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Derek Rose

Australian shares fall, dragged lower by NAB and BHP

The Australian share market has traded lower on the back of falls for key stocks. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

The Australian share market has fallen, dragged down by the big banks and major miners amid a disappointing quarterly production update from BHP and major job cuts at NAB.

The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index clawed back some of its early losses in afternoon trading on Tuesday, finishing near the day's highs.

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