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Staff firefighter Geoff Barker (left) with volunteer lieutenant Denis Latchford at Cranbourne CFA.

Nick Toscano 7:08PM

There's little sign that the Country Fire Authority is being ripped apart.

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An employee arranges a bed inside a royal suite room at the Hotel Lotte Co. Seoul hotel in South Korea.

$6 billion hotel float shelved

Sohee Kim and Regina Tan 6:36PM

It was the biggest deal going, now this company is mired in scandal.

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'Shopkins King': Manny Stul celebrates his win at the EY World Entrepreneur awards ceremony in Monaco.

World's top entrepreneur is an Aussie

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran 7:06PM

Most Australian parents probably haven't heard of Manny Stul, but they will know about his Shopkins.

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NBN receives lofty hospital pass

Elizabeth Knight 5:49PM

So Labor is going to rework both the technology and rollout of the NBN if it wins. Is this a threat or a promise?

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Workers stand on bamboo scaffolding at a construction site in Chongqing, China.

Weak construction data blunts China rally

Philip Wen 3:37PM

Fresh data shows Chinese investment growth is at a 16 year low.

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Myth busting: Dr Stephen Hitchcock (right) with Rob Webb (left).

Lazy, overconfident GenY?

Anna Patty 2:52PM

As a 26-year-old working in the advertising industry, Rob Webb does not identify with the stereotypes associated with Generation Y and his fellow millennials.

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Brit bookies have Pulp Fiction moment

Colin Kruger, CBD 4:29PM

It's starting to look a lot like Samuel L Jackson in a diner in betting land.

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Markets Global jitters rattle markets
The Economy ATO recruits executives to catch cheats
Markets Beaten down blue chips a buy
Markets Asian markets left looking for answers
Retail Aldi's ads jump over majors

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Comment & Analysis

Jessica Irvine

It's not the economy, stupid
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Colin Kruger, CBD

Ros Packer, Glenn Stevens enjoy birthday gongs
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Adele Ferguson

Alarm bells ringing for super
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Speeding up the time it takes to grow salmon is paying dividends for local producers.

Salmon prices set to swim with the tide

Brian Robins 5:12PM

Consumers better get used to paying more for what has become one of our more popular fish dinners.

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In Depth

Six things to tell your kids about money

Setting up and maintaining a quickly accessible rainy-day fund helps young adults mitigate financial shocks.

While they might not care today who is putting money into the family bank account, one day, they might might be glad we talked about it.

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'What are Americans thinking?'

Corporate America is getting an unwanted work-out during Donald Trump's bid for the Presidency

The one question being thrown at US company executives around the world is: Can Donald Trump really become president?

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The lunch that will set you back $4.7m

Diets: Paleo is unpopular with experts again.

Katherine Chiglinsky

Getting the undivided attention of the world's most legendary investor over a steak doesn't come cheap.

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Workplace

16 things you shouldn't say in pay negotiations

Remember: This is a negotiation, so be careful not to end it before it has even had a chance to start.

Jacquelyn Smith

You secured the interview, brought your A game, and landed the job. Now comes the hard part.

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21 time-saving tricks that can save you hours

Fold your T-shirts in under two seconds with a clever technique.

Chris Weller

You can tweak daily behaviours - even just slightly - to free up lots of extra time during the week.

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Markets

Mesoblast suspension puts focus on Teva

Mesoblast chief executive Silviu Itescu's substantial stake in the company has taken a hammering.

Brian Robins 6:24PM

Lengthy trading halt is causing concern for investors.

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Salmon prices swim with the tide

Brian Robins 5:12PM

Consumers better get used to paying more for what has become one of our more popular fish dinners.

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China investment growth cools

China-watchers expect the government to trim excess industrial capacity slowly in deference to the country's long-held ...

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Latest Chinese data doing little to clear up uncertainty over the world's second-largest economy.

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Buy low, sell high - and this mine investor shows how
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Why low rates failed to spur business investment
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Brexit poll looms over Aussie markets
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Hopes of a collapse in demand for fossil fuels overstated
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Copper Market Goes Bearish as Tons of Metal Flood LME Warehouses
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Are oil prices going to double?
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Exclusive Guvera's pre-IPO pitch was false
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IPOs a mixed bag so far in 2016
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Jittery markets: Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Friday.

Global stocks, oil sink on Brexit fears

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The Economy

It's not the economy, stupid

Jessica Irvine

If this election is being fought on economic management alone, Australians have good reason to be disappointed with both parties.

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RBA won't generate another economic boom

Lower wages growth was a bigger drag on households than it previously thought, so the Reserve Bank stepped in with ...

Jessica Irvine

Households needed a bit more help, and they got it. But the RBA is waiting to see if more is needed.

