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Australia's largest online bookstore, Booktopia, has collapsed and been placed into voluntary administration. Meanwhile, Australian stocks ended higher on Wednesday after a rally on Wall Street overnight.

The ASX 200 closed down 0.2 per cent after battling back from a sharp fall on opening.  Look back at how the day unfolded on our live markets blog.

The Australian share market falls despite Wall Street finishing higher. Look back on our blog to see how today's events unfolded.

A global minimum tax on billionaires would help to fix the problems of our broken income tax systems, a new report says.

The ASX fell across the day, ending 0.8 per cent down, while in retail news, Myer and Premier Investments are mulling over a big deal and the federal government unveiled its mandatory Food and Grocery Code of Conduct that aims to protect suppliers from supermarkets' buying power. Look back at how the trading day unfolded on our live markets blog.

David Cameron took a colossal gamble on Brexit and lost. What followed was years of political chaos and division. With a general election approaching next month, did Brexit break Britain?

Australian stocks traded lower the day after the Reserve Bank kept interest rates on hold at a 12-year high. Catch up on the latest updates in our live blog.

The ASX was in the doldrums again, down 0.3% as China data disappoints and the Wall Street rally stalled. Look back on the day's financial and business news as it happened with our blog. 

US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed the 10-year deal in a spate of G7 actions intended to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin. 

A crime ring smuggling drugs into Europe has collapsed after a three-year investigation with 40 arrests made.

The Australian share market has rebounded from a two-day losing streak after a rally in technology and healthcare stocks, while the nation's unemployment rate fell slightly in May to 4 per cent.

The ASX200 lost 1.3pc as investors waited for US Fed rates decision, and private equity lobbed a $1.8 billion offer for Autobarn. Catch up on the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 

Radical-right political parties have made significant gains in the European Parliament elections, as nationalist and populist groups continue to gain dominance in national settings across EU capitals.

The French President labelled the rise of nationalism a danger to Europe, gambling on an early vote to re-establish his waning authority.

French President Emmanuel Macron calls for new parliamentary elections after his camp heavily lost to the far-right National Rally party in the country's EU election.

British TV doctor Michael Mosley has been reported missing after going on a coastal walk alone on the Greek island of Symi. 

Former adviser to the French government Natanael Bloch says concerns over immigration are favouring far-right parties.

Basic award and minimum wage rates will rise by 3.75%, starting July 1, while the ASX has opened the week up 0.8% following a strong lead from Wall Street. Look back on the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 

Some economists say decades of poorly managed globalisation, overconfidence in the self-regulation of markets, and austerity, have hollowed out governments' ability to respond to crises effectively, and that needs to change.

Sportsbet agrees to "enforceable undertaking" to improve anti-money laundering regime. The ASX loses more ground as investors digest yesterday's "hot" inflation result. As it happened.

The ASX gained steadily across the day, closing 0.8% higher, just shy of a record close. Look back on the day's financial news and insights from our specialist business reporters as it happened on our blog.

The ASX followed US markets lower on Friday as worries about higher interest rates for longer outweighed continued AI optimism in the tech sector. 

The Australian share market has ended slightly lower after Telstra revealed plans to sack 2,800 workers, while US tech stocks drove the Nasdaq to a record high and rate cut optimism pushed gold and copper prices to their highest levels ever.

Star Entertainment surged on Hard Rock takeover interest as ASX enjoyed solid miner-led gains. Look back on our blog to see how today's events unfolded.

The EU has outlined their main concerns as the algorithms stimulating behavioural addictions in children creating the "rabbit-hole effect", and Meta's age assurance and verification methods.