Stop bashing us, Melbourne Airport tells airlines
The boss of Melbourne Airport has hit back at claims Australia's monopoly airports are gouging airlines and that privatisation has been a failure.
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ATO takes 'unnecessary', 'belligerent' stance
Individuals and small business taxpayers are still encountering ATO officials who take an "unnecessary, belligerent stance" when it comes to resolving disputes, one of Australia's largest accounting bodies says.
Rescue for driller Boart Longyear gets over the line
Sydney businessman Anthony Maurici may have lost his bid to fend of the debt holders in driller Boart Longyear, but he has had victories that have hurt more than this defeat.
Will the RBA spring a 'July surprise?'
Economists are assessing whether the RBA will stay in tune with the marked global shift towards tighter global monetary policy settings and adopt a more hawkish tone this week.
Will the RBA join the global rates party?
The next RBA meeting is likely to garner more focus than usual in the wake of what appeared to be a coordinated strategy on rates by key central bankers last week.
Big pharma turns to AI to speed drug discovery, GSK signs deal
The world's leading drug companies are turning to artificial intelligence to improve the hit-and-miss business of finding new medicines, with GlaxoSmithKline as part of a new $US43 million ($55.9 million) deal.
Female pilots smashed the sky-high glass ceiling, but their numbers are declining
Working in any male-dominated industry has its challenges, but for female pilots there's been extra hurdles.
Fairfax buyout ditched, TPG and Hellman & Friedman retreat
Fairfax Media will remain in shareholders' hands after private equity firm TPG informed the board on Sunday afternoon it was withdrawing its $2.76 billion offer to buy out the company.
Telstra must increase spending to protect mobile: UBS
TPG's proposed mobile network is only a "benign" threat to Telstra, but will introduce competitive pressures that may force the incumbent to increase spending to retain its core mobile customer base, a UBS analyst note has warned.
India's Modi cancells registration of 100,000 companies
India has cancelled the registration of more than 100,000 companies which were "in violation of laws", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, in the latest effort by the government against "black money" and tax evasion.
Get ready for interest rate rises - but not overnight
Last Monday, an article appeared on the Lowy Institute's "Interpreter" blog under the relatively benign headline: "Rising interest rates and the RBA".
PPB trussing up Ten for sale for CBA
PPB Advisory will start spruiking Network Ten to potential buyers on behalf of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia after the lender officially appointed the firm as receivers on Saturday morning.
Property investors should expect more interest rate pain
Banks could have plenty of excuses to raise interest rates further, and investors can expect to be targeted.
Surging energy prices threaten Australia's food makers
Australia's $126 billion food and grocery sector, under pressure from rising energy costs and keen to reduce its reliance on supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles, is exporting more to the US and China.
Oil bears retreat as US shale activity eases
Investors are now free to concentrate on the diplomatic crisis between Qatar and its Arab Gulf countries after crude prices bounced smartly last week.
Tiny, 'potentially toxic' needles found in baby formula
Looking at the soft, white powder in a baby formula tin, you wouldn't think there were strange, potentially toxic needles lurking inside.
Forget all predictions: History rhymes on the ASX
"They said you'd never make it," went the 80s beer ad, "but you finally came through". Which, while relevant almost every year, can certainly be said of the financial year which came to a close on Friday.
Forgotten industrial diseases reappear
As a young bricky, Chris Parmangos had no idea silica dust rising from the Sydney sandstone and bricks he worked with would cost him his health.
How a key Donald Trump backer lost $22 million overnight on an obscure Australian drug company
Republican congressman Chris Collins lost $22 million on Tuesday. But that might only be the start of his problems with Innate Immunotherapeutics.
Chief executives returned to four-year temporary visa list
Business groups have welcomed the return of chief executives to the skilled occupations list.
Norm feels 'vindicated' in fight against 'cruel policy'
A court has found NSW Trustee and Guardian had no authority to impose a scheme on private managers that forced some to pay thousands of dollars.
Aveo retirement village investigation shines spotlight on sector
When Benjamin Disraeli made the famous quote there are "lies, damned lies and statistics" he could have replaced the word statistics with retirement village surveys.
Heading for 70m passengers a year, Melbourne Airport calls for rail link action
The number of passengers passing through Melbourne Airport will double to 70 million a year over the next two decades, according to the airport's boss, who says plans for rail and road infrastructure must be put in place now to handle such growth.
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Network Ten enters into receivership
PPP Advisory will now look to sell Network Ten, with Lachlan Murdoch and Bruce Gordon looking to purchase the network once media laws are changed by the government. Vision courtesy: ABC News 24.
Why this was the year economists all got wrong
Mining millions, but weak growth. No wonder our panel failed to predict 2016-17.
Money for power: Banker earns little to work under Trump
Money for power: Some of the business and finance executives who left multimillion-dollar jobs to work for President Donald Trump now earn less than the average school teacher, according to White House salary data released on Friday.
If Facebook were a religion, it would be world's No. 2
Likes, shares, comments and friend requests are becoming the closest thing humanity has to a universal tongue.
'Pharma bro' lashes out: 'They blame me for capitalism'
Facing 20 years in prison for securities fraud, Martin Shkreli used the lunch break at his trial on Friday to make a surprise appearance with reporters to handicap his case so far and mock the prosecution.
Cybercrime evolving faster than authorities can keep up with
QUT cybercrime expert says victims of online fraud often don't realise they have been victimised.
Industrials pace Wall St rebound
US stocks closed up to end their week buoyed by increases in the industrial and consumer discretionary sectors.
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'It's a game changer': How UberEats is changing the way we eat and how restaurants run
Chips are getting fatter and 'delivery centres' are being built in the suburbs.
Working in a family business: a tale of unfairness
You might be a cherished employee and a relied-upon adviser when you work in a family business, but you'll never be a member of the family.