Aust dollar hits two-month low
Local currency closes lower after Atlanta Fed president suggests QE tapering could be announced within weeks.
Aust stocks close higher
Local bourse pares gains to close higher ahead of Thanksgiving Day holiday.
Oppn won't back GST changes
Shorten, Albanese won't extend tax, govt 'shoving' issue onto states.
•Govt 'weaseling' out of Gonski: Shorten
Japan dives into Aust home loans
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, AMP deal is first foray into Aust mortgage market: report.
ISS urges Billabong chair removal
Proxy adviser wants to replace directors with Coastal Capital appointees.
RBA launches same-day payments
Central bank says direct entry payments will be settled same day, as of today.
Saputo sweetens Warrnambool bid
Deal needs 51% stock acquisition, WCB urges shareholders to accept.
•GOTTLIEBSEN on farmers' market power
CPA terminates Dexus takeover bid
Property group fails to respond the rival GPT Group bid in allotted time.
Telstra NBN staff to return to work
Staff who halted pit, pipe repairs on asbestos fears to return to work: report.
Foxtel boss urges deregulation
Freudenstein says free-to-air networks have unfair advantage on sporting rights.
SMEs optimistic on Aust growth
Small business believe econ will grow in year, but less positive about own growth.
Debt deadline looms for PNG’s stake in Oil Search
DataRoom: Papua New Guinea govt must refinance $1.7bn in debt soon or relinquish its 14.6 per cent holding in Oil Search.
Aust dollar lifts at noon
Local currency edges up as investors take profits from US dollar's strong run.
•SPICER on the currency wars
Labor support overtakes govt: poll
Survey shows Labor leads for the first time in 3 years, Abbott still preferred PM.
•KOHLER on the pension age
Nine roadshow response mixed
DataRoom: Australian leg indicates float will price at lower end of range.
Charter Hall completes equity raising
Retail trust completes $80m institutional placement to partly fund acquisition.
BHP reduces carcinogen exposure
Miner also reports reduction in injuries, targets drop in fatalities to zero.
•BHP cancels mine opening on airport closure
Brickworks heads to court
Building company seeks clarity on proposal to end cross-shareholding.
The Spectators
Strong demand stokes the LNG flame
Robust demand for LNG should see the sector withstand threats of increased supply abroad and changes to the gas pricing mechanism.
Budgeting was easier when life was brutish and short
Is lifting the pension age to 70 feasible? For the Grattan Institute and Productivity Commission it’s the only way to avoid a perpetually sick federal budget.
How to stem a health care haemorrhage
Swelling health care costs are at the centre of Australia's looming budget blowout. Improving productivity gains and pushing towards evidence-based procedures may help to relieve pressure on the budget.
Drinking the green Kool-Aid at a Warsaw intermission
Environmentalists pin too much on international talks, setting themselves up for failure. As the US and China are showing, it's the domestic arenas that matter most.
Abbott's a few sparks short of a global power agenda
Tony Abbott has 10 months to create a domestic energy agenda that will work on a global stage. The RET, domestic gas price and energy white paper could help or hinder.
A disunited Europe will struggle to disintegrate
Repatriation of powers is not the answer for the European Union. The region's disunity would make such a move more difficult than further integration.
Will pay dirt slip through farmers’ hands?
Fortune will continue to favour GrainCorp and Warrnambool Cheese - but international takeovers would pass rewards from the farmers to managers and the supply chain.
A Sydney-centric housing boom
While investors prop up Sydney housing, growth in other cities is much lower. And it’s not because of first home buyers or slow income growth.