby
Gold prices dropped to a three-month low on Friday, sending Aussie gold mining stocks lower.

ASX ends week higher, but gold miners smacked by falling price

The Australian stock market closed lower on Friday, but was higher overall for the week.

  • Lucy Battersby and David Scutt

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