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The ASX has risen to its highest level since February.
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Sineva Wilson

Earnings optimism bolsters ASX to highest level since March

The local bourse was bolstered by a string of strong earnings results and amid hopes the US and Iran will get closer towards resolving the Middle East conflict after talks resumed.

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Wesfarmers and SQM's Mt Holland lithium venture.

Wesfarmers green lights $1.4b WA lithium expansion

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The supermarket giant is hiking the price of a household staple as its suppliers face ongoing fuel-related supply chain and operational cost pressures.

Coles to charge more for item bought by almost every shopper

Companies
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NAB is the latest bank to confirm it is joining the cull, after ANZ revealed it was slashing 3500 jobs and 1000 contractors.

NAB and ANZ job cuts are just the start of killing season

Companies
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Consumers are being urged to shop around for the best grocery deals, though Australia’s third-largest supermarket offers the greatest overall value.

Cheapest supermarket and average shop totals revealed

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Chief executive Anthony Miller said households were feeling the strain even as businesses kept spending.

Westpac home mortgages slump 20pc as investors retreat

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Coles is the latest of Australia’s big corporate giants to look at offshoring jobs to beat rising wage costs.
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Coles follows Qantas with hundreds of jobs to move offshore

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The strong annual result concealed a sudden fall and recovery late in the financial year.

Is your super fund among this year’s best-performers list?

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Housing prices falling in Melbourne and Sydney The Nightly

Australian homeowners brace for pain as prices set to plunge

Australia
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What are the medical reasons that would allow you to access superannuation early? How do you do it? And is it worth the tax whack you’ll cop?

Is your dodgy knee worth the tax hit to access super early?

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Financial expert Rachel Cole has cautioned against panic selling investment properties as housing tax changes loom.

With property tax changes looming, is now the time to sell?

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Joe Hockey says Jim Chalmers’ May Budget was ‘the worst in history’.

CGT changes ‘stupid’ and will hurt AI investment: Hockey

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The Iron Bridge magnetite project has been plagued with issues even before it started production.

Fortescue flags $1.1b writedown over troubled Iron Bridge

Mining
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A MinRes truck on the upgraded Onslow Iron haul road.

MinRes breaks records and grows a pile of cash

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Wesfarmers and SQM's Mt Holland lithium venture.

Wesfarmers green lights $1.4b WA lithium expansion

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The war on Iran is hitting US partners Australia and New Zealand among those racking up billions of dollars in higher fuel import costs after prices spiked with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Australia bleeds billions as Iran war sparks oil crisis

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The Hon. Chris Bowen MP, Minister for Climate Change and Energy, speaks at the National Press Club.

‘It’s on me’: Bowen won’t shy from energy responsibility

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Perdaman founding chairman Vikas Rambal, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Premier Roger Cook and Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King in Karratha.
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We need to hit the gas on building new Aussie oil refinery

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Woodside has narrowed its production guidance for the full year to between 174mmboe and 185mmboe.

Oil market turmoil pumps up revenue for Woodside

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