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  1. Slater and Gordon stays in business at the mercy of its lenders

    Troubled law firm Slater and Gordon admits it is effectively broke and operating at the mercy of its lenders.

  2. ACOSS calls for slashing tax breaks for property investors

    Tax breaks for property investors should be slashed and the Medicare levy lifted to pump more funding into welfare spending, according to the Australian Council of Social Service.

  3. Labor prepares to campaign hard on penalty rates cut

    Sunday penalty rates will be a major issue as MPs head to Canberra for a new sitting week, with Bill Shorten asking Malcolm Turnbull to support a Labor push to keep them.

  4. Adani director appointed to body overseeing mining giant's coal port

    Despite being warned of "potential conflicts of interest", the Queensland Government appointed an Adani company director to chair the authority overseeing the Abbot Point coal port.

  5. QBE profit climbs 5pc, insurer announces $1b share buyback

    Insurer QBE reports a 23 per cent rise in profit to $US844 million ($1.1 billion) and plans to hand it back to shareholders through a billion-dollar share buyback.

  6. Trump's 'really big news' on tax could be delivered this week

    The latest batch of GDP figures and US President Donald Trump's address to a joint sitting of Congress will be the big-ticket items for this week.

  7. RBA governor takes aim at negative gearing

    Australia could "take the heat out of the housing market" and make home prices more affordable by cutting negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions, the head of Australia's Reserve Bank admits.

  8. Trump's pro-oil and gas bias risks hurting Australia: analysts

    President Donald Trump has sworn in a who's who of oil leaders, which analysts say give his administration a pro-petroleum bias that may hurt Australia.

Features

  1. Growing discontent

    Malcolm Turnbull is facing not just the expected sniping from the sidelines but growing discontent from the political middle as tax reform and renewable energy policy go nowhere.

  2. The week ahead

    This week will determine whether Australia fell into a technical recession late last year. Business reporter Michael Janda looks at the week ahead.

  3. Fast fashion kill

    With discount clothes and fast fashion, Australian shoppers have never had it so good. But it's sending local retailers to the wall, with the collapse of half a dozen brands this summer, and predictions of more to come.

  4. Amazon in Australia

    With many predicting Amazon will soon set up warehousing and distribution in Australia, what does that mean for consumers?

  5. Joining the frugal movement

    Is cutting out all unnecessary spending the key to fixing Australia's debt crisis?

  6. Reporting season calendar

    Find out when Australia's major companies are releasing their earnings results this month, and how the companies that have reported performed.

ASX Quotes

Table showing ASX index quotes for today (as of Mon Feb 27 2017 13:09:30 GMT+1100 (AEDT))
Index Opening Closing Change
5786.90 5774.60 -0.2%
5739.00 5724.60 -0.3%
2066.10 2096.30 1.5%
8994.60 8835.10 -1.8%
6665.30 6635.20 -0.5%
21489.00 21589.60 0.5%
804.80 810.50 0.7%
9977.80 9937.30 -0.4%
5135.90 5113.00 -0.4%
9349.70 9262.50 -0.9%
1697.60 1697.10
8100.60 8105.30 0.1%
2353.50 2362.80 0.4%

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