Brian Robins

The ACCC says parts of the nation's meat industry may be using uncompetitive practices.

ACCC investigates cattle yard cartel allegations

The ACCC is investigating claims of cartel and similar anti-competitive activity among the nation's cattle yards.

As many as one in five homes now have rooftop solar systems.

Households face steep hike in power charges as solar subsidies end

Tens of thousands of households are facing a surge in their electricity bills from the start of the new year as the government's subsidy for rooftop solar panels expires.

Blackmores doesn't expect to match last year's record full-year performance.

Blackmores shares slump as growth fades

Blackmores' shares have hit new lows below $100 as it warned its full-year result would fall short of last year's record.

Bega Cheese has been hit by sluggish demand for its infant milk form ula in China

Bega Cheese extends falls on infant formula, milk woes

Bega Cheese shares continued to fall amid concerns over an infant milk formula market push into China along with broader milk industry woes

Its failure to penetrate the infant formula market led to Bega Cheese shares dumped on Tuesday.

Bega Cheese shares dive amid fears over China demand for infant formula

Fears that Chinese demand for Australian-made infant formula has turned had the share price of key players sold off in trading on Tuesday, in the wake of comments by Bega Cheese that a recently launched venture with Blackmores is under pressure.

A sharemarket float is one option being considered with the planned sale of half of the government's stake in Endeavour ...

NSW's next big deal started by Christmas

A sharemarket float is an option being considered by the NSW government for the sale of its remaining electricity sector asset, with the formal sale process to kick off by year end.

The dam collapse killed 19 people and is considered to be Brazil's worst environmental disaster.

BHP employees face 'qualified homicide' charges over Samarco disaster

Eight present and former BHP employees are facing potentially lengthy prison terms after Brazilian prosecutors filed 'qualified homicide' charges.

BHP warned iron ore and coking "supply [would] grow more quickly than demand in the near term".

Iron ore price set to fall heading into 2017

Fortescue Metals has indicated the price of iron ore prices may decline heading into 2017 as the market makes way for additional supplies from Australia and Brazil, even as high cost domestic miners in China continue to close down.

There's light at the end of the tunnel, BHP's latest production numbers show.

Rebounding BHP blasts Australian critics

The good times are starting to roll for BHP Billiton as higher commodity prices are helping to fatten its bottom line.

Proxy advisers have opposed outgoing CEO Grant King's golden farewell.

Origin suffers backlash over CEO bonus

Origin Energy has suffered a backlash from shareholders, who disagree with a planned bonus payment for its outgoing chief executive Grant King.

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