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More of us are stealing in the supermarket

An Australian researcher has a coined an acronym for regular shoplifters through self service, SWIPERS - Seemingly Well ...

Catie Low

Self-service checkouts have made it too easy to steal from supermarkets and converted honest shoppers into routine shoplifters.

Australians can now 'cash out' annual leave

The industrial umpire has inserted clauses into almost all of Australia's 122 workplace awards, which allow employees to ...

Nick Toscano

Millions of Australians can now cash out annual leave and take the money instead after new reforms came into force this week.

Turnbull told to 'fix this mess' as strikes return

Union strike action could lead to long delays at international airports next week.

Nick Toscano
1h ago

International travellers are being warned of major delays next week with mass strikes taking hold in the major airports.

Call to overhaul power price fixing

The Victorian government wants to see price cuts.

Brian Robins

Victoria's households could see power prices fall further than expected.

PCA data shows a two-speed office market

The Sydney vacancy rate is sitting at 5.6 per cent.

Carolyn Cummins

The two-speed economy is prevalent in the latest national office market report from the Property Council.

Women held back in mining, construction and finance

Men still dominate in sectors including construction and wholesale trade.

Nassim Khadem

Women's participation in the workforce may have increased over the past 20 years, but entrenched stereotypes about where women can work haven't.

'Toorak titan': Billionaire slammed in court

Premier Investments CEO Mark McInnes and chairman Solomon Lew.

Sarah Danckert

Billionaire rag trader Solomon Lew's Just Group has been accused of embarking on a "fishing expedition".

LVMH hunt for Australia's next big lifestyle brand

Phillip Corne has stepped down as chief of Louis Vuitton Australia to take up the chair of LVMH's private equity arm ...

Catie Low and Mark Hawthorne

Former Louis Vuitton chief Philip Corne is on the hunt for Australia's next big consumer brand.

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Updated: August 3, 2016 - 10:42PM

ANZ argues rates it is alleged to have rigged were set in a competitive market.

Bond rally runs out of steam

Andrea Wong and Marianna Aragao

As the bank bears point out, problem loan levels are so low they will eventually rise.

Markets Live: Bring out the bears

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Patrick Commins

Shale production will nearly double to as much as 8.5 million by the middle of the next decade, spurred by cost savings, ...

Oil forecast at $US57 a barrel next year

Alex Longley and Laura Wright

Lockhart won't rule out September

need2know: Global rally losing steam

Wall St stumbles on growth worries

Anna-Louise Jackson and Bailey Lipschultz

Donald Trump says sell stocks now

Suzanne Woolley

Only passing on part of the RBA's rate cut will limit the squeeze on bank profit margins from very low interest rates.

Banks save $917 million with rate cut moves

Clancy Yeates

Commercial forces drove BBSW, says ANZ Bank

Clancy Yeates

The banks rip us off with impunity

COMMENT
Peter Martin

The rest of your rate cut is there for the asking

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

PM calls on bank bosses to pass on rate cut

Tom McIlroy

Anyone can adapt to a lifestyle of no commute, no brittle mornings, no cringey small talk. It's no less natural than ...

The office has had its day. It's an irrational, calcified relic

COMMENT
Erin Stewart

Casual workers are constantly on the lookout for more opportunities.

The hidden high costs of a contingent workforce

Warren Frehse

Pocket lets you save articles to read offline later — on any device.

18 apps you should use to be more productive

How to tame the banks

Interest rates stoush

Interest Rates

What does the rate cut mean for the banks?

"We are ready:" Australia's top statistician David Kalisch says.

Census has 'the best security features', says top statistician

Lucy Cormack

Rockmelons have been linked to an increase in reported salmonella cases in Australia.

Young children hit hardest by salmonella outbreak linked to rockmelon

Kate Aubusson and Megan Levy

Call to overhaul power price fixing

Brian Robins

LVMH hunt for Australia's next big lifestyle brand

Catie Low and Mark Hawthorne

'Toorak titan': Billionaire slammed in court

Sarah Danckert

The Noni B group will have 600 stores after it merges with Pretty Girl.

New fashion giant eyes middle-aged women

Patrick Hatch

An artist's impression of Googong Village.

Construction begins for Googong's first major shopping precinct

Clare Sibthorpe

Why more of us are stealing every grocery item in the shop

Catie Low

The banks rip us off with impunity

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Women held back in mining, construction and finance: report

Nassim Khadem

The rest of your rate cut is there for the asking

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Call to overhaul power price fixing

Brian Robins

Rio Tinto first half result hits 12-year low

Peter Ker

Rio Tinto will spend a further $US338 million on an iron ore expansion

Rio Tinto green lights iron ore expansion

Peter Ker

Othman Sabateen, 18, a Palestinian youth from Husan, at his home with his father and siblings.

Australian policeman solves World Vision sponsorship mystery

Diaa Hadid

There's a reason that iTunes has become a sprawling behemoth of a program. It's because it's competing with so many ...

Apple's earnings reveal quiet genius of iTunes

COMMENT
Hayley Tsukayama

Seaweed farmer Nikodemus Manefa works off the Indonesian island of Rote, where locals say their fish stocks and seaweed ...

Indonesian seaweed farmers launch class action over Montara oil spill

Jewel Topsfield

An artist's impression shows homes in the YarraBend development that will have Tesla batteries as part of a ...

Tesla-town plan for mega development

Simon Johanson

Mirvac has paid $47.55m for 274 Victoria Road, Rydalmere, through Colliers International.

Industrial property assets in demand

Carolyn Cummins

AVJennings says government policies on affordable housing tend to focus on the short term.

AVJennings calls for more government co-operation

Carolyn Cummins

Taking it to the streets: what is the lure of parkour?

Fitness Trends

Testing both body and mind, it promotes a unique way to look at the urban jungle.

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