Health insurance at 'tipping point'
Medibank Private chief executive Craig Drummond has warned that private health insurance is at a "tipping pint" crunching the operating profits in the December half year.
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Results: Santos loss shrinks to $US1.05b
Welcome to The AFR reporting season blog for the first half. ■ ANZ ■ Medibank ■ Virgin ■ Santos ■ ASX
ANZ cash profit up 31pc, outlook improves
ANZ CEO has delivered a first quarter rise in cash profit of 31 per cent as credit outlook improves.
Virgin to fly to HK as earnings slump
Virgin Australia will serve China's booming travel market as it posts a $21.5 million interim loss.
End of the party for Seven, Ten and Nine
The splendid saga of hubris, excess and good times lasted decades . . . but it's over.
From CGT to genuine tax reform
If the government is going to steal Labor's clothes on property tax, it should be open to major tax reform.
DUET still on acquisition hunt
Takeover target DUET Group said it will continue to look for opportunities for acquisitions.
ASX to open flat as global rally pauses
Local shares are expected to open little changed. Shares in Europe and the US eased. $A steady.
Capital gains tax divides Coalition
The Coalition is split over whether to cut tax breaks for property investors, prompting Malcolm Turnbull to douse expectations
NAB, Westpac back medical start-ups
How NAB and Westpac plan to become players in the digital health ecosystem.
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