APRA fires super shot at unions
The regulator has warned super fund trustees must be "free from influence" in response to union calls for super funds to take an activist stance on industrial relations.
Westpac: We're no Storm Financial
The bank rejects findings of unethical behaviour and poor standards as it gears up for a second bout with the regulator.
Easy money era fuelled global terror
Loose global monetary policy and quantitative easing that inflated global asset prices have been blamed for helping to radicalise alt-right and other terrorists around the world.
Dutch police seek 37yo man in tram shooting investigation
The Dutch government raised its terrorism threat level to the highest possible after one person was killed and multiple others injured in a shooting in Utrecht.
Labor climate target risks 336,000 jobs
New analysis of the major parties' climate policies suggests Australia's "shadow carbon price" will hurt jobs, wages and critical industries.
Prices set for sharpest fall since 1965
The downturn in Sydney and Melbourne "may have at least another year to run" before hitting bottom.
NSW Labor promises larger budget surplus
NSW Labor's budget plans are based on ambitious targets to make government more efficient, including a huge cut to payments for top public servants.
Rio rejects Market Forces mission creep
The board of Rio Tinto has politely but firmly rejected an invitation from carbon warriors Market Forces to increase the miner's accountability for the climate-changing emissions of its customers.
Myer takes stock control high-tech
The beleaguered department store chain is part of a big push by Australian retailers to explore the benefits of "intelligent" bar codes.
Australia a focus for Shell's power ambitions
Australia's electricity supply sector looks set for a major shake-up based on the oil giant's desire to become a major player.
CBA's backdown on $100m R&D claim 'a positive' for innovation
CBA's decision to abandon a dispute with the tax office over a rejected R&D rebate worth up to $100 million shows the grant was never designed to be a "widespread tax deduction" simply for using technology.
Rio says China steel mills beyond its emission control
Rio Tinto has hit back at a push by activist investors to make it more accountable for carbon emissions produced by its customers, including Chinese steels mills.
How the ASX has defied a slowing economy
Intensifying gloom around the domestic economy has done little to curb enthusiasm for the Australian sharemarket.
Goldman, UBS seek buyer for PNG oil and gas hopeful
Australian companies are among big international oil and gas players asked to take a look at Papua New Guinea-focused oil and gas field developer, Twinza Oil.
Miners lead market gains in volatile day
Australian shares opened the week's trading slightly higher despite dipping into the red twice through the middle of the day.
Confidence in Chronican sees AFIC lift NAB stake
Why this big holder of bank stocks expects the sector's dividends will keep flowing.??
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BlackRock is betting on companies gaining from a weak US currency and those tied to China advancing on prospects of an improvement in the economy.
Opinion
The cost of political abatement
Scott Morrison is too nervous to talk in any detail about any economic costs of the Coalition's plans for curbing greenhouse gas emissions.
Want higher pay? Then cut tax on profits
Lifting pay by taking the burden on companies is not fashionable thinking. But it is true.
Smouldering franking credit fight sparks activist push
The passion surrounding Labor's proposed changes to franking credits still burns. Activist investors, and their targets, are listening and acting.?
The appalling power of social media
This is social media at its most vile and virulent. It allows the instant, global spread of the most appalling deeds and thoughts. It desensitises us to the most grotesque violence and malevolence, first of imagination and then of action.
The cost of Labor and Liberal climate policies
Depending on where Labor lands with its climate change policy, the shadow carbon price under a Labor administration by 2030 could be as low as $97 per tonne and as high as $626.
Economists warn of rush to sell as property prices fall
Economists are anticipating that the fear of not getting out is about to take hold and that listings in Melbourne and Sydney will rise as investors rush to sell.
NSW Labor promises larger budget surplus
NSW Labor's budget plans are based on ambitious targets to make government more efficient, including a huge cut to payments for top public servants.
Auditor-General closer to decision on Paladin contract review
Auditor-General Grant Hehir will decide by early April whether to review a series of lucrative services contracts awarded to companies on Manus Island.
Stagnant pay is pulling us all down
Wage growth did not 'fall' in Australia. It was pushed down by structural and cultural factors.
Ardern: Howard took 12 days, we've taken 72 hours
The Kiwi PM has announced an in-principle gun reform deal, which will be revealed to the public within the next week
Theresa May pins Brexit deal hopes on last-minute DUP talks
Theresa May was on Monday pinning her hopes of pushing her Brexit deal through the House of Commons on winning over the Democratic Unionist party in last-minute talks.
'Mindless tribalism' fostering hate: PM
Scott Morrison has announced $55 million in security upgrades for mosques and other places of worship and called for an end to the "mindless tribalism" in society.
Christchurch gun shop sold rifles online to accused shooter
The gun shop owner who sold alleged killer Brenton Tarrant his guns says he bought them online.
Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank begin merger talks
Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative government is backing the proposed merger between Germany's two biggest lenders.
Personal Finance
Buyer who 'wasn't in market' goes $330,000 over reserve
"We needed to make sure if we wanted the best outcome that everyone knew it was for sale, including people that weren't necessary looking for a house," says vendor and McDonald's franchise owner Ben Stockbridge.
Lenders defy market heat with low rates and long terms
Lenders are defying the market heat with new loans that reduce deposits a borrower needs to qualify, lower rates for borrowers with low deposits, or double the fixed-rate term, according to analysis of rates and conditions.
Why US equity investors may yet have the last laugh
The real return from US equities in the coming decade could plausibly be less than a third of what it has been in the last 10 years - and still top the returns from other assets.
What'll Waddle do with $4m injection?
Fintech startup Waddle has closed a $4 million funding round to expand its small business lending platform overseas and step up its challenge to Australia's big four banks.
It's not just a coincidence that nationalist violence is on the rise
The man with the world's largest bully pulpit keeps encouraging violence and white nationalism. Lo and behold, white-nationalist violence is on the rise.
Lessons from college bribery scandal
Hopefully, the apparent failure of some elite bosses in their personal lives will scare others into acting better during their working hours.
New 'generator' pays you $4000 to build a new start-up
A new business "generator" called Antler is targeting tech-savvy Aussie professionals keen to take the plunge to launch their own start-up.
Lifestyle
Bright lights, big country at the Parrtjima festival
Nor can many light festivals claim the sheer scale of this10-night program of arts and culture in Australia's red centre.
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