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Are The Block apartments good investments?
THE investors who purchased The Block apartments could claim millions in depreciation deductions. Are fully furnished apartments a good investment idea?
Don’t feel pressured to go to uni
THE best of the best in the trade industry have told Aussie school students not to be pushed into going to university.
Chemist Warehouse is killing it
IT STARTED with a single store, now Chemist Warehouse is Australia’s biggest health and beauty retailer — and its secretive owner is rolling in cash.
Kogan upgrades earnings forecast
ONLINE retailer Kogan.com has boosted its full year underlying earnings forecast from $6.9 million to between $8 million and $9 million.
How Trump’s Great Wall will look
PART-concrete, part triple-fencing, manned by drones and guarded by invisible tech. Is it a metaphor, or will it be going ahead?
WA Focus
FROM AROUND THE SITE
Order breach Sex offender in strife over meth
A DANGEROUS sex offender could be charged after allegedly breaching his strict supervision order by taking meth, a Perth court has heard.
Patrick Slater Boys in station murder to face adult court
THREE boys charged with murdering Patrick Slater at Elizabeth Quay train station will be tried in the WA Supreme Court with their five adult co-accused.
Outback idea National park proposal for unused WA land
A MAJOR parks network in Western Australia would create more than 200 Indigenous ranger jobs and unique tourism opportunities, proponents say.
Finance news you need to know today
PRESIDENT-ELECT Donald Trump has wrapped up a meeting with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in Trump Tower.
Dollar slides against the greenback
THE Australian dollar has again fallen against its US counterpart following disappointing local jobs figures.
Chemist Warehouse is killing it
IT STARTED with a single store, now Chemist Warehouse is Australia’s biggest health and beauty retailer — and its secretive owner is rolling in cash.
Kogan upgrades earnings forecast
ONLINE retailer Kogan.com has boosted its full year underlying earnings forecast from $6.9 million to between $8 million and $9 million.
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Career advice Don’t feel pressured to go to uni
THE best of the best in the trade industry have told Aussie school students not to be pushed into going to university.
Small Business
Dodgy sparky leaves $11,000 mess
A MELBOURNE couple has been left $11,000 out of pocket by a dodgy electrician who plundered their savings to wire their home while unlicensed.
