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China to cut new coal-fired power plants in 29 provinces
China reportedly to suspend planning approval for dozens of coal fired power plants
China reportedly to suspend planning approval for dozens of coal fired power plants
Small-chain cinema in Melbourne is adapting to a new reality: pricier tickets, bigger seats, property development backing.
Having added more than $US500 billion to their share prices this year, the five companies' combined market value would rank as the world's fifth-largest economy. And they keep growing.
Want to have your personal fortress? Interest in castles has grown amid of the popularity of books and shows like "Downton Abbey," "Game of Thrones" and the Harry Potter series.
The music streaming service will be the first major company to carry out a direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange, cutting out banks and brokers in a move that could change the way companies sell shares.
Tobacco hurts men, alcohol hurts women. Surely that can't be why we're soft on drinkers?
The NSW environment watchdog is investigating whether the state's coal-fired power stations have under-reported pollution.
A fresh failure for the budget airline notorious for delays.
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.
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.
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.
Mother's Day is a time to reflect on the unpaid contribution of mothers and grandmothers to families and communities.
Sydneysiders will spend an average of $55 a head dining out to celebrate Mother's Day.
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 warns 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.
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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