Miners .AXMM fell 0.5%, with Rio Tinto RIO.AX and BHP Group BHP.AX slipping 0.1% and 0.4%, respectively. Nov 16 (Reuters) - Australian shares edged lower on Thursday, led by gold and technology stocks, as strong wages data indicated that inflationary pressures were still running high and could prompt hawkish policy response from the central bank. In Sydney, gold stocks .AXGD fell 1.1%, tracking easing bullion prices as a stronger dollar offset expectations of the U.S. Federal Reserve being done with rate hikes.