$1b record profit: Qantas to pay first dividend in seven years
Qantas has stabilised its business enough to pay shareholders a dividend for the first time in seven years.
Reporter for The Age
Qantas has stabilised its business enough to pay shareholders a dividend for the first time in seven years.
Retailer Dick Smith has delivered $6.5 million in sales since it shut its doors and reopened as an online-only store owned by Kogan.com.
The cult discount store has been dragged to court over products that allegedly breach safety standards.
Australia's love affair with the idiot box has endured a retail downturn that has otherwise seen shoppers snap their wallets shut.
Medibank Private's earnings have surged 46 per cent, below analysts' forecasts.
Almost half a billion dollars in fraudulent transactions were charged to Australian bank accounts last year as digital deception continues to rise.
The downturn in the world's gambling mecca Macau has continued to weigh on James Packer's Crown Resorts.
JB Hi-Fi says CDs and DVDs are part of its DNA.
Online fresh food delivery company Aussie Farmers Direct has pledged to go toe-to-toe with Coles and Woolworths on price.
JB Hi-Fi is riding high in the wake of rival retailer Dick Smith's collapse, but says the tailwinds it is enjoying will fade before Christmas.
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