Plan to double super taxes from $180,000
High-income earners would be targeted with extra taxes on superannuation and capital gains under a plan that could raise more $8 billion a year, a top budget expert says.
Rabobank trader arrested in Perth
Former Rabobank money market trader Paul Thompson has spent the weekend in a Perth prison after being arrested as part of a global Libor-rigging scandal.
Baiada to pay $500,000 to contractors
Australia's largest chicken supplier, Baiada, will pay $500,000 towards the underpayment of contract employees.
Abandoning North Sydney 'not a good sign'
A likely move by Labor not to field a candidate in the North Sydney byelection, triggered by the resignation of Joe Hockey, has been slammed by the Greens.
They're not even 25, they're worth $58m
Appster founders Josiah Humphrey and Mark McDonald are worth $58 million, according to the BRW Young Rich list, and they believe Appster is a billion-dollar company.
Chinese offered no-deposit home loans to buy in Melbourne
One of China's biggest financial institutions is offering zero-deposit home loans for off-the-plan apartments in Melbourne.
Australia's China relationship gets 'solid' ranking
Australia has a "solid" relationship with China, according to a new international comparison by the Australia China Relations Institute at t...
Good with PlayStation? The NBN wants you
If you can use a PlayStation then you can help build the $56 billion national broadband network. That's the message from NBN recruiters.
Australia's banks are still too big to fail
Has the financial system inquiry, and countless new regulations since the global financial crisis, eliminated too big to fail banks? No.
Margin loans, CFDs and warrants in ASIC's firing line
Margin loans, contracts for difference and bank warrants could be curtailed or banned under far-reaching new powers.
