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  1. Government tightens rules on pay day loans and consumer leases

    The Federal Government is planning to tighten laws around small consumer loans and leases in an attempt to prevent exploitative practices.

  2. Thousands of Chinese buyers may be forced to sell units as bank noose tightens

    Six months on from a bank clampdown on foreign lending, tens of thousands of Chinese property investors are struggling to pay for their off-the-plan apartment purchases.

  3. Petrol prices fall in five largest cities, NSW forks out $85m more on ethanol mandate

    The competition regulator finds Australian petrol prices have fallen in Australia's five largest cities, but New South Wales' ethanol mandate forced motorists to fork out an extra $85 million in 2014-2015.

  4. Coalition settles on 15 per cent backpacker tax compromise

    The furore over the backpacker tax could soon be over with Treasurer Scott Morrison announcing the Coalition will compromise again on the rate and push for 15 per cent.

  5. Lufthansa pilots to strike again in pay dispute

    Lufthansa pilots are set to strike again this week after fresh talks failed to settle their long-running pay dispute, a German pilots' union says.

  6. Aussie gold production increases in September quarter, despite wet weather

    Boddington, Cadia East and the Super Pit were Australia's top three gold-producing mines for the September quarter.

  7. Government a step closer to passing ABCC bill

    The Government is one step closer to passing the final piece of its industrial relations legislation after agreeing on a deal with Liberal Democrat senator David Leyonhjelm.

  8. Oil at tipping point ahead of OPEC meeting

    Global share markets continued their trek upwards at the end of the week, but the most significant move was a fall in oil prices ahead of this week's OPEC meeting, which one way or another will deliver a big swing in prices.

Features

  1. Better off without TPP

    How much worse off are we all now that the Trans-Pacific Partnership has been consigned to the dustbin? The short answer is it will not make a lick of difference — in fact, we may be better off.

  2. Hanjin collapse

    The global shipping industry is in dire straits with international rates low for five years, and for some vessels, the current day rates are covering less than 5 per cent of costs.

  3. Resurrecting death taxes

    Death and tax are the two certainties in life, so why not combine them?

  4. Old tyres become biofuel

    A green start-up technology company produces biofuel from old rubber tyres than can run turbo-charged diesel engines while reducing emissions by 30 per cent.

  5. Thumbs down for exec pay

    More of Australia's top companies than ever before have seen investors give the thumbs down to executive pay packets, and the company AGM season still has weeks left to run.

  6. Tiny House living

    A Brisbane couple are epitomising the trend towards smaller and more sustainable homes, living in a house not much bigger than a caravan in their friend's backyard.

ASX Quotes

Table showing ASX index quotes for today (as of Mon Nov 28 2016 16:10:30 GMT+1100 (AEDT))
Index Opening Closing Change
5570.50 5532.60 -0.7%
5507.80 5464.40 -0.8%
2080.10 2072.90 -0.3%
8912.20 8739.80 -1.9%
6223.10 6162.00 -1%
19771.40 19657.80 -0.6%
790.10 786.80 -0.4%
9891.60 9763.70 -1.3%
5147.20 5139.20 -0.2%
8813.90 8795.10 -0.2%
1794.90 1800.40 0.3%
7308.40 7312.20 0.1%
2342.00 2338.50 -0.1%

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