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The policy failure that costs us most
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BT sees $A 'base case' at US40¢
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'Australia not the lucky country for many children'
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Opinion Soros, relax about China, worry about UK
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Opinion Volunteers: our economy depends on them
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Retail

Amazon eyes Oz grocery delivery launch

Vegetables for home delivery in Australia might be an Amazon project within the next year or two.

Madeleine Heffernan 7:07AM

World's biggest retailer says it's coming Down Under, and could quickly snaffle billions in sales in the $90 billion grocery market.

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Private label pain for big chains who 'can't win'

When the Select line hit the shelves 11 eleven years ago, private label products accounted for 10-12 per cent of total ...

Catie Low

When Brad Banducci called time on Woolworths' Select private label range this week, the supermarket giant's boss put a one-time cash cow permanently out to pasture.

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Banking & Finance

Australian banks face more loan curbs in NZ

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand fears a housing boom will threaten financial stability.

Clancy Yeates 6:17AM

New Zealand's response to a housing boom could slow loan growth for Australian banks.

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Guvera's pre-IPO pitch was false

Guvera co-founders Claes Loberg and Darren Herft.

Sally Rose

AMMA Private Equity, the outfit behind IPO hopeful Guvera, misled early stage investors.

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Trouble on horizon as SMSFs boom
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Opinion Alarm bells ringing for super
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Cold shoulder for Guvera backer
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Fraser's super review fizzles
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Analysis Rate-rigging case to test court
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Mining & Resources

Buy low, sell high - and this mine investor shows how

Former Mozambique President Armando Guebuza with former Riversdale Mining chairman Michael O'Keefe.

Brian Robins 10:25AM

He's built one mining company from scratch which was sold five years ago to Rio for $4 billion. Now he wants to do it all over again.

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Palmer 'taking steps' to reopen refinery

Clive Palmer says 40 people are working at the Queensland Nickel refinery.

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Palmer presses on with plans to reopen troubled nickel refinery.

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World Business

Trump's corporate targets face tricky task in fending off his attacks

Nick Carey and Emily Stephenson

Crisis management gets a work out during Trump's presidential bid

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'What are Americans thinking?'

Stephanie Baker and Amanda Gordon

The one question being thrown at American executives around the world is: Can Donald Trump really become president?

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How to fend off Trump's Oreos attack
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The lunch that will set you back $4.7m
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Tesla: Lost wheel was just the first surprise
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'They're all bad': VW not the only cheat
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Brexit: Europe stocks could tank
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Consumer Affairs

Melanie's $231,000 tip-off

Lucy Cormack 10:17AM

One tip-off to a consumer group about insurance netted 740 people compensation.

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Blitz on dangerous children's toys net $30,000 in fines

One of the toys targeted in recent prosecutions cracking down on the sale of non-compliant toys.

Lucy Cormack

An archery bow and arrow set, a pink and orange flashing turtle and a wind up monster toy are among a slew of dangerous children's toys which have netted more than $30,000 in fines and court costs.

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It costs $4.20 a week to power Pia's car
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Six things to tell your kids about money
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Egg industry grinding male chicks to death
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Uber a 'ticking time bomb'
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Gambling company's 'web of deception'
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Melbourne car share company's free account not so free
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Property Focus

Brutalism no obstacle for Woods Bagot fit-out

Woods Bagot's new office in the brutalist-style building on the corner of William and Little Collins streets.

Stephen Crafti

Woods Bagot had been in its Southbank office for 10 years. While the view of the Yarra from the building's domed ceiling was impressive, the office required updating.

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Vending machines are the new retail frontier

Moet vending machine at Selfridges department store in London

Carolyn Cummins

Lovers of Moët & Chandon champagne will soon be able to have their own AbFab moment, with plans advanced to have a vending machine full of bubbles in Australia.

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OECD warns of Aussie property demise

The way a home is priced – whether that be with no price, set-date-sale, offers from, a range, or via auction - is key.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development sees a 'dramatic and destabilising' end to Australia's property boom.

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Currently, about 75 per cent of Liverpool's residents leave the area for work each day.

Liverpool emerges as new growth centre

Developer checks out of California Hotel
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Coles, Viva to add over 100 petrol station sites
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PJ Gallaghers sells for $14.5m as investors look north to Queensland
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Darling Harbour in $1 billion revamp
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The 3.9-hectare vacant site at 45-61 Waterloo Road, Macquarie Park, is owned by the NSW government, which through ...

Macquarie Park looks to new developments

Illawarra land sales tipped to exceed $50m

Carolyn Cummins

Industrial property is seen as one offering substantial growth which has triggered the sale of seven sites in Illawarra, with an anticipated combined value of at least $50 million.

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