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The ASX 200 closed 0.7% lower on Friday, extending its weekly decline to 1.2%, as mining stocks came under pressure from a three-month low in iron ore prices. Fortescue, BHP and Rio Tinto all fell, while the major banks also weakened. Bucking the trend was healthcare giant CSL, which jumped 5.8% for its strongest gain in more than four years. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Blueberry Markets analyst Zoran Kresovic about the forces driving the market and what investors are watching next.

The Federal Government, Greens and Coalition are gridlocked over post-budget measures on tax and the NDIS - with just one sitting fortnight remaining before Parliament rises for a five-week Winter break. As negotiations continue, participants in the NDIS are facing an anxious wait, with the scheme set for a major overhaul, including significant cuts.

Hezbollah has rejected a US-backed renewed ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon. The leader of the Iranian-backed group says the terms were negotiated in talks that they were excluded from - and they amount to surrender.Hezbollah has rejected a US-backed renewed ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon.The leader of the Iranian-backed group says the terms were negotiated in talks that they were excluded from - and they amount to surrender.