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Barristers balloted on escalating action to an all-out strike

Members of the Criminal Bar Association are being balloted on an indefinite strike that would start on September 5.

The Independent UK

Australia’s jobless rate is only 3.4% – so what’s holding wage growth back?

That the tight labour market isn’t leading to real earnings rises is proof of a ‘deep structural weakness’, says one economist

The Guardian - AU

Consumer confidence takes a dive as rising interest rates and high inflation weigh on sentiment

The Westpac consumer sentiment index fell for a ninth consecutive month as interest rates, falling housing prices and high inflation woes mount.

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CBA predicts $3 trillion cost for net zero

The Commonwealth Bank plans to target the most emissions-intensive sectors first and set interim targets over the next 12 months.

AAP

CBA profit jumps to nearly $10 billion

Australia's biggest lender has lifted its annual profit by 11 per cent and declared a final dividend of $2.10 a share.

AAP

Business confidence rises with strong profits, but consumers are getting more pessimistic

Business confidence has risen, but consumer confidence is still deteriorating and economists warn it could be a sign of things to come.

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Economists deeply divided over Reserve Bank's likely interest rate trajectory

The major banks are deeply divided about the outlook for interest rates, and the difference is worth about $284 a month to a typical recent home buyer. So who will be right?

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Mike McDaniel explains the release of DT Adam Butler

He played a career-high 53% of snaps in 2021.

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Three of the big four banks raise variable home loan interest rates by half a point to match RBA rise

Increase puts the banks’ variable interest rates at highest in three years with Westpac and NAB yet to respond to official cash rate hike

The Guardian - AU

CBA, ANZ, Westpac and NAB lift interest rates after two days of 'radio silence'

After two days of silence, Commonwealth Bank was the first of the "big four" banks to lift interest rates on its variable mortgages by 0.5 percentage points — in an uncharacteristically slow response to the Reserve Bank's rate hike on Tuesday.

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Gyanvapi case: Anjuman Intezamia Masajid's lawyer dies of cardiac arrest

VARANASI: Senior advocate Abhay Nath Yadav, 65, who was leading the team of lawyers of Anjuman Intezamia Masajid — the Gyanvapi mosque management committee — in the Shringar Gauri case, died of cardiac arrest at his residence late on Sunday night.

The Times of India

Criminal courts face further disruption as barristers strike for fifth week

The Criminal Bar Association action is part of a dispute over conditions and Government-set fees for legal aid advocacy work.

The Independent UK

Auction clearance rates tumble as rising interest rates sap Australian homebuyers’ appetite

CoreLogic data for June quarter highlights ‘tougher seller conditions’ with house prices in Sydney and Melbourne roughly in line with a year ago

The Guardian - AU

Barristers launch full week of strike action as they claim justice system is 'failing the public'

They picketed courts in Manchester as a fourth week of industrial action begins

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Criminal courts face further disruption as barristers strike for fourth week

Lawyers gathered at Birmingham, Manchester and Winchester Crown Courts to back the escalating action in a dispute over conditions and legal aid fees.

Evening Standard

Criminal barristers warn of ‘national emergency’ as they head to Parliament in legal aid dispute

The criminal justice system is in the grip of a “national emergency” with politicians accused of playing Russian Roulette with its future, barrister told Parliament as their strike enters its fourth week.

The Guardian - UK

Barristers in England and Wales stage first five-day strike over legal aid funding

Members of Criminal Bar Association take fight for a 25% rise in legal aid fees to parliament

The Independent UK

Court security staff vote for strike action as barristers’ walk-out continues

At least 1,700 cases have already been disrupted by barristers’ strikes

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Interest rate rises push household finances towards pandemic lows, confidence plunges

Australians are still spending record amounts of money, but surveys show that could change quickly as interest rate rises send consumer confidence towards pandemic lows.

Manchester Evening News

Barristers slam 'crumbling' justice system as lawyers strike for third week

The walkout over pay and legal aid funding has ground many of Manchester's courts to a halt

The Independent UK

Criminal courts face further disruption as barristers strike for third week

The Criminal Bar Association is taking action in a dispute over conditions and Government set fees for legal aid advocacy work.

Los Angeles Times

Why haven’t MLB and players agreed on an international draft? Money, mistrust and more.

LOS ANGELES — In two weeks, Dodger Stadium, after 42 years, will finally host the MLB All-Star Game again. Stars will descend. Celebrities will surface. Major League Baseball will cash checks.

The Independent UK

Barristers threaten to sue government as strike continues to wreak havoc with courts

At least 700 court cases were disrupted by the first two days of a continuing strike over legal aid

ABC News

Commonwealth Bank, ANZ, NAB and Wespac to lift variable mortgage rates by half a percentage point

All of the big four banks will pass on the Reserve Bank's latest interest rate rise to home loan customers in full — but not all savers.

The Guardian - UK

Dominic Raab accused of failing to address concerns of criminal barristers

Number of cases delayed by strike hits 2,000 as barristers in England and Wales join picket lines again

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