The paucity of independent monitoring of waste water from coal mines in NSW is leaving communities exposed to decades of pollution, long after mining operations have ceased, Ian Wright, a leading water ecologist, said.
Internet providers should "immediately" change their advertising for National Broadband Network speeds, according to new guidance issued by the competition watchdog.
Iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group has more than doubled its net profit, to $US2.1 billion ($2.7 billion) and pledged to reward shareholders with a bigger dividend.
Shares start the week on a dour note as investors sort through more profit results, cheering Fortescue's bumper earnings but slamming BlueScope.
Shares suffered a dour start to the trading week as BlueScope became this earnings season's latest victim, while selling in Telstra and CSL also weighed on the ASX.
The stand out listings traded on the ASX captured at key moments through the day, as indicated by the time stamp in the video.
Fortescue chief executive Nev Power on his company's earnings and peformance and his outlook on iron ore.
Telecommunications group Vocus has terminated talks with private equity firms Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) and Affinity Partners, both of which were offering $3.50 a share for a full takeover.
After its bamboo torches were co-opted by white nationalists during recent violent rallies in the US, Tiki Brand is fighting back.
House prices rose across most capitals in the past week and the number of auctions resulting in a sale continued to climb.
Australia's largest employer of apprentices has mounted another legal challenge to keep Queensland-based trainees the lowest paid in the country.
Steel producer BlueScope Steel annouces a 102 per cent profit on its 2016 year, but warns an increase in energy prices could undermine costs and productivity improvements.
APN Outdoor has reported another increase in revenue as it upgrades more billboards to digital and increases advertising sales in New Zealand.
Telstra's retail investors can only look on with envy as Fortescue founder, Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest, reaps the rewards of his audacious bet on iron ore.
Iron ore miner Fortescue records a $2.7 billion net profit and rewards shareholders with an increased dividend.
Investors have savaged BlueScope shares after it flagged competition and power prices would hurt its profit at the same time as announcing long-serving CEO Paul O'Malley would retire.
Westpac Banking Corp said its stressed assets edged slightly lower during the third quarter, despite a rise in mortgage delinquencies.
Nestle SA's Poland Spring Water unit has duped American consumers into paying premium prices for ordinary ground water that's pumped from some of Maine's most populated areas, rather than from natural springs as the company advertises, according to a lawsuit.
The price of iron ore leaps higher due in part to the changing dyamic of the steel industry and ongoing reforms of manufacturing plants in China.
Electricity, health expenses and groceries are the top three issues worrying more than half of all Australian consumers.
The Australian dollar is up sharply against its US counterpart amid a slight rebound in risk appetite following US President Donald Trump's firing of controversial adviser Steve Bannon.
The ASX set for a flat start to the week after Wall Street steadied on Friday, while reporting season continues on in earnest.
It took Julia Gilchrist 10 years and 200 job applications to finally get work that used her skills and gave her long-term career prospects.
The Chinese government has officially put the brakes on Chinese companies pouring big money into overseas property development, issuing rules likely to have a significant impact in Australia.
Use metrics as a substitute for thought rather than as an aid to hard thinking and there's a high chance it'll bring you undone.
The Google memo was "deeply biased" says EY's Uschi Schreiber but there's more systemic issues on gender inequality.
There is still good reason to expect wages growth will pick up.
Xinja, which hopes to lead a wave of new digital start-up banks, says moves to relax the strict licensing regime for the industry are already making investors more willing to back small challenger banks.
A vast improvement in BHP's results for fiscal 2017 compared to the previous year is expected to be among the highlights of a frenetic few days of reporting season this week, as the focus shifts gear to mining.
The hero of East Timor's independence, Xanana Gusmao, will continue to lead his country's sensitive negotiations over maritime boundaries with Australia.
Tiger Tribe offers an antidote to screen time.
Many decision-makers harbour biases against accents different to their own.
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