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Strong financials and IT stocks have helped the bourse to a fifth straight session of gains, as investors take profits on miners after a huge week for metals.

Coalition, Greens and free speech advocates have expressed concern about the bill, which looks set to fail in its current form. Here’s why

On December 14 2025, a terrorist attack occurred at Bondi Beach in Sydney Australia, leaving 15 civilians and one gunman dead. While Australia was still reeling in shock, social media saw the rapid spread of misinformation generated and powered by generative artificial intelligence (AI).

As recently as the early 1990s, 40% of Australian workers were union members. While there was a slight increase in 2024 – the first in a decade – that membership is now at 13.1%.