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The latest jobs figures are out, and they could shape what the Reserve Bank board decides on interest rates at its next meeting. The federal government has ordered an independent review into the algorithm that decides how much funding people get for at-home aged care, and not everyone's convinced it's enough. Britain wants other countries to join it in tightening sanctions on Russia-linked shipping, but there are questions about where the United States stands. For more news at any time you can follow the ABC News Top Stories podcast.