Bendigo slams Big Four
CLANCY YEATES 12:37pm | Bendigo and Adelaide Bank urges the government to put big banks' dominance under a microscope as part of upcoming inquiry.
Markets Live: Bulls drive ASX over 5400
12:06pm | The Australian market opens over three-quarters of a per cent higher following strong gains on Wall Street driven by strong earnings from Amazon and Microsoft.
Fugitive Foster seeking asylum in Fiji
AMY REMEIKIS AND BEN BUTLER 2:29pm | Fugitive conman Peter Foster has provided a photograph he says proves he has fled Australian justice to Fiji.
Snowgum goes belly-up
BEN BUTLER AND ELI GREENBLAT 2:42pm | Adventurewear retailer lurches into voluntary administration following an dispute over rent with a landlord.
Local miner rallies on Greenland vote
2:15pm | Shares in Perth-based minerals explorer soar after Greenland's parliament voted to remove a 25-year-old ban on uranium mining.
Treasury Wine faces class action
ELI GREENBLAT 11:48am | Litigation funders prepare possible class action against Treasury Wine Estates, claiming "deceptive and misleading conduct" over disclosures.
Rio sells off $1b in Australian coal assets
8:24am | Rio Tinto has agreed to sell its majority stake in Australia's third-largest thermal coal mine to Glencore Xstrata and Japan's Sumitomo Corporation.
Argo flags modest growth expectations
GEORGIA WILKINS 11:45am | Argo Investments has warned of weak earnings growth over the coming year as subdued economic conditions force companies to cut costs.
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12:47PM Bendigo boss: regulations favour big four
11:35AM Treasury Wine may face class action
11:20AM Rio Tinto sells Clermont Mine
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No news is good news as local shares surge
1:23pm | The big banks have led the Australian market to its highest level for the year as investors respond to a less fraught environment in the US and Europe.
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Dubai opens up sprawling second airport
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The devastating costs of sugar
Food manufacturers could be facing their tobacco moment as growing consumer awareness turns them against sugar, a report finds.
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