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Tesco's turning tide raises Woolies hopes

Tesco's dog days may be over

Like Australia's Woolworths, Tesco has been under pressure from German discounters and criticised for understocked stores. But Britain's largest retailer is finally getting some things right.

Trump's Apprentice footage under wraps

NBC has dumped Donald Trump as a presenter because of his ''derogatory statements'' regarding immigrants.

Footage of Donald Trump on the set of his reality TV show The Apprentice remains locked away from public view, despite cast and crew alleging he frequently used lewd and sexist language during shooting.

Women half as likely to benefit from tax cuts as men

Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson.

Male mining engineers, school principals, surgeons and anaesthetists will be the biggest beneficiaries of the high-end tax cut currently before the Senate, with men more than twice as likely to benefit as women.

Giants, Suns look to beat early bids for academy stars

Cam McCarthy (left) is part of a trade deal that could land GWS a top three pick

Greater Western Sydney and Gold Coast are exploring separate trade deals that could see them secure top three draft picks, beating early bids for their highly rated academy players while accessing one of the best young players in the country.

Leafy suburbs face more development under proposed planning overhaul

Victorian Planning Minister Richard Wynne says  there are still "significant opportunities" for more high-quality ...

Melbourne's highly protected leafy middle suburbs would be forced to squeeze in more housing over the next five years under a contentious push to manage the state's population boom. With Victoria growing by an extra 100,000 people annually, the Andrews government has been warned that it must find a way to redirect more growth to well-established areas in the east and southeast, or risk jeopardising the city's liveability.