Fletcher rallied after agreeing to sell its major construction arm.
Banks and healthcare companies set pace with higher earnings.
Benchmark whole milk powder was unchanged in latest auction.
Australian regulator consults on changes for the big four banks.
Women are only between 1% and 7% of the trades workforce, new research has found.
Gas distributors already closing gaps.
Annual tourism growth is the slowest since 2013.
Update: 10.65% of investors voted against director fee hike at annual meeting.
Migrant-induced population increase contributes two-thirds of economic growth.
Trio of poverty researchers win Nobel Prize in Economics.
