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Medibank CEO George Savvides believes he is winning the war on surging healthcare costs.

War on healthcare costs hits tipping point

Tim Binsted

Medibank Private boss George Savvides said signing a new contract with listed private hospital group Healthscope marks a "tipping point" in his fight to slow rapid rises in health policy premiums.

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Australian start-ups have long faced a funding drought.

Land of the battle-hardened start-up

John McDuling

There is still a long way to go before Australia is considered in Israel or London's league when it comes to producing the world's next great companies, but a new breed has emerged.

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Qantas steps it up

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 23:  Qantas CEO Alan Joyce and NIB CEO Mark Fitzgibbon announce a partnership with a fitness phone app.Pictured at a CBD Gym on November 23, 2015 in Sydney, Australia.  (Photo by Ben Rushton/Fairfax Media)
Tim Binsted

Private health insurance is rapidly moving toward a future where customer behaviour is monitored by health funds.

Crunch time for 7-Eleven

A lack of trust has created an atmosphere where the franchisees are concerned that the deal isn't what it seems.
Adele Ferguson and Sarah Danckert

It's crunch time for 7-Eleven as franchisees decide whether to accept new contracts with head office.

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Aussie drops as greenback finds friends

The Australian dollar suffered as the greenback climbed.
Mark Mulligan

The Australian dollar plunged more half a US cent on Monday, as further greenback support and the resulting commodity price weakness reversed a week-long rally driven mainly by investors unwinding or covering bets the local unit would decline.

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Be afraid, they are coming for your super

The government's biggest tax decisions concern superannuation.
Peter Martin

 Forget the GST – it's tackling the burgeoning problem of superannuation that will show whether the Treasurer is serious about fixing tax.

Banking & Finance

Apps latest weapon in super wars

AustralianSuper says its new mobile app will help members track when their super is paid.
Sally Rose

The nation's largest industry superannuation fund, AustralianSuper, has warned errant employers its new mobile app will help members keep a closer eye on their contributions.

Mining & Resources

Newcrest's Cadia mine resumes operating

Newcrest Mining has escaped from last month's sag mill failure without having to lower its full year guidance
Peter Ker

Newcrest Mining appears to have escaped from a mill failure at its biggest mine without having to lower its gold production guidance, after news on Monday that the mill has resumed operating.

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Suburbs rise over the city for developments

Carolyn Cummins

The opening of the revamped Westfield Hurstville and the final stage of Stockland's Wetherill Park shopping centre and an improved office market in Parramatta, are further evidence that growth is happening outside of the Sydney central business district.

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Arnott's fine for misleading packaging

Arnott's has been fined $51,000 following the issue of five infringement notices by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission relating to representations made by Arnott's about its Shapes Light & Crispy product.

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