What we learned today, Friday 15 September
That’s it for today, thanks for reading. These are the day’s main stories:
The fallout from the shadow Indigenous Australians minister Jacinta’s Price’s comments on colonisation continued, with Labor, the Greens and some Liberals condemning them, while Barnaby Joyce described them as a “masterclass”.
The Indigenous Australians minister, Linda Burney, has decried “unbelievably racist and bullying” treatment in candid remarks to the NSW premier, Chris Minns.
More than a million Dymocks customer records were revealed to have been posted on the dark web after a hack, as it also emerged that AFP officers had their details compromised when a law firm was hacked earlier this year.
Thirteen people were injured after a bus and a truck crash in a remote location in Western Australia.
The Australian share market enjoyed its best gains since July after the European Central Bank hinted overnight that it might be done raising interest rates.
The NSW government announced that the eastern stand at Sydney’s Olympic Stadium would be named after Cathy Freeman, the Olympic gold medal-winner.
We will see you back here for more news tomorrow.
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Share market rallies for best day since July
The Australian share market has enjoyed its best gains in two months after the European Central Bank hinted overnight that it might be done raising interest rates, AAP reports.
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index on Friday finished up 92.5 points, or 1.29%, to a 10-day high of 7,279.0, while the broader All Ordinaries climbed 99.9 points, or 1.35%, to 7,482.6.
For the week the ASX200 rose 1.7%, basically erasing its losses from the prior week.
The Australian dollar was at a two-week high against its US counterpart, buying 64.68 US cents, from 64.42 US cents at Thursday’s ASX close.
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