2 h. ago Australia news as it happened: RBA keeps interest rates at 3.6 per cent; Wells under fire for fresh travel expense revelation

Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and beyond.

Events

3 h. ago ASX finishes in the red after RBA keeps rates on hold; TPG shares fall

The Australian sharemarket stayed in the red after the Reserve Bank held interest rates steady on Tuesday afternoon and said recent data suggested “the risks to inflation have tilted to the upside”.

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5 h. ago ASX stays in the red after RBA keeps rates on hold; TPG shares fall

The Australian sharemarket stayed in the red after the Reserve Bank held interest rates steady on Tuesday afternoon and said recent data suggested “the risks to inflation have tilted to the upside”.

Politics

5 h. ago Australia news LIVE: RBA keeps interest rates at 3.6 per cent; Wells under fire for fresh travel expense revelation

Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and beyond.

Events

7 h. ago Wells left car waiting for hours at NRL grand final, costing more than $1200

Sports Minister Anika Wells hired a Comcar limousine for nearly 10 hours while she attended the 2022 NRL and NRLW grand finals, with the hourly rate more than $100.

Economics

7 h. ago Wells left car waiting for hours at NRL grand finals, costing more than $1200

Sport Minister Anika Wells hired a Comcar limousine for nearly 10 hours while she attended the 2022 NRL and NRLW grand finals, with the hourly rate more than $100.

Economics

7 h. ago Bountiful Mediterranean dishes are best shared at this Carnegie fine diner

Owner-chef Yiannis Kasidokostas channels dishes from his Greek heritage into the S.owl menu.

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8 h. ago ‘They’re killing their own customers’: Beijing, we have a $1.5 trillion problem

China has posted a record trade surplus of more than $US1 trillion, and that before the year is even finished. Its trading partners are threatening to revolt.

Economics

9 h. ago TPG reveals another death might be linked to Triple Zero call problem

The telco’s chief executive, Inaki Berroeta, has told a Senate committee hearing that incompatible Samsung software is to blame for its September emergency call problem.

Events

15 h. ago ASX set to slide on RBA day as Wall Street retreats; Magnum ice cream disappoints in debut

US stocks are pulling away from their record heights, setting up the Australian sharemarket to open lower this morning.

Politics

26 h. ago The red flags childcare regulators may have missed in the Joshua Brown case

The rise of for-profit chains means the government now has to hunt “bad faith” providers through a complicated chain of company names, an inquiry has heard.

Events

45 h. ago Player ratings: The Aussie with a perfect 10 and the Englishman who embodies Bazball without brains

The second Test at the Gabba delivered many moments that will go down in Ashes history. We rate every Australian and English player from an unforgettable match.

Politics

50 h. ago The putt that sunk Cameron Smith – and his Australian Open hopes

Royal Melbourne played host to a dramatic finish to the Australian Open on Sunday as Cam Smith missed a five-foot putt on the final hole to hand Denmark’s Rasmus Neergard-Peterson a one-shot victory.

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50 h. ago The putt that sank Cameron Smith – and his Australian Open hopes

Royal Melbourne played host to a dramatic finish to the Australian Open as Cam Smith missed a five-foot putt on the final hole to hand Denmark’s Rasmus Neergard-Peterson a one-shot victory.

Politics

50 h. ago Health Minister still reviewing report on child gender services, as more than 400 sign petition

A review into Queensland’s gender services for young people was finalised a week ago, but the health minister said he is yet to finish reading it.

Politics

57 h. ago As houses burned around it, the one that Steve built stood firm

Steve Foskett finished building this home a month ago. He tells us why this and others were saved from Saturday’s ferocious blaze.

Events

63 h. ago Farmers’ campaign against feral deer trapped in Victoria’s red tape

Marie and David Trigg have fought for three years to control feral deer on their property, but say they have been met with bureaucratic delay.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘We’re realistic’: McLaren will use team orders if necessary to secure F1 title

Top team McLaren will impose team orders if necessary to secure the Formula 1 drivers’ title and deny Red Bull’s Max Verstappen a fifth in a row, chief executive Zak Brown has said.

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4 d. ago ASX Runners of the Week: Phoslock, Black Horse, DGR & African Gold

The Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is Phoslock Environmental Technologies, after it flicked the switch on its Chinese water treatment factory after four long years.

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4 d. ago ‘It’s an absolute joke’: Australia’s three overs in 18 minutes that have cricket greats fuming

The painfully slow over rates at the Gabba have angered fans and left the home team facing heavy fines and the loss of world Test championship points.

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