BHP keeps the faith in shale

BHP has updated the market on its petroleum strategy, restating its commitment to its troubled US shale business.

BHP Billiton has restated its commitment to the US shale industry, declaring that a little developed shale region in Texas could be the petroleum division's biggest cash generator within five years.

Education Minister Simon Birmingham said VET FEE-HELP was one of the great disasters of the Labor government.

Student loan crackdown may hit SEEK

An unintended consequence of the crackdown on the VET FEE-HELP loan scheme could cut the revenue of Andrew Bassat's job search firm.

Gold stocks turn deep red

Gold producers took a beating on Wednesday as investors reconsider the ECB's bond buying program and a near term rate hike in the US.

Mystery over SA wind failure

A big drop in output from six wind farms was a key event in the South Australia's blackout but why they failed is a mystery, a rep...

ANZ's Shayne Elliott: as it happened

ANZ boss Shayne Elliott made a major concession about credit card rates, is reviewing executive pay and thinks portable bank accounts are a ...

Dick Smith's 'magic' whiteboard

The CFO of the failed electronics retailer says auditor Deloitte questioned the practice of recording huge rebates on a whiteboard that was ...

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