With this outsize rate rise, the European Central Bank reaffirmed its commitment to wrest back control over prices that are surging at five times the target for inflation. bit.ly/3DEU49W

The decision by Gadens to boost the entitlement ups the ante for professional services firms. bit.ly/3U22rBu

Chief executive Terry Smart has told shareholders that in uncertain times shoppers will look for value. bit.ly/3NhWOwX

Greens candidates in some of Melbourne’s hippest electorates aim to punch a hole in Labor’s majority and form a minority government with Daniel Andrews. bit.ly/3Nccdim

House prices are predicted to fall at a much faster rate in Brisbane and Adelaide after record-breaking gains during the pandemic. bit.ly/3NcUSWl

ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott says the bank has a real-time view on wages, house prices and inflation. He’s not worried about what comes next. bit.ly/3sxDi63

Australia’s software M&A outbreak is threatening to spill into private markets, with big American funds homing in Melbourne-based unicorn Envato. bit.ly/3Dbuc3J

Canadian investment giant OMERS is in the running for clinical research company George Clinical. bit.ly/3N8rdxP

Rural supplier Delta Ag’s primed for sale thanks to favourable seasonal conditions, but suitors are wondering if recent gains are sustainable. bit.ly/3DbT8YY

Moves to give New Zealanders living in Australia voting rights would almost certainly face a High Court challenge and introduce discrimination into electoral law, a review has been told. bit.ly/3W0mJgJ

OPINION: Without urgent amendment, voting in multi-employer deals won’t be fair, democratic, or workable. bit.ly/3gGq3gF

Demand for natural gas is set to plateau by the end of the decade even if no new policies are introduced on climate, the International Energy Agency said. bit.ly/3W41RoJ

Seven West Media embarrassingly reissued its remuneration report. But why? bit.ly/3zirisM

Retailers hold vast amounts of customer data: phone numbers, drivers’ licences, the pharmaceuticals they use, alcohol they drink and the size of their underwear. bit.ly/3Ne9TaM

Bruce Lehrmann faces a second trial after one of the 12 jurors brought a research paper about false allegations into the jury room.
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OPINION: Mark Zuckerberg is prepared to bet tens of billions of dollars on his metaverse vision. Perhaps he should do that away from Meta’s core business. bit.ly/3FCr5oD

The sustainability of the aged care sector is at risk if its predominantly female workforce leaves for better paying jobs, the Prime Minister said bit.ly/3TY3vX9

Lynas Rare Earths and gold miner Newcrest playing catch up on production as water supply problems eat into revenue. bit.ly/3THvquy

ANALYSIS: Sexual assault trials are problematic enough without the intervention of detective jurors. bit.ly/3SzNaqA