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• Upbeat earnings from Meta and Microsoft boost local tech — as it happened

  30-04-2025 22:50 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX eked out a small gain, as strong rises in the local tech sector were offset by widespread falls in mining and energy. Here's how the day unfolded on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: Upbeat earnings from Meta and Microsoft boost market mood

  30-04-2025 22:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Technology giants are on the rise in extended trade, following a volatile day on Wall Street as data revealed the US economy contracted. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ASX set to slip after volatile day on Wall Street as US economy shrinks

  30-04-2025 22:50 via abc.net.au
  
  The local share market is set to drop on Thursday after a volatile day on Wall Street, as the US economy reverses as Trump's tariffs bite. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Canadian PM will visit White House to sign new trade deal, Trump says

  30-04-2025 22:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The newly-elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to visit the White House within a week in the hope of securing a fresh trade deal, according to US President Donald Trump. 
  
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• Too 'negative' and wrong priorities: Labor, Liberals on the nose with these voters

  30-04-2025 21:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Some Tasmanians are considering voting for non-major party candidates for the first time at Saturday's federal election, saying they are increasingly dissatisfied with the policies of Labor and the Liberals. 
  
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• Some voters considering first-time vote away from major parties

  30-04-2025 21:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Some Tasmanians are considering voting for non-major party candidates for the first time at Saturday's federal election, saying they are increasingly dissatisfied with the policies of Labor and the Liberals. 
  
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• Anger and apprehension: Camberwell responds to activity centre zoning

  30-04-2025 21:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Camberwell is one of the first areas to witness the way the Victorian government's new housing development plan is playing out on established neighbourhoods, heritage protections and property prices.
  
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• Amid zoning changes, long-term residents plan their exit from Camberwell

  30-04-2025 21:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Camberwell is one of the first areas to witness the way the Victorian government's new housing development plan is playing out on established neighbourhoods, heritage protections and property prices.
  
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• Stolen bank staff logins could be an 'open gate' for hackers, experts say

  30-04-2025 20:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Cybercriminals have stolen and shared almost 100 staff logins for Australia's Big Four banks, putting those businesses at a higher risk of mass data theft and ransomware attacks, cyber security researchers say.
  
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• Hackers have 'compromised' almost 100 bank employees, experts say

  30-04-2025 20:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Cybercriminals have stolen and shared almost 100 staff logins for Australia's Big Four banks, putting those businesses at a higher risk of mass data theft and ransomware attacks, cyber security researchers say.
  
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• US economy shrinks in first quarter of Trump's second term

  30-04-2025 17:37 via abc.net.au
  
  A flood of imports into the United States ahead of the Trump administration's tariffs have dampened economic growth.
  
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• Property prices lift and growth in house values continues to outpace units

  30-04-2025 16:48 via abc.net.au
  
  As voters head to the ballot box prepared to cast votes on the issue of housing affordability, new data shows national house prices trended higher in April, and are expected to keep rising as interest rates fall. 
  
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• Property prices lift and growth in house values continue outpacing units

  30-04-2025 16:48 via abc.net.au
  
  As voters head to the ballot box prepared to cast votes on the issue of housing affordability, new data shows national house prices trended higher in April, and are expected to keep rising as interest rates fall. 
  
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• House prices lift ahead of federal election, rate cuts to keep them higher

  30-04-2025 16:48 via abc.net.au
  
  As voters head to the ballot box prepared to cast votes on the issue of housing affordability, new data shows national house prices trended higher in April, and are expected to keep rising as interest rates fall. 
  
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• Coalition to release 'materially better, in double digits' budget costings

  30-04-2025 14:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor will claim the Coalition's budget deficits would be at least $10 billion smaller than Labor's forecast $150 billion shortfalls over four years.
  
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• MinRes amends ASX breach, new chair imminent

  30-04-2025 10:50 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mineral Resources has revealed it was non-compliant with ASX listing rules for six days this month, following the resignation of three directors who were on its audit and risk committee.
  
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• Rate-cut talk, banks help push share market higher

  30-04-2025 09:42 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Australian share market has risen for a fifth-straight session and closed the month higher, as hopes of an interest rate cut narrowed on favourable inflation data.
  
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• Shell to scale back Perth HQ

  30-04-2025 09:29 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Oil and gas supermajor Shell will reduce occupied floor space at its Perth headquarters by 40 per cent over the next year, consolidating its tenancy at Shell House from 10 floors to six.
  
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• Auditor General concerned about government land deals

  30-04-2025 09:05 via businessnews.com.au
  WA’s Auditor General has raised concern about the terms on which DevelopmentWA acquires land from other government agencies in a report that otherwise commended improved financial controls.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast April 30 2025

  30-04-2025 08:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Sam Jones and Elisha Newell discuss why a new type of artificial intelligence is generating a buzz in the global tech sector.
  
