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Thursday 24 February 2022 

Wages grow and expectations of interest rate rises heighten

Also today: 

• Australia slaps sanctions on Russia
• Woolworths warns of food price rises
• Rio Tinto announces the country’s largest corporate profit and biggest ever dividend

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It’s a great time to be looking for a job in Australia, with the unemployment rate at just 4.2%. Economists believe that figure could drop even lower and Seek just recorded the most jobs ads in its 25-year history.

James Nicholson, Asia / Pacific CEO of global recruitment firm Robert Walters, says salary offers are through the roof right now but warns it can't possibly last.

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Wednesday 23 February 2022 

Europe is on the brink of a full scale conflict as Russian troops march into the Ukraine. 

Also today: 

• Coles reports an impressive half year result
• Treasurer Josh Frydenberg cool on prospect of Cannon-Brookes AGL bid
• Mask wearing set to end

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After one of the biggest ever housing booms and with interest rates set to rise, the property market is already showing signs of cooling. And some analysts are predicting big price drops next year.

But Domain CEO Jason Pellegrino says he's not buying it, sharing his own predictions for house prices.

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Tuesday 22 February 2022 

AGL Energy knocks back an $8 billion bid, but the fight is nowhere near over. 

Also today: 

• Two fierce competitors join together to provide better telco services to regional Australia and the urban fringes
• Plenty of corporate results, including some good news for investors
• Deadly avocado wars in Mexico.

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Staff shortages, shipping bottlenecks and long product delays are a part of everyday life now and the global supply chain nightmare is a key contributor to rising inflation. But can these problems be solved by automation?

Greg Eyre, Vice President (Australia New Zealand) of Blue Prism, firmly believes robots are the answer and insists it won't cost people their jobs either.

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