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.
Workplace Reporter for The Age
"Everyone's got their own pinch point," says Simon Whiteley, one of the many local exporters confronting the danger of a soaring Australian dollar.
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 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 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.
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.
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.
It should have come as no shock that rules on carbon emissions for new cars are on the way.
Gambling giant Tabcorp is confident it can still seal its mega-merger with Tatts Group by the end of the year, despite Australia's competition watchdog fighting to challenge the deal's approval.
An $11 billion merger of two of Australia's biggest gaming companies is facing a potential setback after the national competition watchdog filed a fresh legal challenge.
Victoria's pokies-owning pubs and clubs have been handed a jackpot, with an overhaul of state laws providing longer licences and more lenient ownership limits.
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