Morrison backs investor loan crackdown
Treasurer Scott Morrison has signalled that the renewed surge in investor property buying is likely to trigger a fresh regulatory crackdown on banks.
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Gas crisis: 'the $3 days are gone'
Gas piper Mick McCormack says Santos "built one [LNG] train too many" and that's part of the reason Australians are paying export prices for gas.
Markets Live: ASX stuck at 5800
Shares dip at the open, tracking Wall Street's move on Friday, with Fletcher Building the biggest loser following an earnings downgrade.
Technology to end 'public' transport
NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance says within 10 years "government will not be in the provision of transport services, it will be all on demand, private sector driven".
Dick Smith directors hit with legal action
Eight directors and executives of collapsed electronics chain Dick Smith have been hit with a legal action.
Westpac crackdown on money laundering
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Flight Centre needs to shut 135 stores
Flight Centre would need to close about one fifth of its stores to grow at the pace it enjoyed in 2012, Macquarie says.
Breaking unjust laws 'a universal belief'
ACTU president Ged Kearney has defended Sally McManus' comments that it's okay to break unfair laws as "refreshingly honest".
G20 submits to Donald Trump
Treasurer Scott Morrison has claimed credit for preserving support for global trade among the world's top finance ministers.
OC goes large with new micro-cap fund
Rob Frost well remembers learning about the art of investing at his grandmother's knee.
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