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Filipino Antonio Enriquez (left) was employed as powerline maintenance on illegal contracts by Thiess on 457 visas.

Worst of old 457 visa system will carry over into the new

ANALYSIS
Anna Patty

More Chinese took their renminbi to Switzerland last year than Australia.

Why so many people are leaving China

ANALYSIS
Michael Pascoe

Legoland

Shopping malls harness family fun to fight off digital invaders

RETAIL
Catie Low

Peter Dutton announced the government would be cracking down on the issuing of 457 visas.

Who killed 457 visas?

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight
26 mins ago

Illustration: John Shakespeare

John Gandel builds a Lego empire

CBD
Carolyn Cummins

The number of Australians with a rental property has increased to just over 2.05 million, up from 1.98 million in 2012-13.

Rents rise as vacancy rates fall despite talk of property crash

PROPERTY
Simon Johanson
35 mins ago

188-194 Parramatta Road and 76-80 Macquarie Road Auburn, the site currently houses a mix of vacant land, vacant ...

Hotel and development sites attracting investors

PROPERTY
Carolyn Cummins

Market Indices

Updated: April 18, 2017 - 4:37PM

Updated: April 18, 2017 - 6:09PM

Updated: April 19, 2017 - 12:25AM

Updated: April 19, 2017 - 12:25AM

United States Dollar

Price

0.7543

Percentage up/down

-0.58% fall
Euro

Price

0.7056

Percentage up/down

-1.04% fall
British Pound

Price

0.5918

Percentage up/down

-2.07% fall

Updated: April 19, 2017 - 12:40AM

Peter Dutton announced the government would be cracking down on the issuing of 457 visas.

Who killed 457 visas?

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight
26 mins ago

More Chinese took their renminbi to Switzerland last year than Australia.

Why so many people are leaving China

ANALYSIS
Michael Pascoe

Illustration: John Shakespeare

John Gandel builds a Lego empire

Carolyn Cummins

Weakness in commodity markets prompted investors to punish the major resource players.

Iron ore, geopolitics send ASX tumbling

Jessica Sier

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Markets Live: Selling wave hits ASX

Patrick Commins

Analysts expect the US earnings season to be the strongest in some years.

High hopes for US earnings season

Myriam Robin

Stuart McAuliffe: "Pirates are very mobile and very flexible in decision-making."

Pirates show path to investing success says manager of millions

Brian Robins

Rupee hits seasonality wall

Kartik Goyal

Netflix falls short on users

Lucas Shaw

8@eight: Wall St up as geopolitical tensions hover

Sponsored
Chris Weston

BlackRock tips emerging-market debt

Natasha Doff

Craig Gore was arrested and charged on Easter Saturday with fraud offences.

Disgraced rich lister arrested in midst of new development

Sarah Danckert

"I doubt that there is really an opportunity here.": Industry experts don't expect the big supermarkets to get involved ...

Coles, Woolworths staying away from super

Madeleine Heffernan

Swift is used by about 11,000 banks to transfer money from one country to another.

NSA infiltrated Mideast banking, say hackers

Nicole Perlroth

NAB's Andrew Hagger.

NAB executive 'deeply accountable' to customers

Georgia Wilkins

Tidjane Thiam, chief executive officer of Credit Suisse Group.

Credit Suisse leaders offer to cut bonuses 40 per cent

David Scheer

The government will scrap 457 visas.

No 'red tape nightmare' plea on 457 visa changes

Sarah Danckert

7-Eleven was caught underpaying workers.

7-Eleven sparked reforms will bring franchising chaos

COMMENT
Bruce McFarlane

Filipino Antonio Enriquez (left) was employed as powerline maintenance on illegal contracts by Thiess on 457 visas.

Worst of old 457 visa system will carry over into the new

ANALYSIS
Anna Patty

The government will scrap 457 visas.

No 'red tape nightmare' plea on 457 visa changes

Sarah Danckert

Craig Gore was arrested and charged on Easter Saturday with fraud offences.

