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Countries seeking foreign investors in mining gold rush

The price of gold has more than doubled since 2019, which is good news for both governments and miners in the poor but mineral-rich Central Asian states

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US President Donald Trump's latest tariff threats have sparked recession fears on Wall St. (AP PHOTO)

S&P, Nasdaq post big drops on Trump tariff turmoil

S&P, Nasdaq post worst month since December 2022; Uncertainty over Trump tariffs weigh on markets in first quarter Dow up 1.0 per cent.

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Australia will not weaken biosecurity laws despite the US highlighting trade barriers on meat. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

‘Australia is not negotiating’: Albo’s tariff hard line

On the eve of President Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’, his office has released a report that highlighted various trade barriers imposed by Australia on American goods like beef, pork, chicken, apples and pears.

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Ipsos Feb 2025

The Nightly hits record audience numbers

The Nightly, Australia’s only evening digital newspaper, has smashed through yet another milestone, growing its unique audience to more than three million monthly readers for the first time.

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More than 350,000 items of Jeanswest stock will go on sale after the company entered voluntary administration.

Jeanswest reveals big news for $20m worth of stock after shock collapse

The denim company has promised ‘storewide discounts’ as it starts closing 87 stores around Australia.

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JACKSON HEWETT: The maths behind the Treasurer’s Goldilocks economy fails to add up.

Maths behind Treasurer’s Goldilocks economy fails to add up

JACKSON HEWETT: When Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down the Federal Budget, he presented a rosy picture: a growing economy, rising wages, stable inflation, and unemployment holding steady. But does it add up?

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U.S. President Donald Trump gets out of a Tesla Model S on the South Lawn of the White House on March 11, 2025.

Trump’s trade chaos shakes up markets

Share markets took a battering on Monday ahead of major economic news this week when the US reveals further tariffs and the Reserve Bank inks its next decision on interest rates.

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Michele Bullock, governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia.

ASX cops ASIC, RBA lashing for December trade blunder

Australia’s corporate watchdog and central bank have scolded Australian Securities Exchange over “deep concerns” for its reliability as a trading house and for taking too long to fix incident-prone systems.

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Todd Sampson joined the Qantas board in February 2015 when then-chair Leigh Clifford declared his appointment would add to the airline’s marketing expertise.

Qantas long-serving director to depart airline’s board

The airline’s chair John Mullen said a ‘refreshed board and executive team” would help Qantas ‘regain its place as one of Australia’s most trusted brands’.

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Australia’s small business leaders have called for the next government to make one major reform to help keep doors open and workers employed.

The one thing small business wants from next government

Australia’s small business leaders have called for the next government to make one major reform to help keep doors open and workers employed.

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Australian shares have lost ground in morning trade as investors fret over 'Liberation Day' tariffs. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

ASX wiped ahead of Trump’s feared 'Liberation Day' tariff slap

The Australian share market has wiped all of last week’s gains in half a session, as imminent fresh tariffs and their impact on global growth spook investors.

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Donald Trump says a TikTok deal will be reached by Saturday.

Trump says TikTok will be sold by end of the week

US President Donald Trump says a deal with TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDance to sell the short video app used by 170 million Americans would be struck before a deadline on Saturday.

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Wisetech Global executive chair Richard White.

Former WiseTech chair makes return as independent director

Former WiseTech Global chairman Andrew Harrison has returned to the board he departed just a year ago to fill the role of lead independent director.

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Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ is set to be anything but for the American economy.

Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ is set to whack America’s economy

A rush of new tariffs will hurt growth, raise prices and worsen inequality.

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ASIC chair Joe Longo says the superannuation industry should act immediately to address death benefit claims handling.

‘Unacceptable’: ASIC report exposes death benefit delays

ASIC has uncovered systemic failures in how major superannuation funds handle death benefits, with delays, poor service and board-level oversights leaving grieving families waiting months for payouts.

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