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The restructure is specifically targeted at back office staff, and comes after the lender struck deals with two overseas partners this year to take on work.

Across the continent, investment in commerce and national security are becoming increasingly difficult to separate as dependence equates to power.

It was the first policy shift under the new central bank chairman, who was selected by the president with an expectation that he would cut borrowing costs.

Fed meeting to begin; fresh AI warning - what’s moving markets

Leaked documents show that, as far back as 2020, the PBOC flagged “defects” in the benchmark pricing system for iron ore that favoured Australian miners.

Au Gold Corp Selects the First Two High-Priority Drill Targets at its Havelock Gold-Antimony Project, Victoria, Australia tradingview.com

Australia's Santos signs two separate LNG agreements with POSCO Steel and Western LNG miningweekly.com

The government’s migration changes reflect the business-like approach that the corporate sector has been calling for. But don’t expect the heat in this debate to fade.

Mapping the Market: Australian dollar in trouble as bearish pressure mounts Reuters

The Australian government suspends pomelo imports just months after market access was first granted.

Sydney Housing Slump Creates Pandemic Sized Hole State Tax Take

Batteries based on cheaper and more abundant sodium instead of lithium could revolutionise the market as soon as next year, according to an industry leader.

Economists warn that multibillion-dollar interventions risk locking employees into unproductive firms while hurting overall national productivity.

Tens of thousands of North Korean labourers working in Russia and China reportedly raised as much as $US800 million last year for Kim Jong Un's nuclear weapons program, helping Pyongyang evade UN sanctions.

Former Australian Test opener Ed Cowan believes the Big Bash League is already attracting the game's biggest star without private investment.

Federal policy settings are not providing enough incentive for BHP and Rio Tinto to accelerate the switch to electric trucks, says a leading investor group.

Robertson, a senior adviser at Morgans, is leading the raising and has also chipped in some of his personal wealth.

A $32 billion data centre proposed for a site west of Brisbane will be used by AI giant Anthropic.

Why is Vodafone stock sliding today?

Deutsche Bank upgrades AstraZeneca stock rating to hold on trial results

Storage King was spun out of ASX-listed Abacus in 2023.

The mining giant is resisting attempts to bring the workplace tribunal in to arbitrate the long-running dispute once and for all.

The government should not just mechanically limit temporary migration, but retarget the program to bring in the most needed and most qualified immigrants.

Industry groups warn the changes will hit the economy and exacerbate skills shortages; Tony Burke says the immigration debate is “out of control” while also admitting the current policy settings are no longer working. How the day unfolded.

The call for more oversight comes before a summit between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump that will be closely watched for signs China and the US can cooperate on AI.

European gas eases from 2023 peaks; shipping risks, low storage anchor prices

In one of the first major wins for an “AI-powered” law firm, Ezylegal has beaten the Queensland taxman with a ruling that could cut bills for home owners.

The boss of Hong Kong-based conglomerate Jardine Mathieson says the country’s slow regulatory approvals is preventing more investment into the country.

Air force secretary Troy Meink says the US needs to make sure it can “operate freely” in space, an important arena for American military and economic security.

Australia’s Santos Signs Two Separate LNG Agreements With POSCO Steel and Western LNG EnergyNow.com

The Victorian auditor-general’s office found a decision to extend the state’s lottery licence by 40 years lacked transparency, but there were no “significant probity issues”.

The leaked plans have sparked backlash from creatives and critics across the political spectrum.

The inquiry into corruption on major Victorian infrastructure projects will hold an opening hearing next Wednesday, two months out from the state election.

Australia's Santos signs two separate LNG agreements with POSCO Steel and Western LNG Reuters

Nationals MP David Littleproud is backing more coal-fired power stations and nuclear energy to underpin the enormous energy requirements of a $32bn data centre.

The predicted AI job apocalypse hasn’t landed yet. But the industry is more concerned about the bigger problem of human extinction.

Dalaroo Metals has homed in on priority drill targets at its Watheroo copper-nickel-PGE project in WA, after a new IP survey confirmed prior exploration indicators.

The state government introduces legislation to repeal a requirement for a coal mine to house its workforce in a nearby town.

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Australian Dollar Slips as Fed & RBA Rate Views Diverge tradingpedia.com

Leaked government documents reveal AI companies would be allowed to train their models on online content without paying its creators as long as they struck deals with enough rights holders.

IMF Urges RBA to Stay Hawkish Citing Inflation Upside Risks

ANZ CEO Matos Warns on AI, Data Centers, Treasury Yields: Australia Briefing

Dangerous prisoners like Gerard Baden-Clay could remain locked up for life under legislation introduced to state parliament on Tuesday.

The regulator fined the social media-linked betting platform $1 million for breaching gambling safety laws.

Sarytogan Graphite has hit a 318m-long intersection with alteration and copper-bearing veins from surface in Kazakhstan,hinting it may be close to the heart of a porphyry.

Donald Trump has just been dealt a big setback in his plan to make the US the crypto capital of the world.

Kevin Warsh was handpicked by Donald Trump to lead the Fed, but the pair have been on a collision course. Their relationship faces its first true test this week.

The numbers are mind-boggling. If true, or even close to true, it would have made a bloke from Perth the highest-paid employee in the history of the technology industry.

The ABC’s managing director has rejected the outcome of an investigation conducted by the media regulator that found a Four Corners program on the Australian War Memorial redevelopment failed its own code of practice.