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Google's court defeat on Wednesday is set to strengthen EU antitrust regulators' hand against Big Tech as they roll out landmark rules next year to rein in their powers and force them to play fair with rivals.

The AEC is poised to test an expansion of its powers in a bid to enrol thousands of First Nations people missing from the electoral role within remote communities.

The Nasdaq 100 surged after the Fed announced a 75 basis-point rate hike for the second straight month and hinted at pausing the policy tightening depending on economic data. This, along with better-than-expected corporate earnings, should help the index stay resilient in the near term. Therefore, it could be wise…

The Prime Minister has claimed cuts to the Australian Electoral Commission under the previous government "restrict[ed] people voting in the Territory" because it reduced the number of staff "who were working ... to get people on the roll".

The Australian Electoral Commission has declared all successful candidates at the federal election and returned the writs to Governor-General David Hurley.

Pauline Hanson retains her Senate seat for another term, with the Australian Electoral Commission officially declaring she has finished fifth in Queensland's upper house race.

Labor's Fiona Phillips will retain her seat after the commission found there were no grounds to allow the Liberal challenger's request.

A recount of the vote in the NSW federal seat of Gilmore will not go ahead, despite a request from Liberal candidate Andrew Constance.

Fiona Phillips will have to wait even longer to be declared the new member for Gilmore.