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Real wages are down, and the RBA is afraid to change that. Recovery may be unachievable unless real wages grow or profits and wages are redistributed.

Parliamentary debate on Victoria’s work-from-home laws has been parked after an hour-long meeting between the premier and business group leaders.

With bird flu now being detected in dolphins, scientists are being evacuated from a remote Australian territory to protect them from psychological distress.

Air New Zealand has plunged to a $A277 million annual loss, as soaring fuel prices and engine problems wiped out gains from stronger passenger revenue.

Harvey Norman is redoing its Australian store locations and has a big outdoor goods promotion planned after suffering a significant drop in shoppers.

Federal ministers have defended the the prime minister’s decision to keep Australia’s annual refugee intake on hold amid a migration overhaul.

A US judge has once again blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks to limit mail voting in the midterm elections.

Australia’s technology sector is leading the bourse higher, after strong earnings from US chip juggernaut Nvidia drove a buying spree on the Nasdaq.

Australia’s government-owned postage service has delivered an improved full-year financial result, but there are more changes to come.

Virgin has lifted profits in its first year back on the stock exchange, after ringfencing its fuel costs amid war-driven market volatility.

The Government is sharing your data between agencies and even with controversial CIA-linked surveillance group Palantir. Without permission, without disclosure.  

US President Donald Trump say he is renaming Lake Ontario to be known as “Lake America” in the United States amid trade tensions with Canada.

Australia’s Nepalese community is in mourning for the hundreds killed and many more missing in catastrophic floods along its border with Tibet.

Authorities say data belonging to 8.7 million people has been accessed during wifi sign-ups at Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands airports in the UK.

East coast premiers have warned Western Australia’s GST deal could cost the federal government support outside the resource-rich state.

Voters in an outer-suburban electorate say they’ve had enough of Labor, with One Nation tipped to win a state by-election as the party’s national support grows.

Facebook owner META has agreed to pay $US18 billion to settle a case brought against it by US states. The money will go to mental health programs for kids.

A bleak outlook for interest rates is weighing on investor confidence, after inflation data showed the Reserve Bank’s price growth battle is far from over.

Australia’s biggest pharmacy chain is growing sales and its global network as weight-loss drugs underpin new waves of revenue.

Nvidia has reported revenue more than doubled year-on-year to $US96.2 billion in its second fiscal quarter.