Amber Harrison went 'nuclear' in dispute with Seven's Tim Worner: judge

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The former lover of Seven West Media boss Tim Worner went "nuclear" in airing her grievances on social media but the company's director Jeff Kennett was "not well-advised" in picking a fight with her in public, a Sydney judge has said.

Woodside raises payout on profit surge

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The rebound in oil - and gas - prices helped to propel Woodside Energy's earnings sharply higher in 2016 as it looks to higher output in the year ahead to maintain the growth momentum.

Blackmores earnings report

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Vitamin and supplement maker Blackmores have posted a sharp fall in first-half profits.

Warrant sought for Clive Mensink's arrest

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The Federal Court says Queensland Nickel's special purpose liquidators intend to seek a warrant for Clive Mensink's arrest.

Woolworths breaks 7.5-year losing streak

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Woolworths broke its 30-quarter losing stream by winning the second quarter sales race with Coles, posting a 3.1 per cent increase in same store sales for the second quarter compared to must 0.9 per cent growth at Coles.

Woolworths earnings report

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Supermarket chain Woolworths has beaten rival Coles in sales growth for the first time in over 7 years.

Coca-Cola earnings report

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Coca-Cola Amatil has announced it will close its South Australia manufacturing plant after posting a drop in annual profit.

Markets Live: Investors cheer Woolies

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Shares are once again struggling to make ground despite strong support for Woolworths, as investors take profits on the miners amid the busiest day of reporting season yet.

Blackmores crunched by changing path to China

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Blackmores' shares shed as much as $13 of their value on Wednesday morning after the vitamins and supplements powerhouse revealed that shifting channels into the all-important Chinese market had crunched its sales and profit.

Fortescue's Twiggy Forrest gets a $200m payday

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Fortescue boss, Twiggy Forrest is set for a multi-million dollar pay day with the decision of the iron ore minder to hike the dividend amid a surge in earnings.

Seven wrote down Yahoo7 value after regulator's review

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When Seven West Media wrote down the value of Yahoo7 by $75.5 million, it gave a shift to "programmatic advertising" as the reason.  What it failed to mention was the corporate regulator was also involved. 

Rising property market drives Stockland sale surge

Stockland, one of the country's largest home developers, said the strong residential markets along the eastern seaboard, stable retail sales from its tenants and higher office rents going forward, will underpin its growth in the full year.

Coca-Cola Amatil to close plant, cut 180 jobs

Coca-Cola Amatil will close its manufacturing plant in South Australia, at a loss of about 180 jobs, and shift the work to Queensland as part of a $90 million reorganisation.

Fairfax Media confirms Domain spin-off and reports growth in profits

The results come as Fairfax prepares to separate its real estate classified site Domain and list it separately on the stock exchange. Fairfax is expected to keep a controlling stake - up to 70 per cent - which would ensure it captures the profits if earnings continue to increase at the same pace.

Iron ore rockets towards $US100 a tonne

The price of iron ore has surged higher still, reaching its highest level since mid-2014.

'Difficult to ignore': RBA concerned about high household debt

The head of Australia's central bank said on Wednesday the risks of encouraging more borrowing by already heavily indebted households argued against seeking a faster return of inflation to its target band, another sign rate cuts were off the table.

Trump rally helps limit IAG's profit decline

Australia's largest general insurer posted a 4.3 per cent fall in first-half net profit, but that's better than the market expected.

8@eight: Wall St records set up ASX

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Local shares are due for a strong open after Wall Street had another record night.

'Gallows humour': Milo Yiannopoulos resigns after paedophilia comments

​Milo Yiannopoulos, the incendiary writer and commentator who helped make Breitbart News a leading organ of the "alt-right," resigned from the news organisation Tuesday after a video of him endorsing pedophilia surfaced online over the weekend.

Pleas for extension to examine huge CSG plan

Environmental groups want more time to consider the impacts of Santos' Narrabri CSG project that will include as many as 850 wells, producing more than 100 tonnes of waste salt alone per day.

Childcare provider embroiled in new wage theft case

A childcare provider, whose owner has previously been rebuked as a remorseless offender of wage violations, is embroiled in fresh claims of exploiting staff.

Caltex pumps up retail to head off loss from Woolies fuel supply

Caltex in business review as BP's planned $1.8 billion buy of Woolworths petrol stations will hit sales volumes

I've been Trumped – and it is so very embarrassing

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"Alternative facts" make it hard to develop a rational attitude about government revenue, expenditure and the future of Australia.

Caltex: We aren't benefiting by booting out dodgy franchisees

Oil giant Caltex says it hasn't benefited from terminating franchisees for wage fraud

Big turnaround for the Big Australian

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BHP Billiton's shareholder austerity push appears to be over and investors will be positively surprised.

Scentre boss Peter Allen sniffs out retail collapse

The retail analyst was keen to know what other retailers are in danger of collapse, and he knew who to ask.

After a string of scandals, the insurance industry has a long way to go

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A parliamentary inquiry into the $44 billion life insurance industry is likely to dredge up a range of issues.

The bright spots of Australian retail

Retail has had a rough and ready couple of months, but some companies are shooting it out of the park.

Airports to pick up Essendon traffic as investigation grounds flights

Melbourne Airport will help accommodate air traffic unable to land at Essendon Airport, which will remain closed while an investigation into Tuesday's fatal crash takes place.