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ANZ's $14bn bond placement raised alarm bells with regulators several months before ASIC launched a formal investigation into the controversy last October, freedom of information searches reveal.

Meanwhile, business leaders such as Gerry Harvey and Graham Turner have backed orders for NSW public servants to get back to the office . They hope the move will embolden other employers battling to wean workers from their homes.

And Michele Bullock and her fellow directors on the RBA board have all but ended hopes of interest rate relief in Australia this year, despite the start of cuts overseas and a rout in global stock markets.