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US stocks hit new record highs
THE stock market rally sparked by Donald Trump’s election victory has resumed, with the Dow Jones closing above 20,000 for the first time.
Finance news you need to know today
THE Dow Jones is trading above 20,000 for the first time, as Wall Street resumes a rally that began in the wake of Donald Trump’s election victory.
Controversial pollie barred from US
CHRISTIAN Democrat Fred Nile was blocked from entering the US for Donald Trump’s inauguration, after being classed as a “security threat”.
Figure that proves prices are crazy
IT’S the figure that proves house prices are out of control: the average Sydneysider now needs to spend almost half their income on their mortgage.
Finance news you need to know today
THE British government will introduce legislation within days seeking parliament’s approval to trigger Britain’s divorce with the European Union.
WA Focus
FROM AROUND THE SITE
Packed house Perth BBL final sold out
SATURDAY’S Big Bash League final at the WACA Ground is officially a sell-out, with tickets getting snapped up in just over an hour.
Aus Day scorcher Perth sizzles to 42 degrees
PERTH has lived up to to its 40-degree Australia Day forecast - with the mercury at 42 at 2.09pm and potentially still climbing.
Emergency Severe bushfire threatens South West
AN out-of-control and unpredictable bushfire is threatening lives and homes in Gwindinup, in the Shire of Capel, in the state's South West.
US stocks hit new record highs
THE stock market rally sparked by Donald Trump’s election victory has resumed, with the Dow Jones closing above 20,000 for the first time.
Finance news you need to know today
THE Dow Jones is trading above 20,000 for the first time, as Wall Street resumes a rally that began in the wake of Donald Trump’s election victory.
Why your ‘security question’ sucks
SO-CALLED “security questions” long ago outlived their usefulness, but banks still pretend they work. Here’s why they are “absolutely brain dead”.
Queensland lockout laws scrapped
STATE Cabinet has voted to scrap the 1am lockout and bring in mandatory ID scanning in nightclub precincts in Queensland.
Work
Fresh claims Centrelink robo-debt ’victims’ exposed
THEY claimed to have been victims of Centrelink’s new debt recovery system — but an analysis has revealed a number of them are welfare cheats.
Small Business
Baring teeth on business philosophy
George Thalassinos heard the cliche very early on his business life — ‘don’t let the business rule your life.’ Looking back on 25 years running Giorgio Dental, he muses that the advice sounds good, but it’s “naive.”
