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Information technology stocks have moved lower on Wall Street at the start of trading. (AP PHOTO)

MarketsPremiumWall Street subdued in choppy trade after bank earnings

US stocks have opened mostly lower as investors digested earnings results including from major banks.

Tharuniyaa Lakshmi and Purvi Agarwal

Women’s climb to the top of corporate Australia has suffered a fresh setback after a decade of hard-won gains.

NEWSPremiumBacklash against female bosses

A fresh call has gone out for companies to adopt gender targets as progress for women in leadership slips backwards.

Andrew Hedgman

ASIC has stepped up scrutiny of Australia’s biggest accounting firms over failures to properly verify the value of billions of dollars in superannuation investments, with EY and PwC singled out for audit shortcomings.

ASICPremiumEY, PwC under fire over $80b super audit failures

The corporate watchdog has slammed accounting giants EY and PwC over inadequate checks on billions in retirement investments, warning some assets could be worth less than reported.

Ryan Johnson

CEW warned at the current rate, gender parity in Australia’s top companies remained decades away.

Workplace MattersPremiumSenior women leaders report rising backlash to gender equity

There is growing opposition to gender equity in workplaces, according to damning new figures that also reveal progress for women in executive leadership has gone backwards.

Cheyanne Enciso

Resources Minister Madeleine King will address the National Press Club on Wednesday about the gas policy.

Oil & GasWA in the dark on Feds’ contentious gas policy

Despite months of discussions with WA, the Albanese Government has still not communicated how the State will be affected by the national scheme even as it introduces legislation to Parliament on Wednesday.

Andrew Greene and Sean Smith

Germany's ?Nuremberg airport has faced disruption after a report of an air emergency. (AP PHOTO)

AviationPremiumGerman airport closes due to aviation emergency

Flights have been suspended at Germany's Nuremberg airport after a report of "an unclear air emergency", with media reporting a possible drone sighting.

Staff Writers

Former Reserve Bank of Australia governor Bernie Fraser.

RBAPremiumFormer RBA boss says interest rate hikes ‘won’t change much’

Former Reserve Bank boss Bernie Fraser has hit out at successor Michele Bullock’s four inflation-busting interest rate hikes this year amid warnings more may be on the way.

Matt Mckenzie

Glencore chief executive Gary Nagle.

MiningPremiumMining giant’s copper allure tested in ASX debut

Glencore begins trading on the ASX on Wednesday after a listing that didn’t involve selling new shares or raising funds, in a test of the company’s ability to attract cash from a fresh pool of capital.

Paul-Alain Hunt, Carmeli Argana and Amy Bainbridge

Genesis Minerals boss Raleigh Finlayson.

MiningPremiumGold heavyweight Finlayson’s mystery new venture

Genesis Minerals boss Raleigh Finlayson has set up a new private company shrouded in mystery and coincidence.

Adrian Rauso

There’s a special provision in the proposed bill that has caught a few eyes authorising the Minister to onsell WA’s freight rail network in full, or in part, to a new buyer. 

Herd on the TerracePremiumThe giant exit clause in freight rail buyback plan

It sparks the question: why include such a clause unless the Government is genuinely considering vending parts of Arc onwards to a third party?

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CHILDCAREPremiumCollapsed childcare provider shuts 11 centres

Hundreds of families are racing to find childcare after a collapsed provider suddenly shut multiple centres across the country.

Andrew Hedgman

Seven of the 11 sectors finished higher on the ASX Photo: NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard

MARKET WRAPPremiumBig banks save ASX 200 from global falls

The Australian sharemarket avoided most of the fallout on Tuesday, amid fears from the fallout from a Chinese company and a downbeat Reserve Bank.

Cameron Micallef

Pauline Hanson says she will not ‘hold back’ businesses needing skilled labour ‘to come into the country’. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

MIGRATIONPremiumHanson’s business pledge in migration crackdown

Pauline Hanson made a pledge to Australia’s business community amid her party’s plan to crack down on migration – with one major catch.

