'Historic victory' as government buys back BHP coal licence

The Baird government will pay BHP Billiton about $220 million to buy back its licence.

ACCC launches probe into Thermomix after customers suffer burns

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has launched an investigation into Thermomix.

Sexual harassment crisis grows at Fox

If the Murdoch family wanted to leap ahead of this scandal, it is now at risk of falling behind.

Sydney could top Melbourne as shipping capital

The company building the new international container terminal at Webb Dock has taken aim at both the state government and Port of Melbourne Corporation.

The roads of the future may generate solar power

Gridlocked roads might not seem the obvious place to build mini-power plants but one company has different ideas

A moment in Australian corporate history worth noting

A big protest vote against Louis Gries' pay has overshadowed a moment in Australian corporate history that is worth noting.

Diamond Joe Gutnick's brother fights eviction

The brother of recently bankrupt businessman Joe Gutnick has launched urgent legal action to stop being evicted from a property linked to his brother.

Lew's battle with ex-CFO heads to trial

The legal battle between Solomon Lew's Just Group and its former chief financial officer Nicole Peck will go to trial.

Telstra results shed light on true value of NBN deal

NBN Co will pay Telstra at least $387 million, in today's money, every year until 2041 and very likely until 2061, just to access infrastructure.

Crown Casino staff march for weekend wages

Australia's biggest casino is heading for industrial strife for the first time in years, as hundreds of gaming and hospitality workers prepare to battle over weekend wages.

8@eight: Oil falls, ASX set to open lower

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The ASX is set to open lower after Wall Street slipped overnight.

The Aussie inventor backed by Bill Gates

In a rare public display of support for Australian technology, Microsoft founder Bill Gates is putting money into a Sydney biotech start-up.

Westpac, Telstra drag ASX down 0.6pc

Westpac shares had their worst day since June, and Telstra unveiled a complicated set of numbers.

Markets Live: Shares claw back

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The ASX ended 0.6 per cent lower, as the banks and Telstra weighed.

JB Hi-Fi given thumbs up for Good Guys buy

JB Hi-Fi has been given regulatory approval to acquire whitegoods retailer The Good Guys but it is not clear if any takeover will go ahead.

Telstra spends big on networks as start-ups deliver mixed results

Telstra's chief executive has launched a massive $3 billion spending program to 'match our level of aspiration'. 

Telstra's $3 billion backyard blitz

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Telstra has embarked on a massive $4.5 billion spending binge - one third of which will be showered on its shareholders and the rest on defending its home turf from competitors that are nipping at its heels.

Telstra's $4.5b spending binge

Australia's largest telecommunications provider announces healthy full-year profit and $3b in investment to defend its market dominance.

RBA's only tool is blunt

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Remember the one about cutting interest rates to lower the dollar? Tell that to the Aussie when it was trading above 77 US cents this morning.

Governor to the government: start governing!

In his last speech as governor of the Reserve Bank, Glenn Stevens has a simple message for the government but are they listening.

Netflix fuels another record year of TV show production

American studios will produce a record number of shows in 2017, as streaming services Netflix, Amazon and Hulu propel a swell in production.

Mining downturn weighing on Westpac

Australia's No.3 lender Westpac said on Thursday its level of stressed assets edged up in the three-months to June as a mining downturn led to higher corporate as well as consumer defaults.

Cheika hits back at selection critics

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika says it'd be foolish not to have a succession plan in place despite recalling veteran trio Matt Giteau, Adam Ashley-Cooper and Drew Mitchell.

BMW's self-driving technology helps US swimmers in Rio

In the every-millisecond-counts world of Olympic swimming, the US swimming team has an unlikely partner in its quest for gold.

Magellan full-year profit rises 14pc

Retail inflows outpaced institutional inflows, says CEO Hamish Douglass.

AGL warns of slow start to fiscal 2017

Energy group AGL has warned of a "soft" start to trading in the fiscal 2017 year following a warm July that hit demand for gas and electricity.

Musk sends book price into orbit

News of Telsa boss Elon Musk's latest read sent the price of the few copies out there skyrocketing.

'You're cauterising some of the state's best assets'

A new coal mine planned for the NSW Southern Highlands would lose money on every tonne produced, two new reports say.

Bridgewater resolves sexual harassment claim

​The complaint described the environment at Bridgewater as a "cauldron of fear and intimidation".