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• Trump tariff war a race to the bottom

  30-04-2025 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  Students of history will know how the Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930 played out, amid fears of a similar outcome from Donald Trump’s tariffs.
  
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• Here's what the Greens will prioritise in a minority Labor government

  30-04-2025 07:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The Greens have outlined an extensive policy wishlist in the hope they will wield the balance of power in a Labor minority government. So what are their key priorities?
   
  
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• Cedar Woods lifts profit guidance

  30-04-2025 07:18 via businessnews.com.au
  Cedar Woods has become the second land developer in two days to announce upgraded earnings, with its more affordable sub-divisions in Queensland and WA driving its improved performance.
  
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• Kwinana lithium refinery "continues to underperform", IGO says

  30-04-2025 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  The 'underperforming' Kwinana lithium hydroxide refinery continues to strain joint venture owners IGO and China’s Tianqi Lithium, while the Greenbushes mine churns out cash.
  
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• Watchdog finds pressure on pilots a factor in plane's highway crash

  30-04-2025 06:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Fuel mismanagement, maintenance oversights and "organisational pressures" contributed to a plane's crash landing on a highway in Western Australia in 2023, according to Australia's air safety watchdog.
  
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• Citrus packer fined $129k after 22yo worker degloved by machine

  30-04-2025 05:55 via abc.net.au
  
  A Riverland West company has been fined $129,000 and convicted on two Work Health and Safety Act counts following a serious degloving incident of a 22-year-old worker.
  
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• Regis made to wait on Plibersek decision review

  30-04-2025 05:50 via businessnews.com.au
  Regis Resources will wait until December for a review of a contentious ministerial decision to block the build of its McPhillamys goldmine in New South Wales.
  
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• Toubani taps investors for $29m

  30-04-2025 05:15 via businessnews.com.au
  Mali-focused Toubani Resources has announced it will raise $29 million in a bid to further progress its Kobada gold project towards a positive final investment decision later this year.
  
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• CPI falls within RBA target range; lowest level since 2021

  30-04-2025 04:15 via businessnews.com.au
  Core inflation dropped below 3 per cent for the first time since 2021, reinforcing expectations of a May 20 rate cut.
  
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• OPINION: Major party housing policies part of the problem

  30-04-2025 04:12 via businessnews.com.au
  OPINION: A hung parliament could be Australia's best chance of achieving sensible housing policy in the next term of government.
  
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• Orthocell gets Remplir approval for Canada

  30-04-2025 03:38 via businessnews.com.au
  Shares in Murdoch-based Orthocell rose by 15 per cent early on Wednesday, following news the biotech medical company had received regulatory approval to sell its nerve repair product in Canada.
  
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• Headline inflation stable at 2.4pc while RBA's preferred measure drops within target

  30-04-2025 03:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Headline inflation has remained steady but the Reserve Bank's preferred measure of consumer prices has fallen within the RBA's target band for the first time in more than three years.
  
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• Breaking: Headline inflation stable at 2.4pc while RBA's preferred measure drops within target

  30-04-2025 03:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Headline inflation has remained steady but the Reserve Bank's preferred measure of consumer prices has fallen within the RBA's target band for the first time in more than three years.
  
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• Creative Kym could change work world

  30-04-2025 03:00 via businessnews.com.au
  Professional services firms are going all in on a new kind of AI in an effort to revolutionise the way we work.
  
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• Election could change the future of Australia's hydrogen capital

  30-04-2025 02:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Gladstone in central Queensland is a major industrial city responsible for about one third of the state's carbon emissions. As it looks to decarbonise, could the election impact the city's green hydrogen push?
  
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• Coles revenue up 3.4pc

  30-04-2025 02:07 via businessnews.com.au
  Coles Group chief executive Leah Weckert has welcomed the company’s third quarter sales result, with revenue up by 3.4 per cent, or $336 million, to $10.37 billion.
  
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• Rental affordability crisis continues

  30-04-2025 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  The latest rental affordability snapshot paints a bleak picture for people on lower incomes in the private rental market.
  
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• Wall Street gains as earnings, data and tariffs gauged

  30-04-2025 01:43 via businessnews.com.au
  US stocks closed solidly overnight in positive territory after seesawing between modest gains and losses in choppy trading
  
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• 'Foal beats coal' in land use fight that divided a community

  30-04-2025 01:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Bickham Coal Company says after decades of deliberations it has "no intention" of resurrecting plans for mining on its controversial site in the NSW Upper Hunter.
  
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• Anger over highway 'patch jobs' amid less federal cash for SA roads

  30-04-2025 00:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Residents near major highways in South Australia say roads are "not up to scratch" with "bandaid" repair jobs amid proposed changes to federal infrastructure funding that could see the state receive less.
  
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• Record dry hurting small businesses in country SA

  30-04-2025 00:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Small businesses in parts of regional South Australia are feeling the pinch, as farmers and their families tighten their belts amid record-low rainfall.
  
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