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There are growing concerns that the nation's stock exchange is contributing to a lack of industry innovation and economic productivity. David Taylor reports.

The family of an Indigenous teenager who took her own life in residential care in Darwin is calling on the NT Royal Commission to tell the State Government it must adhere to its obligations to use kinship care. Jane Bardon reports.

Today's COAG agreement to create a national drivers' licence database has sparked concerns that this could be the start of wider-used facial recognition. Penny Timms reports.

The Prime Minister and state and territory leaders have agreed to allow police access to drivers' licence photos at a special national security meeting in Canberra today. Naomi Woodley reports.

On tonight's PM: is the Australian Stock Exchange holding back our economic growth?; state and territory leaders approve a national security database of drivers' license photos; and a maritime mystery solved as a WWII wreck is found off the NT coast.

Business PM catches you up on the most important news in business and finance.

An economic expert is warning that without Commonwealth funding, South Australia's unemployment rate will rise following Holden's closure. The car maker will close its doors in a fortnight, bringing to an end all automotive manufacturing in Australia. Caroline Winter reports.

Around 30 futuristic, almost alien looking solar cars are about to begin a race across the Australian outback. It's the 30th anniversary of the event and the organisers say they can't believe how sophisticated the cars have become. Stephanie Zillman reports.

7000 Australians contacted the Bureau of Statistics in one day to ask for replacement same sex marriage surveys, after theirs didn't turn up in the snail mail. Jonathan Palmer is the Deputy Australian Statistician and he joined PM to discuss the requests for replacements.

The Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says she will move to ban political donations from property developers, after a damning report from the state's corruption watchdog. George Roberts reports.