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Ten of the 11 sectors fell. Picture Newswire/ Gaye Gerard

MARKET WRAPPremium‘Smashed’: Oil price surge batters ASX

Australia’s sharemarket has recorded one of its weakest trading days of the year after oil prices surged above US$101 a barrel.

Cameron Micallef

Grace Tame has apologised after comments she made about sexual violence during the October 7 attacks drew widespread anger. NewsWire / Monique Harmer

NEWSPremiumGrace Tame apologises after Oct 7 remarks

Grace Tame has apologised after comments she made about sexual violence during the October 7 attacks drew widespread anger.

Andrew Hedgman

Police have charged a Perth music teacher with producing child abuse material and indecently recording a child. NewsWire/ Sharon Smith

CRIMEPremiumMusic teacher accused of vile crime

A music teacher who taught students at several private schools is accused of producing child abuse material and indecently recording a child.

Emma Kirk

Backing up once of his first moves as Premier, Ben Carroll will move to further water down Victoria’s nation-leading work from home legislation. NewsWire/ David Crosling

AT WORKPremiumLandmark Aussie WFH laws watered down again

Victoria’s landmark work-from-home laws have been watered down again – with businesses now facing a lower bar to reject employee requests altogether.

Blair Jackson

Kevin Rudd says Australia should join the United States in deterring China from invading Taiwan. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

NewsPremium‘Tripwire’: Ex-PM’s plan to stop China war

Kevin Rudd has revealed his “ultimate formula” to evading a catastrophic war on Australia’s doorstep.

Nathan Schmidt, Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

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NewsPremium‘Modest’: Labor waters down gas proposal

Labor has watered down a key pillar of its gas reforms, which it promises will protect buyers from price shock.

Nathan Schmidt

The sunscreen was pulled from shelves after Choice consumer group found its SPF was just 4. Instagram

NewsPremium‘Deceptive’: Fresh twist in sunscreen saga

A high-profile sunscreen brand that came under fire for one of its products returning a sun protection factor of just 4 has taken on the manufacturer.

Alexandra Feiam

Moira Deeming has joined Family First ahead of November’s state election in Victoria NewsWire / Aaron Francis

PoliticsPremiumControversial MP’s next move after sacking

Moira Deeming has been announced as a candidate for an upcoming Victorian state election – but it won’t be for the Liberals.

David Hannant

Australia doesn’t have a migration ‘problem’, it’s been claimed. NewsWire /Joel Carrett

POLITICSPremiumBusiness leaders deny Australia has ‘migration problem’

The chief executive of Australia’s leading business body has denied Australia has a migration “problem”.

Nathan Schmidt

Elena, 25, has motor neurone disease and is now using brain-computer interface technology designed by start-up Fluent to decode speech signals using an AI voice profile. Pictured left is MSWA speech pathologist Bradley Pang.

HealthPremiumAussie brain-tech startup’s bet to restore people’s voice

Charity MSWA is backing five health-tech startups in a $1.75m push, as AI helps a young WA woman hear her own voice again after almost a decade.

Ryan Johnson

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MARKET WRAPPremiumAussie dollar rises to four-month high

The Australian dollar has surged to a four-month high amid hawkish comments from the Reserve Bank and oil prices topping US$100 a barrel.

Cameron Micallef

Independent Senator David Pocock pushed for a 25 per cent tax. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

ENERGYPremiumSign Aus’ gas tax threat hasn’t ‘gone away’

Santos boss Kevin Gallagher says the debate over taxing Australia’s biggest export earner is far from over – despite the government rejecting the idea.

Nathan Schmidt

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NEWSPremiumAusPost under fire for secret shutdown plan

Australia Post has been accused of concealing a board-endorsed closure plan despite its top boss’s insistence there is no such secret strategy.

Cameron Micallef

Mortgage holders could be just weeks away from further interest rate hikes as the Reserve Bank’s second-in-command says thecentral bank will do what it takes to get inflation back to target.

FINANCEPremiumRBA tipped to lift rates to 15-year high

In a grim warning to mortgage holders, experts say it is just a matter of when before interest rates soar to a 15-year high.

Blair Jackson and Cameron Micallef

Jackie 'O' Henderson’s blockbuster trial against her former employer is set to take place in the Federal Court next month. Supplied/Instagram

COURTPremiumJackie O claims investors misled on fallout

More details about Jackie O’s blockbuster court case against her former employer ARN have emerged.

Emma Kirk

Rising petrol prices have smashed household confidence. NewsWire / Christian Gilles

FINANCEPremium‘Deeply pessimistic’: Aussie confidence falls

Australian household confidence has collapsed, with mortgage holders bearing the sharpest blow as house prices continue to decline.

Cameron Micallef

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NFLPremiumSurprising spin-off of NFL at the MCG

Data shows a historic NFL fixture in Australia comes with a surprising surge in upgrades of this must-have household item.

Blair Jackson

Grace Funerals director Asha Dooley said conversations about sustainable funerals were becoming more common. Supplied

NewsPremiumAussie woman buried in mushroom coffin

A Sydney family has farewelled a loved one in a mushroom coffin made from mycelium and hemp.

Emma Kirk

Former teacher’s aide Thomas Gottaas, 20, was sentenced in the Campbelltown District Courthouse for sexually abusing a dozen children online to obtain child abuse material. NewsWire / Simon Bullard.

COURTPremiumTeacher’s aide’s vile requests to young boys

A former teacher’s aide who coerced young boys into performing sexually explicit acts over social media has learned his fate at court.

Emma Kirk

Seven of 11 sectors on the ASX lost ground on Monday. NewsWire / Nikki Short

financePremium‘Tourniquet’: Oil gains outweigh ASX tech loss

The rising tide of oil prices has lifted the Aussie share market to a steady gain to open the week.

Blair Jackson

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UPDATEDPremiumBuilder collapses owing $3bn in debt

Housing developer Bathla Group has provided an update after collapsing with more than $3bn in debt and hundreds of unfinished projects.

Joanne Williamson and Andrew Hedgman

Gillespie said there would always be another work day, but parents don’t get those early moments back. David Swift.

DADSPremium‘Dads Caucus’ plans to fix parental leave

A Wiggles star is taking centre stage to highlight the need for Aussie dads to take up parental leave, with a new report exposing the barriers keeping dads at work.

Paige Fryer

A basic salary could help Australians have a ‘luxe’ retirement. NewsWire

FINANCEPremiumSalary needed to retire a millionaire

A basic income could be all it takes to retire with $1m in the bank, as these factors combine to supercharge nest eggs for Aussie workers.

Cameron Micallef

Angus Taylor and Pauline Hanson.

POLITICSPush to criminalise flag burning ‘not about’ One Nation: Angus Taylor

Angus Taylor insists his proposal to jail flag burners is ‘not about’ clawing back voters from One Nation, while again ruling out joining forces with the populist minor party.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer