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The four great myths of Gonski

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Avoiding a 'carbon bubble' is front of mind for a growing number of investors.

Investors pushing business to avoid a carbon-bubble bust

IN DEPTH
Clancy Yeates

Domino's Pizza admits to 'honest oversight' over regulatory breach.

Domino's admits 'screw up' on marketing fund

RETAIL
Adele Ferguson

Woolworths workers have been on a wage deal that expired in 2015.

Big retailers to push through new deals after penalty rate decision

WORKPLACE RELATIONS
Nick Toscano

Equities were in negative territory for most of the day before a late push saw them end in the black.

Dow continues record run as Wall St edges higher

MARKETS

Madgi Batato, global vice president of Nestle.

Meet the King of the KitKats

RETAIL
Mark Hawthorne

'To avoid a hard landing we really have to provide support for the economy.'

Meeting that stops our nation, and our miners

ANALYSIS
Brian Robins

Market Indices

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Updated: February 25, 2017 - 4:00AM

United States Dollar

Price

0.7679

Percentage up/down

-0.57% fall
Euro

Price

0.7272

Percentage up/down

0.01% rise
British Pound

Price

0.6160

Percentage up/down

0.13% rise

Updated: February 25, 2017 - 9:00AM

A key reason given for the decision is to encourage employment in the hospitality industry, which is already our star ...

Why penalty rates should be sharply higher

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Madgi Batato, global vice president of Nestle.

Meet the King of the KitKats

Mark Hawthorne

The elephant in the room is still negative gearing.

Australia must face some home truths about housing affordability

COMMENT
Harold Mitchell

Former Goldman Sachs derivatives trader Ismail Guennouni chose Westpac as his next big short.

International traders look to Australia for their next big short

Adam Haigh and David Stringer
48 mins ago

Murray Goulburn has disclosed a heavy loss for the December half

Murray Goulburn discloses losses, ASIC and ACCC investigations

Brian Robins

Mixed messages: Donald Trump and Steven Mnuchin have taken different approaches to their thoughts on China..

'Grand champions' of currency manipulation: Trump slams China

Tumbling metal prices and wobbly global markets dragged the ASX lower on Friday, causing the index to finish the week in ...

ASX ends lower on tumbling metal prices

Myriam Robin

Bitcoin worth more than gold as price reaches all-time high

Richard Mcleish

Markets Live: Metals' mini meltdown

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer

$A hits new 2017 high as frustration grows over US tax reform

Myriam Robin

8@eight: Two schools of thought

Sponsored
Gary Burton

Brokers say customers could be on the hook for loans that can't be approved.

CBA dumps brokers who don't send enough business their way

Georgia Wilkins

IAG benefited from the Trump rally, which helped boost its investment income.

Trump rally helps limit IAG's profit decline

James Kessel, 46, had his insurance claim rejected by CommInsure after he had a heart attack.

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

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Staff have reported instances where they have been warned not to report unethical behaviour.

Bank staff pressured to act 'unethically' says union

Georgia Wilkins

The average credit card balance is just under $3150, according to the finder.com.au poll.

Credit card panic starts at $4113

Woolworths workers have been on a wage deal that expired in 2015.

Big retailers to push through new deals after penalty rate decision

Nick Toscano

The penalty rates cuts disproportionately target women in work.

How the penalty rates decision hurts women

ANALYSIS
Caitlin Fitzsimmons

At the very least, sharing information that's not yours to share is annoying. It could also be a liability.

21 email habits that make everyone hate you

Rachel Gillett

Avoiding a 'carbon bubble' is front of mind for a growing number of investors.

Investors pushing business to avoid a carbon-bubble bust

IN DEPTH
Clancy Yeates

'To avoid a hard landing we really have to provide support for the economy.'

Meeting that stops our nation, and our miners

ANALYSIS
Brian Robins

Madgi Batato, global vice president of Nestle.

Meet the King of the KitKats

Mark Hawthorne

Murray Goulburn has disclosed a heavy loss for the December half.

Murray Goulburn discloses losses, ASIC and ACCC investigations

Brian Robins

Pic shows a handyman holding a paint brush for SH Tempo.
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Certified painter 'did not even know what lead paint was'

Lucy Cormack

The ACCC wants $6 million to set up a broadband speed monitoring system.

'It's not anything goes': Broadband providers, insurance in ACCC's sights

Lucy Cormack

Madgi Batato, global vice president of Nestle.

Meet the King of the KitKats

Mark Hawthorne

Rebel Sport said the success of women's AFL and Big Bash cricket had made it easier to get sportswear designed for women ...

Pink it and shrink it? Sports equipment catches up with women's success

Patrick Hatch

Domino's Pizza admits to 'honest oversight' over regulatory breach.

Domino's admits 'screw up' on marketing fund

Adele Ferguson

Domino's pizza.

Domino's faces 11 per cent wage hike: Deutsche Bank

Madeleine Heffernan

Recent acquisitions gave RCG brands such as Skechers, Dr Martens and Vans.

Shoes giant RCG cuts guidance on 'challenging' conditions

Madeleine Heffernan

RBA governor Philip Lowe is wary of making Australia, an already indebted nation, 'more fragile'.

Reserve Bank chief Lowe overrules his staff on rate cuts

Peter Martin

A key reason given for the decision is to encourage employment in the hospitality industry, which is already our star ...

Why penalty rates should be sharply higher

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

"Household debt is at record levels. Is it really in the national interest to get a little bit more employment in the ...

'Focus on other things': RBA chief all but rules out interest rate cuts

Peter Martin

Ken Henry has never been single-minded in pursuit of a lower company tax rate.

No zealot about cutting company tax, Ken Henry despairs about Australia's politicians

ANALYSIS
Peter Martin

Former Queensland Nickel managing director Clive Mensink has failed to give evidence over the $300 million corporate ...

Clive Palmer's nephew Clive Mensink returning from trip in economy class

Toby Mann
8 mins ago

'To avoid a hard landing we really have to provide support for the economy.'

Meeting that stops our nation, and our miners

ANALYSIS
Brian Robins

Former Queensland Nickel managing director Clive Mensink.

Clive Palmer's nephew hasn't fronted court, here are his reasons

Tracey Ferrier

DEXUS Property has upgraded its food court at Sydney's Grosvenor Place, to ensure staff in the building have relaxation ...

Landlords, tenants embracing the new 'placemaker' trends

Carolyn Cummins

South Sydney, once the domain of the industrial juggernaut, Goodman, is now dotted with high-density Meriton apartments.

The death of the suburban and home office

Michael Cook

Inner-city commercial property values rose more than most.

Bill shock for landlords as land tax skyrockets

Simon Johanson

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, left, and Anthony Levandowski.

Engineer is now Google's no.1 enemy

Cecil the lion.

Cecil the Lion outrage has killed the trophy hunting industry

Kevin Crowley

Trump has made it clear he intends to use public browbeating and threats to get companies to keep jobs in the US.

Unskilled and unable: Trump's great jobs lie

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Vintage Porsches are always a win.

These '80s-era classic cars are worth investing in now

Classic Cars

Scotch is a delicious dram to use in cocktails.

Five whisky 'scotchtails' you should shake up tonight

Smart Sipping

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Nicole helps... a couple with their offset account

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

How the penalty rates decision hurts women

ANALYSIS
Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Vice President of Commercial Dell EMC Australia and New Zealand, Angela Fox, was on the Dolphin Tank panel.

Pitching can be vicious, particularly if you're a woman

Cara Waters

Don't feel guilty about your caffeine habit.

Turns out caffeine isn't so bad after all

James Adonis

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