Canberra's $2.2b bill for ignoring VET rort
An Auditor-General's report finds that the Abbott and Turnbull governments failed to close a tax file number loophole used by colleges to rip off students.
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Turnbull plays hardball over new airport
The federal government has warned that it is willing to build the new complex itself if Sydney Airport doesn't stump up funding.
Markets Live: ASX hits 5600
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AMP sells HQ for more than $430m
AMP will move its headquarters to the planned Quay Quarter Tower and sell its current headquarters overlooking Circular Quay.
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Sydney Airport told to bear costs of new airport
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Best resources short window since '12
Investors can now short resources stocks because China's stimulus is finite and raw materials demand collapses without it.
PM orders extra security after Berlin truck attack
Anti-terrorism measures will be stepped up at popular Australian holiday events. such as Christmas markets following an attack in Berlin.
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The guilty verdict against IMF boss Christine Lagarde caps a horrible year for internationalism in the wake of Brexit and Trump.
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