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FED:Aussie shares edge lower as WiseTech leads IT sell-off

Modest gains in financials, consumer discretionaries and industrials have softened the blow of an IT and health care stock sell off in a weak start to the week.

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Aussie shares edge lower as WiseTech leads IT sell-off

Modest gains in financials, consumer discretionaries and industrials have softened the blow of an IT and health care stock sell-off in a weak start to the week.

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Aussie shares bounce as rate hike fears ease for now

Miners, energy stocks and banks have helped the ASX stage a relief rally after weak GDP results boosted the odds of the Reserve Bank keeping rates on hold.

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WiseTech AI Layoffs Spark Chilling Handwritten Death Threat Against CEO Zubin Appoo's Family

WiseTech faces a security crisis after AI-related layoffs led to threats against its CEO. The backlash highlights growing tensions over automation-driven job cuts.

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Labor MP challenges Marles over Israeli government support – as it happened

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Morning Mail: One Nation’s growing pains; Israel deports Gaza flotilla activists; Kosciuszko feral horses surge

Pauline Hanson’s party is being forced to dissolve and reconstitute new local branches

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WiseTech begins redundancies – but omits ‘AI’ from emails to Chinese employees, workers say

ASX-listed company announced in February it would lay off almost 30% of its 7,000-strong workforce across 40 countries

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‘Your craft is obsolete’: WiseTech staff in limbo as AI touted as better than humans

The software company said in February it would cut 2,000 jobs but, as it touts new technology, workers are still waiting to hear which roles will go

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Past disruptions show Australian workers can weather AI

A federal government minister says Australia could see the creation of lots of jobs involving empathy and human connectedness as AI adoption increases.

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Will AI take Australian jobs, or is it just an excuse for corporate restructure?

More than 1,000 Australian tech jobs have recently been cut, with companies citing AI productivity gains. But that’s not the full story, experts say

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‘Devastating blow’: Atlassian lays off 1,600 workers ahead of AI push

Layoffs to affect 10% of workforce amid Australian company’s restructuring plan to push into artificial intelligence and enterprise sales

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WiseTech to axe 2000 staff as AI transition boots up

The era of manually written code is over, the boss of logistics technology group WiseTech Global says, as it becomes the latest company to flag AI job cuts.

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Is the share market headed toward a ‘SaaS-pocalypse’ – and what would that mean?

Software companies are facing major disruption from AI and investors are pulling back, wiping off billions in value – but does it spell the end for software-as-a-service?

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Shares snap three-week win streak despite final sprint

Australian shares have showed no signs of a Santa rally despite gaining in Friday trade but losing for the week as energy stocks plunged.

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Founder of big tech group 'cleared' by external review

WiseTech Global has released more findings from an external review into the alleged misuse of company funds by co-founder Richard White.

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Player tips AI to send half of logistics jobs packing

AI agents will replace basic offshore labour while making highly skilled local operators far more important, a leading logistics software provider reckons.

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WiseTech cops first strike on pay as probe continues

An impassioned speech from an Australian technology mogul wasn't enough to woo shareholders into approving a corporate pay deal after a year of controversy.

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WiseTech Global Offices Raided by Police, Regulators Over Chairman Richard White's Share Trading

WiseTech Global headquarters raided by Australian Federal Police and ASIC investigating chairman Richard White's alleged share trading violations. Stock plunges 17% as investigation unfolds.

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Aussie shares fall as miners, major companies drag

A strong banking sector performance wasn't enough to rescue Australia's share market from a negative session, as miners and two segment leaders tumbled.

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Tech giant founder targeted as federal police raid firm

Shares in Australian technology giant WiseTech are in freefall, down 15 per cent in early trading, after revelations of an ASIC-AFP raid.

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Billionaire's Wisetech gets insider as new chief

Zubin Appoo has been appointed chief executive of Australia's biggest tech firm, WiseTech, replacing its billionaire co-founder Richard White.

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Super fund offloads $580m stake in embattled tech firm

Australia's biggest superannuation fund has sold its interest in local company WiseTech over governance concerns, following a chaotic board shake up.

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Major super fund sued over tardy death benefit payouts

AustralianSuper is the latest major super fund to face legal action for allegedly failing to pay out benefits to families of dead members in a timely manner.

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Australian shares plummet to six-month low

The Australian share market has fallen to its lowest level since towards the end of 2024 as uncertainty over global trade sends investors ducking for cover.

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Billionaire entrepreneurs can make for bold businesses but often with fewer checks and balances

Richard White, head of WiseTech Global, is the latest of a small number of charismatic business founders to have captured the public and corporate imagination.

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