Why the Kings' power bills are 'only going to get better'

• EXCLUSIVE

With storage prices dropping about 20 per cent a year, the attraction for cutting reliance on grid power is brightening fast.

Sydney Airport reveals worst-kept secret

Sydney Airport has turned down the opportunity to build and operate the new airport at Badgeys Creek because of the "considerable risks" its investors would bear for decades.

No role for turkeys in Sydney's second airport

• COMMENT

The very notion of having the owner of Sydney's Kingsford Smith airport, Sydney Airport, build and operate the city's second airport at Badgerys Creek is akin to putting the turkey in charge of Thanksgiving.

Does size matter? Who has the biggest cash pile

• ANALYSIS

So much cash is raining on some US-based corporations that they are at a loss on what to do with all the money.

ANZ boss warns of an economic risk on the horizon

The pace of wage growth is so meagre it is likely to curb future growth across the banking industry, ANZ Bank warns.

Incoming boss at Primary Health Care has exit plan

• CBD

The man replacing Peter Gregg as Primary Health Care's CEO, Malcolm Parmenter, is making sure he has a Plan B in case suitors come knocking.

Victorian budget focuses on business tax relief, jobs creation

Infrastructure spending, payroll tax reform and funding to reskill retrenched manufacturing workers are among jobs measures in the Victorian budget.

Planning to blow the whistle? Consider your occupation

If you plan to blow the whistle on bad behaviour at work, make sure you work in the public sector.

Woolworths blitzes Coles but Big W woes deepen

• UPDATED

Woolworths has flagged higher costs for labour, fruit and vegetables and a wider loss for its troubled discount department store Big W this half, as it blitzed supermarket rival Coles with the strongest quarterly sales growth in years.

Murray Goulburn to shut plants, write off farmer debts

• UPDATED

Murray Goulburn said 360 workers would lose their jobs when it closed facilities in Edith Creek, Tasmania, and Rochester and Kiewa in Victoria.

Tax ruling against Chevron could lead to more claims by ATO

A recent multi-million dollar tax ruling against oil giant Chevron, if allowed to stand, would have ripple effects across the globe.

ASX eases as ANZ spooks investors

Disappointing ANZ earnings triggered a sell-off in the big banks on Tuesday, but gains in property trusts helped limit the losses.

Swanston retail turns over new leaves

Retailers still keen to secure a shop on Swanston Street despite construction of $11b Metro.

Vicinity, Charter Hall see solid retail growth

Retail landlords Vicinity Centres and Charter Hall Retail REIT have forecast new developments and a focus on food will boost earnings for the full year.

Big W: basket case, boil, or slow burn?

• ANALYSIS

It's been called everything from a basket case to a boil. Whatever Big W is, it's Woolworths' challenge for some time yet.

Markets Live: Investors dump ANZ

An afternoon rally driven by bargain-hunting in the big banks following ANZ's poor earnings result helped almost erase early losses, as the RBA holds rates.

Banks bypassed in search for capital

Real estate investor Qualitas to launch $180m construction fund to finance property developments.

Reserve Bank leaves interest rates on hold at 1.5%

• UPDATED

"This is a clear indication that rate hikes are a distant prospect," JP Morgan analyst Sally Auld said.

Victoria Station and Kate Hill retail chains call in administrators

Luggage and handbag chains Victoria Station and Kate Hill have appointed administrators, putting hundreds of jobs in doubt.

Suitsupply opens flagship store in Sydney CBD

International bespoke tailor, Suitsupply is the latest retailer to launch in Australia

Banks may keep the ASX from 6000 in May

If investors are counting on the banks to help take the index over the 6000 line, they may be disappointed.

Dexus welcomes Amazon

Dexus Property says the arrival of global internet giant Amazon will support the Australian industrial property sector

Victorian budget 2017: Josh Gordon's analysis

What were the big ticket items from this year's Victorian budget? State political editor Josh Gordon boils it down.

Major hotel operators sets sights on Australia

Intercontinental Hotel Group and Marriott International among global operators expanding here.

Victorian budget 2017: Winners and losers

Who are the winners and losers from this year's Victorian state budget?

Surge in B-grade CBD rents boosting return for landlords

Office markets across all grades, premium to even D-grade are in demand

Wanda launches $1b One Circular Quay project

Gold Fields House, one of the most well-located office towers in Sydney with views across the Harbour Bridge, the Opera House and out to the Heads, has closed and will be reborn as One Circular Quay.

First 'multi-family' apartment tower to go ahead

A private developer is set to build Australia's first "multi-family housing" apartment complex, a model where it keeps ownership of the entire building and leases out the units on long-term basis, up to 10 years, to tenants.

Interest rates going nowhere

• Interest Rates

The Reserve Bank continues to keep interest rates on hold. Eryk Bagshaw explains the logic.