'Designed to get us hooked': Pokies case kicks off
An unprecedented lawsuit likened to a "David and Goliath" battle has begun, with a former gambler taking on Australia's powerful pokies industry over claims its products are designed to addict.
An unprecedented lawsuit likened to a "David and Goliath" battle has begun, with a former gambler taking on Australia's powerful pokies industry over claims its products are designed to addict.
Australia's second-biggest gold miner by market capitalisation, Evolution Mining, says it may sell the Edna May gold mine, one of its two wholly owned gold mines in Western Australia.
Changes at insurer QBE means that its top paid executive for the past three years, Pat Regan, is now its CEO.
The lack of a credible, long-term mechanism to achieve Australia's emissions reduction commitments has created uncertainty and deterred investment in the sector, a key energy market regulator says.
Ardent Leisure's chief executive of the Main Event Entertainment business, Charlie Keegan, has resigned after 11 years at the helm
QBE chief John Neal has announced he is stepping down after five years in the job.
The sharemarket powered to its second straight day of gains on Tuesday as investors waded back into riskier assets.
The sharemarket powered to its second straight day of gains on Tuesday, with the major banks enjoying strong renewed support.
The stand out listings traded on the ASX captured at key moments through the day, as indicated by the time stamp in the video.
It will go down as the most painful sale of the spring sales season.
We need to ask ourselves whether the better strategy is to move the jobs to workers rather than move the workers to the jobs.
Historic changes to media ownership laws, which would open the door for a flurry of mergers and acquisitions, are closer than ever to being passed.
ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft says addressing culture and conduct at Australia's big banks will remain unfinished business when his term ends in November.
A measure of business conditions climbed to its highest level since early 2008 last month, with a marked improvement in employment intentions burnishing the outlook for further jobs growth.
Resource stocks are outperforming both the broader index and the banks so far this year and, according to equity strategists, those gains have further to run.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman previews Apple's September 12 product event.
Back-pay delay shrinks from next year to next month in wake of campaign against well-known cook.
The Murdoch family-controlled 21st Century Fox has intervened in a Supreme Court battle for control of Network Ten as America's CBS seeks to buy the failed free-to-air network.
Former poker machine addict, Shonica Guy, has launched legal action against the "misleading and deceptive" design of poker machines.
In a perfect world, this article would have begun with a quote from the gangster/shrink movie Analyse This, released in 1999.
Aussies hoping to buy the new iPhone are likely to be forking out more than most countries in Asia.
The S&P; 500 closed at an all-time high on Monday after tropical storm Irma caused less damage than expected.
The bulls are back as Wall Street has a record night, setting up the ASX for a strong start.
Wall Street had a record night as tropical storm Irma caused less damage than expected while North Korea tensions did not escalate over the weekend.
AGL's Liddell power station shouldn't receive funds more usefully invested elsewhere to improve Australia's energy prospects says Christiana Figueres, the former United Nations climate chief.
Australia's winter crop production is forecast to plummet 39 per cent this season as dry conditions hammer harvest particularly for farming mainstays such as wheat and barley.
Attractive sign-up offers tempting Australians to either open online betting accounts or refer a friend to open one will be banned under a new agreement struck by the nation's gambling ministers.
It's not every day the boss needs to justify a successful bid to their staff.
Australia might be getting access to 5G data speeds sooner than expected with the communications regulator fast-tracking preparations to auction the necessary spectrum off to mobile network operators.
There will be plenty of winners If the long-awaited Tatts/Tabcorp merger is consummated on November 1, just days before the Spring Racing Carnival's big week kicks off.
Minimnt was leading the way before John Lewis made headlines by ditching 'boys' and 'girls' labels from its clothes.
Accountants want the ATO to clearly define which businesses will be eligible for company tax cuts.
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