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Another week down with plenty of news to discuss both locally and abroad.
Pick & Scroll News
March 07, 2025
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Good morning. Another week down with plenty of news to discuss both locally and abroad.
A few notable headlines to get your day started:
NSW government drops election promise to remove 9,500 poker machines, saying ‘it would make no difference’.
Watch: Chaos as MPs throw smoke grenades in Serbian Parliament.
Cyclone Alfred has landed. Live updates here.
Scientists trying to bring back the woolly mammoth ended up creating a woolly mouse.
All the headlines and more below...
AUSTRALIAN NEWS
Media, supermarkets and banks: what is the average salary at the big companies and how big is the gender pay gap?
Australia's gender pay gap has reached 22% across industries including media, supermarkets and banks according to the latest report. LINK
The Albanese Government will implement all recommendations to increase diversity in STEM industries. LINK
Australia's apartment approvals have increased for the first time in 2 years across NSW, VIC and WA. LINK
Australian markets hit a 10-week low as the US President continued to make the case for tariffs whilst China's new economic growth targets didn't immediately impress investors. LINK
Farm dams across South Australia are drying up as drought conditions threaten livestock water supplies. LINK
Australia's student housing supply has doubled in a decade despite government restrictions on international students. LINK
COMPANY NEWS
All the companies rolling back DEI programs
Major US companies including McDonald's, Amazon and Meta have reduced diversity initiatives following a presidential order. LINK
Virgin Australia is planning a late FY25 IPO following improved performance and a Qatar Airways partnership. LINK
CBA will complete its migration to AWS Cloud in May, 9 months ahead of schedule to enhance AI capabilities. LINK
Apple has expanded iPhone production in India while reducing manufacturing in China amid geopolitical tensions. LINK
Tesla's market value has decreased by $1T as Elon Musk aligns with Donald Trump, while investors question robotaxi plans. LINK
CBA has sold its remaining 4.4% stake in Vietnam's VIB for $170M to focus on Australian and NZ operations. LINK
ONE MORE SCROLL
Editor’s Pick: What is ‘feels-like’ temperature? A meteorologist explains.
Draft Pick: Yankees throw out one of baseball’s most notorious traditions: players can now grow beards.
Odd Pick: An Australian TV reporter becomes a victim of crime while reporting on the crime.
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