One Nation's Rod Culleton invokes Gough Whitlam to put ANZ on notice

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One Nation's WA Senator Rod Culleton has invoked Martin Luther King Junior, Dennis Lillee and Gough Whitlam in his maiden speech to Parliament.

The colour of money: investing in art is worth it

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Australia's cultural treasures and Australia's sporting capacities cannot be separated from our financial and social future.

Despite downgrades, BHP and Rio's run may not be done

Citi and UBS downgraded the big miners, but analysts still see reasons to hold onto the stocks.

ASX slumps as miner headwinds grow

The ASX closed in the red after a downgrade to BHP and Rio extended a sell-off in mining stocks.

Reserve Bank pays $3.22 billion dividend to Canberra

The Reserve Bank will pay the federal government its largest dividend since the global financial crisis.

Public servants' workers compo gets tough

Nearly one-in-four Comcare claims knocked-back in the past year.

Meet some of Australia's highest paid executives

Some of Australia's highest earning CEO's earned as much as $30 million last year.

Labor to demand ASIC 'name names' over life insurance claims

Labor will demand the corporate watchdog release the names of the life insurance companies knocking back more than one-third of total and permanent disability claims.

Shoppers turn out in droves as ribbon cut on Chadstone's new look

Shoppers camped out from 3am to get to the front of queue for the launch of blockbuster fashion brands in the first stage of the $660 million redevelopment of the Chadstone shopping centre.

Markets Live: BHP slump weighs on ASX

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Shares extend early losses as investors continue to sell resources names.

Mushroom pickers underpaid $650,000, watchdog claims

A large mushroom farm that pays migrant workers depending on how much they pick is facing a landmark court case alleging the system makes it "almost impossible to earn a sufficient wage".

Samsung's woes highlight explosive limits of lithium batteries

Consumer demand for smaller, longer lasting devices is forcing manufacturers to push the technology to the limits, battery experts say.

Qantas resumes flights to Beijing

Qantas announces it will resume flights between Sydney and Beijing from January. Vision: Seven News

Bond sell-off is another 'taper tantrum'

Back in 2013 fears of rising rates initially hurt shares but then they rebounded. UBS says that might be the template for today.

Chadstone Shopping Centre expansion opens

After more than two years in construction, the first stage of the $660m expansion to Chadstone Shopping Centre is ready.

Nice CEOs do finish first, study shows

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You don't have to be a "Neutron Jack" Welch to succeed at the helm, a new study shows. Unfortunately only fretful neurotics are less likely to find themselves in the C-suite than nice people.

China exports fall more than expected, imports shrink

​China's September exports fell 10 per cent from a year earlier, far worse than expected, while imports unexpectedly shrank 1.9 per cent after picking up in August, suggesting signs of steadying in the world's second-largest economy may be short-lived.

Foreigners take record share of bond sale

Australia's debut 30-year bond sale broke a slew of records this week, being the largest in size at $7.6 billion and attracting the most foreign buyers ever.

Transurban profits as it hikes truck tolls

Rising tolls are fattening the balance sheet at tollroad owner and operator Transurban, in particular as it hikes charges for trucks using its Sydney roads.

Greenback rallies on US rate bets

The US dollar reached the highest level since March in anticipation of an interest rate hike.

Qantas returns to Beijing after 7-year absence

Qantas will resume direct fights between Sydney and Beijing in January, more than seven years after it axed services to China's capital.

More than 500 jobs to be created at $400m Kwinana lithium plant

The start of work on a $400 million lithium plant in Perth was proof that WA's economy was moving on from the mining boom, says WA Premier Colin Barnett.

Link-Pillar tie-up could push up prices for super fund members: ACCC

The consumer watchdog is worried that a tie-up of Link Group and Pillar Administration could push up prices for super fund members by removing ASX-listed Link's only real competitor in superannuation administration.

Only one of the 10 best CEOs runs a US company

There's just one US chief executive in HBR's top 10 and only two Australians in the top 100.

Baird urged to put domestic violence leave on national agenda

Frontline community workers and unions will urge NSW Premier Mike Baird to put domestic violence leave on the national agenda at the Council of Australian Governments meeting late this month.

Sydney housing boom has peaked, QBE says

Sydney's housing boom is coming to an end as restrictions on loans to property investors and a raft of new developments depress prices, insurance giant QBE says.

Samsung slashes Q3 profit

Electronics giant Samsung has slashed its quarterly sales estimate by $3 billion after a safety fault forced it to halt the sale and production of it's flagship Note 7 smartphone.

Wayne Swan doubles down on BHP tax evasion accusations

Former treasurer Wayne Swan is doubling down down on his allegations that BHP Billiton has been evading taxes for more than a decade and misleading the government about it, repeating his comments in the public sphere after first using parliamentary privilege to go after the mining giant.

Brexit steals breakfast as fallout spreads

Sterling's 17 per cent plunge since Brexit is driving up import prices for consumer goods makers.