'Phone booth' shipping cartel cops $25 million fine

Giant global shipping lines ran a cartel for importing cars into Australia in a "deliberate, systematic" scheme resulting in a landmark conviction for one company and a massive $25 million fine.

Billionaire Packer returns to Crown Resorts board

Billionaire businessman James Packer has officially rejoined the board of Australia's biggest casino operator, Crown Resorts.

Rising dollar sends jitters through local manufacturers

"Everyone's got their own pinch point," says Simon Whiteley, one of the many local exporters confronting the danger of a soaring Australian dollar.

'Very big thought bubble' risks $1.6b in funding

A proposed $50 million national sports lottery to bankroll Australian athletes has been rebuked by newsagents as a "very big thought bubble" that could erode funding to hospitals, schools and charities.

Unions target Crown's 'high-rollers' in casino jobs feud

Unions will target Crown's high-rollers and corporate clients as part of a deepening industrial conflict over who maintains the 2600-plus pokies machines at its flagship Melbourne casino.

Australian venues eye off arcade-style pokies

Australian gambling operators are expressing interest in a new style of "skill-based" slot machines marketed at younger punters who are unlikely to play the traditional, push-button pokies.

Victoria vies for army's $20b manufacturing boost

One of the world's largest defence companies is being urged to build a new fleet of combat vehicles in Victoria if its bid for the Australian army's most expensive acquisition contract in history succeeds.

Concern over next-generation pokies

A new style of "skill-based" slot machines is being investigated by Australian gambling authorities following their rollout across some of the biggest casinos in the world.

Carbon car push should surprise nobody

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It should have come as no shock that rules on carbon emissions for new cars are on the way.