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Left-to-right, Rio Tinto iron ore CEO Chris Salisbury, Rio Tinto CEO Jean-Sebastien Jacques, and WA Premier Mark McGowan ...

A $468 million boost for Rio Tinto's Pilbara blend

BUSINESS
Darren Gray
1 hr ago

CBS wants to take over Ten in exchange for repaying its debts.

CBS buying Ten good for Australian TV, says Foxtel boss

MEDIA & MARKETING
Patrick Hatch

Infant formula and organic baby food company Bubs Australia has flagged a capital raising.

Bubs Australia flags capital raising one day after results reveal

BUSINESS
Darren Gray

Medibank chief executive Craig Drummond said the company "firmly [believed] that our actions were not unlawful".

'Disappointing': ACCC loses landmark case against Medibank

CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Michaela Whitbourn

Chief executive Andy Penn presented the NBN plan to investors at the recent results announcement.

NBN throws a grenade under Telstra's $5 billion plan

BUSINESS
Elizabeth Knight

There are more gains to come for the Aussie dollar in 2018, CBA analysts say.

Aussie dollar could hit US85¢ in 2018, analysts say

CURRENCIES
Patrick Commins

The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index slipped 0.1 per cent to 5758.8 points, despite some gains on Wall Street.

ASX flat as Telstra's big dividend era ends

MARKETS
Patrick Commins and Sarah Turner

Market Indices

Updated: August 30, 2017 - 4:37PM

Updated: August 30, 2017 - 6:08PM

Updated: August 30, 2017 - 7:15AM

Updated: August 30, 2017 - 9:41PM

United States Dollar

Price

0.7942

Percentage up/down

-0.08% fall
Euro

Price

0.6661

Percentage up/down

0.30% rise
British Pound

Price

0.6147

Percentage up/down

-0.10% fall

Updated: August 30, 2017 - 9:50PM

Chief executive Andy Penn presented the NBN plan to investors at the recent results announcement.

NBN throws a grenade under Telstra's $5 billion plan

Elizabeth Knight

Christine Holgate has been appointed Australia Post's new chief executive after Mr Fahour resigned in February. Her pay ...

New Australia Post boss shows Fahour how to exit

COMMENT
Colin Kruger, CBD

There's something strange about our relationships with our banks. We'll change supermarkets, even phone companies, but ...

It's time to get banks back to nation-building basics

COMMENT
Stephen Anthony

Stock prices at the ASX.

Markets Live: Telstra squashes ASX

Patrick Commins and Sarah Turner

Investors are playing it safe.

8@eight: ASX set for positive open

Sponsored
Chris Weston

The ASX board of share prices.

Markets Live: ASX in a sea of red

Sarah Turner and Patrick Commins

The North Korean missile test sent people on northern Japan searching for cover.

ASX slumps as North Korea rattles markets

Patrick Commins, Sarah Turner

8@eight: $A heading for US80c

Sponsored
Chris Weston

This is the best reporting season in years

Patrick Commins

Markets Live: Banks drag ASX down

Sarah Turner and Patrick Commins

ASX heads south as banks weigh

Sarah Turner and Patrick Commins

Interest-only lending is contracting after curbs announced by the banking regulator in March.

First drop in banks' interest-only loans since 2009

Clancy Yeates

There's something strange about our relationships with our banks. We'll change supermarkets, even phone companies, but ...

It's time to get banks back to nation-building basics

COMMENT
Stephen Anthony

CBA shares are trading at a smaller premium to rivals than they were before Austrac's explosive allegations.

Scandal threatens CBA market darling status

Clancy Yeates

Brisbane couple Alex, 28, (left) and Lauren Fisher, 33, at their wedding in 2016. They plan to have another ceremony if ...

How Alex and Lauren used Acorns to pay for their honeymoon

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Maurice Blackburn said it was "astounding" the bank did not tell investors about the alleged breaches earlier.

This CBA inquiry is 'preferable'? For who exactly?

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Owen Wareham and his daughter, nine-month-old Harriet and wife, Karla

Push for more flexible family-friendly hours

Anna Patty

The fast food giant pays no weekend and limited late-night penalties.

