Want a bigger pay rise? You’re probably making this mistake

The Sydney Morning Herald - Nov 12, 2026

The ‘peanut butter raise’ usually gets spread evenly, but there are always a few extra crunchy bits for those who can make the right case.

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Want a bigger pay rise? You’re probably making this mistake

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Dalaroo fires up diamond drill hunt for African gold riches

Nvidia ‘preparing to oust’ Jensen Huang, allegation of second affair emerges

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China’s property implosion has further to go, and markets are worried

CBA sued for overcharging tens of thousands of businesses

66,000 NAB workers owed $169 million in mass underpayment

Miners send ASX lower despite Wall Street rally; Xero soars

Please come back, David Jones. I’ll forgive you if you’ll forgive me

Chinese car giant BYD apologises after putting wheels on the wrong way

‘Gotta prioritise things’: Bosses brace for a wave of GTA VI sickies

‘We still have a plan’: David Jones to shut 19 stores, thousands of jobs to go

ASX closes higher as BHP rebounds, tech stocks rise; CBA, Macquarie Bank fall

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