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World’s largest chipmaker evacuates after Taiwan quake
The chipmaker to Apple and Nvidia moved staff out of part of its building after an earthquake rocked Taiwan; the peak small business body has warned about growing numbers of insolvencies. Follow updates here.
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- Lois Maskiell
Yesterday
PM ‘expects full accountability’ for aid worker’s death
The PM says the tragic death of Zomi Frankcom is “completely unacceptable”; Jim Chalmers says RBA minutes show it didn’t consider increasing the cash rate in March. Here’s how the day unfolded.
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- Lois Maskiell
March
Rebel union calls for 28pc increase to minimum wage
A small retail union is calling on the workplace umpire to set a “living wage” of $29.82 an hour; Rio Tinto paid about $10 billion in taxes and royalties last year. Here’s how the day unfolded.
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- Lois Maskiell
O’Neil slams Liberals for blocking deportation bill
Clare O’Neil has criticised the opposition for stymying Labor’s efforts to improve community safety; Jim Chalmers says monthly inflation is at its lowest level in more than two years. Here’s how the day unfolded.
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- Lois Maskiell
Merger laws ‘too permissive’: Cass-Gottlieb
The competition watchdog wants the power to more carefully scrutinise “contentious acquisitions”; Matt Comyn has welcomed the US’s antitrust case against Apple. Here’s how the day unfolded.
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- Lois Maskiell
Low-paid workers ‘should not fall behind’: Albanese
The PM says increasing wages is part of Labor’s approach to easing cost-of-living pressures; Peter Dutton congratulates Tim Wilson for winning preselection for the seat of Goldstein. Here’s how the day unfolded.
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- Lois Maskiell
US proposes hostage-to-prisoner ratio in Gaza truce talks
The US has proposed for Hamas to free every hostage under a potential truce deal; New Zealander Nick Percat has claimed his first Supercars win in four years. How the day unfolded.
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- Lois Maskiell
Tasmania looks headed for minority government
Jeremy Rockliff promises more cost-of-living relief for Tasmanian households; Chinese media warns against an expansion of AUKUS, fearing a mini-NATO in Asia. Follow updates here.
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- Lois Maskiell
Taylor slams Chalmers over migration, housing crisis
Angus Taylor has accused Jim Chalmers of over-relying on migration while ignoring the housing crisis; the largest ever net intake of migrants landed in Australia in 2022-2023. Here’s how the day unfolded.
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- Lois Maskiell
PM slams opposition for ‘politicising’ diplomacy
Anthony Albanese has accused the opposition of attempting to politicise Australia’s representative to the US; Bridget McKenzie criticises Kevin Rudd for having “trash-talked” Donald Trump. Follow updates here.
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- Lois Maskiell
HWL Ebsworth chief dies suddenly
Juan Martinez, the managing partner of Australia’s largest legal partnership HWL Ebsworth, has died suddenly; Telstra’s mobile services suffer an outage. Follow updates here.
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- Lois Maskiell
Keating to meet Chinese foreign minister
The ex-PM has played down notions he is at odds with the Albanese government over China policy; Jacqui Lambie calls for Immigration Minister Andrew Giles step down. Follow updates here.
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- Lois Maskiell
TikTok a ‘national security threat’: Paterson
Shadow home affairs spokesperson calls for TikTok to be “severed” from ByteDance; US military destroys Houthi drone; Syrian soldier injured in Israeli strike. Follow updates here.
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- Maxim Shanahan
Aged care workers win further wage rise of up to 13.5pc
Aged care workers win second work value wage rise; Australia restores UNRWA funding; ‘Long COVID’ should not be used says QLD chief health officer; Read the latest here.
- Tom Burton
Budget to strike balance on relief, reform: Chalmers
Jim Chalmers says his next budget will strike a balance between relief, repair and long-term reform; Victoria will fast-track approvals for new renewable energy projects. Here’s how the day unfolded.
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- Lois Maskiell
Australia faces ‘creeping irrelevance’: Varoufakis
Yanis Varoufakis says lucrative tech industries in the US and China are driving a new Cold War; a former tax office employee has been jailed for accepting bribes. Here’s how the day unfolded.
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- Lois Maskiell
Israel will lose support if it does not change course in Gaza: Wong
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has backed President Joe Biden’s recent criticism of Benjamin Netanyahu’s conduct of the war in Gaza. Here’s how day two of the AFR Business Summit unfolded.
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- Lois Maskiell and Maxim Shanahan
‘Binary politics has made net-zero transition so much harder’: BCA
BCA president Geoff Culbert says federal governments are no longer able to implement long-term reforms due to populist voting. How the day unfolded.
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- Lois Maskiell, Maxim Shanahan and Campbell Kwan
Biden: Netanyahu ‘hurting Israel’ by not preventing civilian deaths
Bowen pans opposition’s ‘nuclear fantasy’; No need for PM to ‘turn up’ in Israel: Farrell; More than 30 Houthi drones shot down by US, UK. Follow updates here.
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- Maxim Shanahan
Key takeaways from Biden’s address
In his State of the Union address, Joe Biden said Israel must allow more aid into Gaza and touted the strength of the economy. Here’s how the day unfolded.
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- Lois Maskiell
