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The Latest Breaking News from Westpac

Consumers, businesses still wary about the future

Consumer confidence has taken a hit after another round of interest rate pain, with businesses also cautious about the outlook despite economic resilience.

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What Westpac zero deforestation pledge means for ag

A zero deforestation target for agriculture set by Westpac has been described as "enormous" by the conservation movement but condemned by farmers.

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Shareholder takes ANZ to court over climate risks

An ANZ shareholder will take the bank to court over concerns about its climate change and biodiversity loss risk management.

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Migrants and change of government drive sharp forecast rise in house prices

The nascent return of first home buyers is set to be snuffed out by 'horribly unaffordable' house prices. Jonathan Milne reports.

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PwC to cut more than 330 jobs in Australia after scandal over misuse of Treasury information

Consultancy giant will close ‘skilled service hub’ in South Australia with more redundancies across national workforce

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Westpac’s profit jump is no surprise when the RBA favours banks over households

Further hiking of interest rates to meet a 2-3% inflation target will serve to enhance the financial sector, not consumers doing it tough

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Westpac posts $7b profit, launches $1.5b share buyback

Westpac has posted a 26 per cent rise in net profit of $7.2 billion for 2022/23 and released a climate report which will affect lending to farmers.

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More young women are choosing a career in agriculture

More young women and people from multicultural backgrounds are choosing agriculture as a career, an analysis of census data over the past 15 years shows.

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RBA governor says inflation bump no surprise but won’t say whether rates will rise

Michele Bullock tells Senate estimates ‘we might need to go again’ as Westpac joins other big banks in predicting November rate rise

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Fugitive Jean Nassif gives up fight for builder licence

Fugitive Jean Nassif has withdrawn his bid to work as an Australian construction industry boss months after police accused him of a $150 million fraud.

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Australian shares rally to key marker in eight-day high

The ASX200 index finished 1.0 per higher following dovish remarks by several US Federal Reserve officials overnight.

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Business pressures ease in promising sign for inflation

The uptick in cost and price pressures plaguing businesses looks to have been temporary in a promising sign for the inflation outlook.

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Rescue helicopter's humble heroes reflect on a century of service

The trauma, the jobs that won't be forgotten, and the mateship that tethers the team.

Newcastle Herald

Borrowers left in 'mortgage prison' as firms quit personal lending market

A Commerce Commission inquiry has been warned that Kiwi borrowers will be unable to shift to more competitive lenders because of tough new credit rules. Jonathan Milne reports.

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One ACT fisherman still missing after police find body

The search for the 73-year-old continues.

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What's to stop Philip Lowe moving to a private bank after he leaves the RBA? It's what his predecessors did

Surely Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe won’t move to a private bank after his term as governor ends next week.

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Couple who died in suspected mushroom poisoning remembered – as it happened

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Explosion causes serious face injury, man flown to hospital

The man was in a stable condition at the time.

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Gone in two transfers: the email scam that cost Australian homebuyers their life savings

NSW residents Simon Elvins and his wife lost nearly $250,000 to a payment redirection scam – and they are not alone

The Guardian - AU

‘Bit of a conundrum’: contradictory economic signs make RBA rate prophecies difficult

Surveys point to two-track economy with low consumer confidence but business in a relatively strong position to weather any slowdown

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Households buckle under pressure, retail sales plunge to three-decade low

First annual fall in retail sales volumes since 1991, except for pandemic.

Newcastle Herald

Teenager flown to hospital after suffering eye injury while using nail gun

The young man was reportedly in a stable condition at the time.

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Australians pull back on retail spending as case for holding interest rate grows

Sales turnover across most categories dips amid cost-of-living pressures ahead of RBA decision on cash rate next week

AAP

Outlook for economic activity slightly more upbeat

Australia's economic growth is still tracking towards lower-than-usual performance despite future-looking indicators showing a glimmer of improvement.

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Forced sale concerns for 43,000 mortgage holders: survey

Around 3 percent of mortgage holders face the very real possibility of a having to sell over the next year as a result of higher interest rates.

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