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Traders are still betting on the Reserve Bank to cut rates at its next meeting, but there are multiple factors that will worry the Reserve Bank of Australia board.

RBA rates setback as inflation rises and productivity slows

Traders are still betting on the Reserve Bank to cut rates at its next meeting, but there are multiple factors that will worry the Reserve Bank of Australia board.

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Taking time out of work to care for elderly parents can cause financial pain. But you may be eligible for one of two Centrelink payments. Here’s how much you could receive and how to apply.

Caring for Mum or Dad? These Centrelink payments can help

Taking time out of work to care for elderly parents can cause financial pain. But you may be eligible for one of two Centrelink payments. Here’s how much you could receive and how to apply.

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Successive governments, including the Coalition, have turned superannuation into a political plaything. The rules change constantly. Caps move. Taxes creep in. Definitions shift. It’s become a system built on sand.

Super system with shifting goalposts fails everyone

JENI O’DOWD: Successive governments have turned superannuation into a political plaything. The rules change constantly. Caps move. Taxes creep in. Definitions shift. It’s become a system built on sand.

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The Labor Government has approved Woodside’s North West shelf project.

How major North West Shelf gas plan approval will affect you

JACKSON HEWETT: Approval of Woodside’s huge North West Shelf project is a boon for WA and the Budget bottom line, but what does it mean for your monthly gas bill?

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The MAGA movement made political capital out of the environmental, social, governance framework but the pendulum could be swinging back again.

How ESG investing became a ‘recipe for Donald Trump’

‘ESG wasn’t a political slogan,’ one expert told an investment conference. ‘It wasn’t for regular, ordinary people.’

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Coles has appointed Michael Courtney, right, as chief customer and digital officer and Claire Lauber as liquor boss.

Coles shakes up executive team, names new liquor boss

Coles has shaken up its executive team with a newly-created role of chief customer and digital officer, as well as a fresh chief for its liquor division.

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Myer boss Olivia Wirth inside a Sydney store.

Myer’s plan to overhaul its loyalty program

Myer executive chair Olivia Wirth will relaunch its ‘market leading’ loyalty program later this year in a bid to fuel sales and unlock data to target shoppers with products they love.

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Santos boss Kevin Gallagher has launched a remarkable broadside on Victoria’s investment climate by comparing the State to North Korea, as the gas industry ramps up demands for red tape cuts.

‘North Korea’: Energy boss lashes Vic investment climate

Santos boss Kevin Gallagher has launched a remarkable broadside on Victoria’s investment climate by comparing the State to North Korea, as the gas industry ramps up demands for red tape cuts.

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Victoria's Geelong region is the most popular place for people from capital cities to settle.

Southern city claims top spot for Aussie re-settlers

The population of regional Australia is climbing towards 10 million, and one region has topped the list of places for capital city escapees.

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Qantas has promised to step up its staff safety procedures following a shock turbulence event that injured three cabin crew.

New Qantas rule after staff injured in shock turbulence event

Two crew members received minor injuries, including a facial injury and concussion, while a third was seriously injured with a fractured ankle.

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Inflation has risen slightly, defying predictions from economists of a fall deeper into the Reserve Bank’s comfort zone.

RBA still has room to cut despite inflation surprise

The latest reading on inflation has defied predictions from economists of a fall deeper into the Reserve Bank’s comfort zone.

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China is looking at using AI advantages in a production sense, as opposed to America’s aim of using the technology to become a superpower.

Xi Jinping’s plan to beat America at AI

China’s leaders believe they can outwit American cash and utopianism.

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On Friday, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) revealed that for the first time household solar and batteries will play a much more important role in the nation’s energy roadmap.

Why the Government is banking on household batteries

Households will increasingly be doing the heavy lifting to manage Australia’s energy transition as the cost of building new poles and wires soars.

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The owners of West Footscray’s IGA outlet complain that a plan by Woolworths to open a $28 million supermarket and bottle shop next door may drive them out of business.

Fight over Woolworths shows the problem with Aussie cities

AARON PATRICK: An unexceptional supermarket in Melbourne’s Western suburbs explains a lot about Australia’s property problem.

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Telstra boss Vicki Brady.

Telstra boss ‘stands by’ mobile coverage claims

Telstra boss Vicki Brady has stood by its claim of providing three million square kilometres of coverage following allegations from rival Vodafone it misled consumers by inflating how far its network reached.

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