When Andrew Bassat started online job-search site Seek, he knew that damming the rivers of gold would eventually impact newspapers' unprofitable, but invaluable, side product - journalism. "It is not an outcome that we are happy about," he says.
A Brisbane night-fill worker has won an important legal battle in a massive underpayment case against the combined might of Coles and one of the largest trade unions in Australia.
A hospitality worker has been sacked after using a racial slur on a receipt.
Looping a team scarf around Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's neck could portend one of AFL's biggest coups. At least that's what Port Adelaide chair David Koch is hoping.
Another portion of Melbourne's former industrial heritage is set to be demolished to make way for a 32-storey hotel.
Maybe it is time to impose a maximum limit on chief executive pay.
Tepid data on retail sales and inflation in the US rekindled concern that growth won't accelerate to forecast levels.
Chinese iron ore futures dropped to near four-month lows on Friday and posted their seventh weekly loss out of eight.
China's central bank said it will maintain a prudent and neutral monetary policy and keep liquidity basically stable.
The big banks appear to be on a hiding to nothing in their fight against the new $6.2b tax.
Sydney has won a global bid to host the 'Davos of women' after it was backed by leading business and political leaders.
Sydney has won a global bid to host the 'Davos of women' after it was backed by leading business and political leaders. Video provided.
Labor would require ATO to reveal details of companies the Tax Office cuts deals with as part of plan to recoup $5.4 billion from multinationals.
The court battle between petrol giant and Australia's No. 2 airline is set down for September, many months after BP wanted their agreement killed.
Westpac chairman Lindsay Maxsted has warned the government is setting a "terrible precedent" by imposing higher taxes on the country's largest banks simply because they can afford to pay.
Will Scott Morrison's big spending, big taxing, big borrowing budget impart a big fiscal stimulus to the economy in the coming financial year? Not so much.
No end to the grains glut says Cargill
Banks once again weighed on the ASX on Friday, but a resources recovery left the bourse steady over the week.
The union representing 200 workers who have been shut out of an Australian timber mill is seeking to have the company stripped of its certification as an ethical producer.
Unless we act seriously to preserve our threatened planet, all the budget's nuances will be meaningless.
More selling in the big banks on Friday flattens the week's gains and offsets a strong performance from resources stocks.
The stand out listings traded on the ASX captured at key moments through the day, as indicated by the time stamp in the video.
Children from different nations team up for a song and dance promoting China's transcontinental trade and infrastructure initiative.
There's no shopper strike and investors need to stop jumping at shadows, retailers say.
Tabcorp has accused the competition watchdog of being "not connected to reality" in an strong-worded response to concerns raised about the gambling giant's planned takeover of fellow wagerer Tatts Group.
A hedge fund manager says the British tax collection agency can't investigate his 2009 finances because of a mistake in the letter warning him about the probe.
The budget seems to have elevated hypocrisy and backtracking to new heights of shamelessness.
The arrival of Amazon will be an existential moment for some retailers and it will almost certainly trigger of wave of industry rationalisation.
When we talk about someone on a "power trip," the idea behind it is the abuse they're throwing around somehow makes them feel good. Not so, new management research has found.
The O'Donohue's building in Little Bourke Street occupied by an EzyMart store has sold for $5.81 million, adding to a slew of strong sales below $10 million in Melbourne's centre.
Some online "order gatherer" florists are set to leave customers short-changed and local florists paying the price.
More white-collar jobs poised to slide down occupation ladder.
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