Stock sell-off sparks ASX’s worst day since April

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The Australian share market has suffered its worst one-day decline since Donald Trump announced his so-called “Liberation Day” tariffs in April. The ASX 200 closing 1 per cent down; a stark contrast from Friday’s record close. Stephanie Youssef spoke with Blueberry Markets analyst Zoran Kresovic about why that was expected. Plus, a new joint report by the Australian Human Rights Commission and the Australian Human Resources Institute has found a quarter of HR professionals surveyed now classify workers aged 51 to 55 as "older". Stephanie Youssef spoke with Age Discrimination Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission, Robert Fitzgerald.


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