Disgraced rich lister arrested in midst of new development

Sarah Danckert

John Thomas pioneered non-ticket revenue and says he will use it to improve Virgin Australia's profitability.

The man who invented airline bag charges says there's more to come

Patrick Hatch

A meal delivery rider on Crown Street in Surry Hills makes a dash through red lights.

Deliveroo and Foodora riders flouting road rules to deliver meals

Andrew Taylor

Nike has introduced a dedicated plus-size range up to a 3X.

Sports brands are finally offering activewear for women of all sizes

ANALYSIS
Melissa Singer

An image from the Coles "I'm free" ad.

Coles rolls back ad after staff sexually harassed

Timna Jacks

There is a "secular headwind looming for Australian retailers in the form of foreign competition", according to Morgan ...

Retailers' best trading conditions 'behind them'

Madeleine Heffernan

Legoland

Shopping malls harness family fun to fight off digital invaders

Catie Low

Legoland's British owner Merlin Entertainments plans to open up to four more Legoland centres in premium shopping ...

Four more Legoland centres planned for Australia

Catie Low

More than 20,000 shoppers complained to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission about consumer guarantees in ...

The $300b industry without an ombudsman

Madeleine Heffernan

eBay said Australians would shop on "opaque parts of the internet".

eBay threatens to block Australian shoppers

Patrick Hatch

Peter Dutton announced the government would be cracking down on the issuing of 457 visas.

Who killed 457 visas?

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight
26 mins ago

Illustration: Simon Bosch

A universal age pension is a win for younger generations too

COMMENT
Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Reserve Bank governer Philip Lowe.

RBA flags 'drastic action' to curb 'dangerously dumb' house prices

Eryk Bagshaw

The number of Australians with a rental property has increased to just over 2.05 million, up from 1.98 million in 2012-13.

How negative gearing made the poor worse off

ANALYSIS
Nassim Khadem

A worker positions a drill bit high up on the derrick of a drill rig.

Oil slips in thin trading

Australian gas being shipped abroad

Need for 'national interest test' to head off gas shortage

Brian Robins

There are fears America's surge in shale output this year will counter OPEC-led efforts to cut a global supply surplus.

Crude slips under $US53 as US drilling surge stokes output fears

Heesu Lee and Perry Williams

The number of Australians with a rental property has increased to just over 2.05 million, up from 1.98 million in 2012-13.

Rents rise as vacancy rates fall despite talk of property crash

Simon Johanson
35 mins ago

188-194 Parramatta Road and 76-80 Macquarie Road Auburn, the site currently houses a mix of vacant land, vacant ...

Hotel and development sites attracting investors

Carolyn Cummins

Private investor: Coles Five Dock has been sold for $19.66 million.

Investor pays $20m for Coles-based asset

Carolyn Cummins

Elliott said the letter "read as a threat to intimidate or extort a senior officer of Elliott Management".

'Threat to intimidate': CEO quits after sending letter

China accounts for a large chunk of global debt.

Surging China tries to tame credit

Kevin Yao and Yawen Chen

Airbnb

How the world's biggest hotels are taking on Airbnb

ANALYSIS
Katie Benner

One of several bars at the Ned, opening soon in London.

Why the Ned is the blockbuster business hotel of the future

Business Travel

The Whitehaven 6000 Flybridge. At a cruising speed of about 10 knots, the twin 18.1-litre Caterpillar turbodiesels are ...

This Aussie luxury yacht has a game-changing new feature

Luxury

Monique Kinerson with her partner and child, outside the house they bought with cash.

Meet the couple who bought their house with cash

Nina Hendy

Michael Pascoe.

The lower the yield, the higher the cost of fees

Michael Pascoe

Chief executive of MYOB, Tim Reed, is cutting payment times to 30 days.

Businesses slash payment times in response to inquiry

Cara Waters

Michelle Gibbings says it's hard to self-identify as a "bad boss".

Three signs you're a bad boss

Alexandra Cain

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