At one point, Senator Hanson appears open to the idea, saying: "just look at it, what is the best financial outlook for us?"

'We can make some money on this'

One Nation is on the back foot following a leaked recording in which Pauline Hanson's chief of staff James Ashby is heard discussing how to make money from this year's Queensland election.

Surfstitch warns losses to double

SurfStitch has become the sixth retailer to issue a profit downgrade, warning that losses would double to between $10.5 million and $11.5 mi...

Bank tax will cost Westpac $260m a year

Westpac says the bank levy introduced in the Federal Government will increase costs by $65 million after tax in the the six months to Septem...

Cormann rejects foreign bank tax

The federal government has rejected calls to subject foreign banks to the new bank tax, arguing it would defeat the purpose of the levy whic...