‘Jumbo’ Fed cut boosts Aussie shares
The Australian sharemarket booked a fresh record high on Thursday as investors celebrated the US Fed’s “jumbo” rate cut.
Mining
Heartbreak after man trapped in mine shaft
Police have revealed a heartbreaking update in the search for a man who fell down an old mine shaft in NSW’s coal mining region.
Aussie shares hit fresh record on Fed fever
The rate cut rally in Australian shares continued on Tuesday, with the local bourse hitting fresh highs once again as it booked a fourth consecutive session in the green.
‘There is no alternative’: Dire China news
There is growing concern that Australia’s reliance on China could be our undoing – and we’re already “very much in negative territory”.
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Huge update in divisive wind farm project
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ASX drifts lower on China woes
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Revealed: Australia’s most powerful union titans, enemies
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Staggering figure Aussie workers losing
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Albo slams Coalition’s ‘nuclear fantasy’
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Australia’s key role in ‘unprecedented’ move
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‘Stay clear’: Billionaire warned after kiss pic
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ASX falls on Wall St worries, BHP tumble
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