Maccas defends not paying weekend penalty rates

Ben Schneiders and Royce Millar

School cleaner Judith Barber from Macksville on the NSW mid-north coast: Her profession can be more dangerous than ...

Cleaning can be more dangerous than construction work

Anna Patty

Illustration: Simon Bosch

End of the line: Telstra's day of reckoning has arrived

John McDuling

Illustration: Simon Bosch.

'It's two or three years of cock-ups': Has time run out for CBA?

Clancy Yeates

Austrac alleges nearly $9 billion in cash was deposited through CBA's new ATMs before it conducted any assessment of the ...

How drug syndicates 'laundered' millions via CommBank

Michael Evans

Get Qualified CEO Adam Wadi has previously described the Federal Court's findings as "far from being fair."

'Parasitic practices:' Education provider slapped with $8m penalty

Lucy Cormack

Medibank chief executive Craig Drummond said the company "firmly [believed] that our actions were not unlawful".

'Disappointing': ACCC loses landmark case against Medibank

Michaela Whitbourn

Faye Buxton, who is battling Viagogo to be refunded for invalid tickets she purchased on the platform.

How Faye lost hundreds of dollars after clicking on the first link in Google search

Lucy Cormack

Billabong's fashion fail shows how social media is accelerating trends.

Fashion victim Billabong dives to a $77 million loss

Patrick Hatch

Caltex CEO Julian Segal is reviewing Caltex under the "Quantum Leap" initiative.

Caltex takes over more than 80 service stations

Mario Christodoulou

Donut King was RFG's best performing franchise business.

Donut King, Gloria Jean's overseas growth lifts Retail Food's profit

Wesfarmers, which owns Coles, has become Australia's top company by revenue.

Can Uber help Coles fix its Amazon problem?

Patrick Hatch

Maggie Zhou, Australia and New Zealand managing director for Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group.

The Amazon of China already has supermarkets. Now it wants our food

Patrick Hatch

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$A eyes US80c as economic data surprises

Housing affordability is set to be a problem for the next 40 hours, says CEDA.

Dream over? Housing affordability set to be issue for 40 years

Illustration: Jim Pavlidis.

The problem with property doomsayers

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

Brexit secretary David Davis.

British Labour backs EU single market membership during Brexit

Led by Rio, the mining giants have started a new wave of investments.

Rio, BHP: Iron ore kings are spending billions again

Rebecca Keenan and David Stringer

Gas buyers want LNG exports controls to be implemented on January 1.

Santos to supply gas to southern Australia

Mathew Dunckley

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Citic warns battles with Palmer threaten mine's future

James Regan

Barangaroo, Tower One, Sydney.

Call to change GST to boost affordable rentals

Carolyn Cummins

New-look Warringhah mall where new retailers such as Deus motorcycle cafe have opened.

Scentre launches 100 new retailers to its malls

Carolyn Cummins

Dalian Wanda a fortnight ago began restructuring its business, which includes two $1 billion Australian apartment projects.

Chinese investment in Australian property drops 69pc

Carolyn Cummins

Uber has been in the limelight for all the wrong reasons this year.

Having just selected a new CEO, Uber faces next shock

Mike Isaac

A view of the Grasberg copper and gold mine near Timika, Papua province.

Freeport wants Rio's approval on Grasberg deal

Jewel Topsfield

A little over a decade ago, CETP inhibitors were hailed as the next big heart drug.

A cholesterol drug may cut heart risk by nearly 10 per cent

From Derby Day to Stakes, know how to mix tradition with modern styling.

How to pick a winning look for this year's Melbourne Cup

Men's Style

The most important gift for Father's Day? It's not something that comes in a wrapped box.

This is how dads really want to spend Father's Day

Culture

Brisbane couple Alex, 28, (left) and Lauren Fisher, 33, at their wedding in 2016. They plan to have another ceremony if ...

How Alex and Lauren used Acorns to pay for their honeymoon

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Qantas posted its second-highest ever profit on Friday.

Results wrap-up: better year for 'mum and dad' shareholders

John Collett

Lucas Papaw, Blackmores and Bundaberg Ginger Beer

How three family-run Australian brands became global businesses

Rachel Clun

Wade Tink is the founder of social enterprise Project Everest.

The million-dollar social enterprise

Alexandra Cain

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