iiNet blames Telstra for slow Netflix connection speeds
iiNet blames Telstra for slower internet speeds plaguing customers since the arrival of Netflix's video streaming on demand service.
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Key Stories
Markets Live: Shares bounce back
Live
The ASX has roared higher as heavyweights across banks, resources and healthcare enjoy a synchronised bounce, with the Aussie dollar lower as odds of a rate cut next week rise.
Coles, Woolies too powerful, survey says
Three out of four Australians say Coles and Woolworths are too powerful and would like tougher laws to boost competition in the $88 billion grocery market.
Telstra cuts cost of data download
Telstra has cut the cost to millions of mobile customers who go over their monthly download allowances, offering cheaper blocks of extra data to prevent bill shock.
Pilots wary of the new two in cockpit rule
A move to allow an "authorised person", rather than a flight attendant, to take the second seat in an airliner cockpit to comply with new aviation rules has raised additional security concerns among Australian pilots.
Tech float frenzy continues
Strong sharemarket debuts from Touchcorp and OtherLevels on Tuesday indicate the healthy investor appetite seen for technology floats in 2014 is set to continue into 2015.
'Why wait?': Small banks say don't delay
Regional banks say there is no reason for the banking regulator to delay raising the capital levels of the big banks to ensure consistency with global bank capital rules which could take years to complete.
- Markets Housing investor loans growth eases
- Comment & Analysis Slater & Gordon's sugar hit may turn sour
- Markets Santos 'simply must raise capital'
- The Economy $A drops as RBA rate cut chances increase
- Comment & Analysis Twiggy's cap call backfires
- Banking and Finance Macquarie to slash Asia jobs: sources
- Mining and Resources Ex-PanAust bosses slam leadership
- Aviation Flight attendants welcome 'rule of two'
- Business NBN targets 90,000 connections by 2016
- Markets Sell-off of banks, resources sinks shares
- The Economy Dividend imputation clears early hurdle
- Retail Under Armour heads down under
- Trains Allegro buys The Ghan, Indian Pacific
Market Indices
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James Packer sells Perisher ski resort to Vail Resorts
US-based Vail Resorts has bought Australia's Perisher ski resort for $176.6 million.
In Depth
Insurance, depression fears for pilots
Australian pilots say past disputes over payouts in the case of psychiatric conditions could make them less likely to be honest about their condition.
Vodafone vows reversal of 'Vodafail'
Vodafone Hutchison Australia is determined to become Australia’s least disliked telco by the end of 2015.
Non-profit health funds plan comeback
Health funds owned by their members are ramping up their campaign to steal back customers from the market giants.
Trading Room
How the miners are undermining our wealth
If these price falls have served any purpose, it’s to remind us of the risks faced by those who invest their retirement savings in mining, oil and gas.
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Markets
Markets Live: Shares bounce back
Live
The ASX has roared higher as heavyweights across banks, resources and healthcare enjoy a synchronised bounce, with the Aussie dollar lower as odds of a rate cut next week rise.
Tech float frenzy continues as shares bounce
Strong sharemarket debuts from Touchcorp and OtherLevels on Tuesday indicate the healthy investor appetite seen for technology floats in 2014 is set to continue into 2015.
a2 Milk shuns Asia rush as shares hit ASX boards
The a2 Milk Company's Geoff Babidge is targeting developed markets where consumers are turning their backs on dairy.
- Dollar drops as RBA rate cut chances increase
- Sell-off of banks, resources sinks shares
- Recovery lifts European banks' credit profile
- Rio Tinto Oyu Tolgoi talks down to deal breakers
- US stocks lift on takeover speculation
- Janet Yellen says Fed will increase rates slowly
- Farrell fells wood as market moves
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The Economy
Housing investor loans growth eases slightly
The pace of lending to property investors eased in February, giving the Reserve Bank of Australia more scope to cut interest rates without adding fuel to overheated housing markets in Sydney and Melbourne.
The nasty surprise about to hit average workers
The average Australian worker will find themselves bumped into the second-highest income tax bracket in just over a year's time.
Retail
Under Armour heads down under
Under Amour founder wants to opening flagship stores in major Australian cities within the next 12 months.
'Aussie Beer' made in China cops fine
A beer named "Aussie Beer" that was made in China has copped the ire of the competition regulator.
Banking & Finance
'Why wait?': Small banks say don't delay
Regional banks say there is no reason for the banking regulator to delay raising the capital levels of the big banks to ensure consistency with global bank capital rules which could take years to complete.
Apple, Google must sign fraud code, says PayPal
PayPal says consumer safety is at risk with Apple and Google pushing into the e-payments space, but not signing up to fraud codes.
Mining & Resources
Former PanAust bosses slam leadership
PanAust shareholders have lost confidence in the current board and management, and are likely to accept a takeover offer.
Iron ore graunches to new low
Iron ore has plunged to a fresh low below the price of some miners breakeven points.
World Business
Vinter to fight ice with firepower
After golf ball-sized hailstones battered vines in the Bordeaux area, managing director Emmanuel Cruse is pulling out the big guns.
Eurozone 'untenable' in current form
The eurozone cannot survive unless countries are prepared to cede sovereignty and become a "United States of Europe", the manager of the world's biggest bond fund has warned.
China
Chinese property crackdown called 'racist'
The operator of a Chinese-language real estate website says FIRB's crackdown on foreign investors is "racist".
Give China a reserve currency
Increased use of the yuan as one of the world's reserve currencies will force China to restructure more radically than its leaders may realise.
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Property Focus
Property boom reaches all sectors
The NSW property sector is currently experiencing a long term recovery.
More mergers flagged for REITS
GPT Group has emerged as the latest name to be casting an eye over the Investa Property Group portfolio.
Hot property: Playing the global game
What does the growing power of multinationals mean for our local commercial property market?
Melbourne small shop sales sizzle
Aldi hunts for new Melbourne CBD site
Soaring central city population growth from Melbourne's apartment boom has prompted Aldi to join a growing list of retailers looking for new CBD store spaces.
Executive Style
Five key watch trends to watch
Four emerging trends - and one that's had its day - from Baselworld fair.
Money
Advice register a winner for consumers
ASIC's register of financial advisers that went live online this morning has scored some early wins for consumers.
Your bear market survival guide
The best time to plan for a bear market is when things are going well, as they are now.
Small Business
Tax paper positive, reforms needed
COMMENT: Now is the time to explore a completely new approach to SMB tax.
Moustached woman impresses Branson
This is why sometimes in small business it pays to be pushy.
Business Video
Germanwings crash puts aviation under spotlight
As French investigators search for clues as to why Germanwings flight 4U9525 crashed, killing all 150 on board, there's a lot at stake for the companies involved.
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Comment & Analysis
EZCorp investors meeting is the stuff of dreams
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Slater & Gordon's foray carries injury risk
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Twiggy's cap call backfires in a big way
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