Nathan Schmidt

Anthony McClure, newly appointed executive of Norfolk Metals.

Norfolk Metals installs seasoned duo in boardroom overhaul

Norfolk Metals has appointed veteran Anthony McClure as executive chairman and Richard Pugh as a non-executive director to drive its Chilean copper pivot, headlined by the proposed US$50M Ciclón acquisition.

Penny Taylor

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An existing Air New Zealand codeshare with Qantas will end on April 7 next year.

AviationPremiumAir NZ touts cheaper flights in partnership bid with Virgin

Air New Zealand has applied to expand a codeshare partnership with Virgin Australia into a broader reciprocal relationship that will replace existing ties with larger rival Qantas Airways.

Tracy Withers

The Tasmanian government helped King Island's Dolphin Tungsten Mine reopen in 2023. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

BusinessPremiumGovernment to spend $75 million mining shares windfall

A government has outlined how it will spend a significant return on investment from shares it acquired to help out a critical minerals mine.

Ethan James

Eggs supplier Sunny Queen and 11 other producers allegedly agreed on a common method to price eggs. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

BusinessPremiumConsumer watchdog cracks down on alleged egg cartel

Australia's biggest egg suppliers have been accused of banding together to block their competitors and inflate prices, allegations the companies deny.

Stephanie Gardiner

WA Gold Limited’s previous reconnaissance drilling and a recent SAM geophysical survey have identified multiple high-priority targets at its Bullabulling gold project, 30km west of Coolgardie in WA.

BULLS N’ BEARS WA Gold geophysics lights up 4km of targets near Coolgardie

WA Gold has defined nine geophysical anomalies spanning over 4km of strike at its Bullabulling North project, west of Coolgardie, along a structure interpreted to host a nearby 4.5-million-ounce gold deposit.

Doug Bright

Orbit Resources is spinning out its Narraburra rare earths project into a new ASX-listed entity, Matrix Critical Minerals.

Orbit sets $12M rare earths spin-off in motion

Orbit Resources has launched a $12 million rare earths float for its Matrix Critical Minerals spin-off, allowing the company to focus on its NSW gold-silver assets while Matrix develops the Narraburra project

Murray Ward

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There is no cure for asbestosis, a deadly disease caused by inhaling asbestos fibres. NewsWire / Diego Fedele

CourtPremiumDying man’s record-breaking asbestos win

A Queensland man who has only a handful of years left to live has been awarded Australia’s biggest asbestos compensation payment.

Angie Raphael

Mesenchymal stem cells from adult donor bone marrow are processed using NeuroScientific Biopharmaceuticals’ StemSmart technology, being developed for refractory Crohn’s disease.

NeuroScientific Biopharmaceuticals clears key US Crohn’s trial hurdle

NeuroScientific Biopharmaceuticals has secured key US backing for its Phase 2 stem cell Crohn’s trial, green-lighting a planned year-end start subject to regulatory, manufacturing and operational requirements.

Penny Taylor

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Identifai Genetics has made a strong start on the Australian stock exchange. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

BusinessPremiumPrenatal screening company makes strong debut on ASX

Indentifai Genetics, an Israeli company seeking to commercialise an AI-powered prenatal test, has successfully listed on Australia's stock exchange.

Derek Rose

RBA governor Michele Bullock and Treasurer Jim Chalmers both warned the Middle East conflict would put pressure on the national economy. NewsWire

FINANCEPremiumDire outlook for Australian economy

Australia is set to record the largest unemployment rate rise among advanced economies, a damning new report suggests.

Cameron Micallef

The ACCC has filed civil proceedings against 11 Australian egg suppliers. Zoe Phillips

BUSINESSPremium‘Cartel’: Huge claim against Aus egg sellers

Australia’s consumer watchdog has taken some of the country’s biggest egg suppliers to court over accusations they have been restricting supply to supermarkets.

Alexandra Feiam