Listed real estate agency McGrath warns investors that its full-year profit will probably miss analyst forecasts, as it confronts an exodus of agents.
The Government will seek a revised TPP deal without support from US President Donald Trump, claiming it will still bring "tremendous" benefits to exporters.
The south-eastern states are leading Australia's economy, with previously struggling Tasmania looking to join that group, while the resources-dependent states continue to struggle.
Politics is the new black for big investors, with economics as a driver of market sentiment becoming somewhat passé.