Vending machines should cope with new $10 note says RBA

Vending machines should be better able to cope with the new $10 notes going into circulation this week, after last year's teething problems with the upgraded $5 note, the Reserve Bank says.

We are what we drive – more Korean, less German

You might be what you eat, but the nation is what it drives: more value conscious, less pose oriented. Welcome to the Korean/German marque index.

Regulator takes aim at 'debt traps' in $50b market

The corporate regulator has launched a detailed review of the $50 billion credit card market, to assess whether banks are deliberately targeting interest-free deals at customers who are likely to end up paying much higher rates of interest.

Costs keep adding up for Bruce Gordon and Lachlan Murdoch's Ten bid

The costs are adding up for the billionaires who pulled the pin on Network Ten, so let's hope they've got a better idea of how to run the broadcaster if their new bid succeeds.

Buying with bitcoin in Dubai

You can now buy homes in Dubai using bitcoin, but officials in the city have raised concerns about the use of cryptocurrencies.

Australian dairy industry undergoing a supply chain revolution, says Rabobank

Unprecedented changes are hitting the dairy industry in southern Australia, with a "supply chain revolution" underway that had snapped the traditional loyalty farmers had to processors.

Buyer switched on ANZ's $875 million stake in Chinese bank

One of the planned buyers of ANZ Bank's 20 per cent stake in Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank has been replaced by Chinese steel business Baoshan Iron & Steel, nine months after the initial deal was announced.

Billionaire Ten backer Bruce Gordon eyes Network Ten appeal

Billionaire media mogul Bruce Gordon has lost a court bid aimed at thwarting the sale of Network Ten to America's CBS.

Rolling Stone founder is officially selling out

From a loft in San Francisco in 1967, a 21-year-old named Jann S. Wenner started a magazine that would become the counter-culture bible for baby boomers.

Australia joins international nuclear power research group

Australia has officially joined an international group focused on developing future nuclear energy systems.

ASX climbs 0.4pc as Wall St records inspire investors

The ASX starts the week on the front foot after fresh records on Wall St bolstered confidence and spurred buying in the big banks.

New WA tax doesn't dent $90 million gold mine deal

Australia's second biggest gold miner, Evolution Mining, has managed to ride out a hike in mining royalties to strike a complicated deal to sell the Edna May gold mine in Western Australia for up to $90 million.

Auckland Airport fuel shortage delays Australian travellers

Airlines are cancelling and redirecting flights between Australia and New Zealand's biggest city because of a fuel shortage that is crippling Auckland Airport.

ASX winners and losers - a snapshot

The stand out listings traded on the ASX captured at key moments through the day, as indicated by the time stamp in the video.

Markets Live: Banks bolster ASX

Strong appetite for the banks on Monday bolstered the ASX with investors taking their lead from a record-breaking Friday night on Wall Street.

Why investors are jumping on Asia equities

Asian sharemarkets are proving to be the unexpected winner in what many expect to be the final days of easy money.

Chainsaw-wielding nun cleans up after Hurricane Irma

The Florida nun who used a chainsaw while dressed in her full habit to help cleanup following Hurricane Irma, says she had to Google how to start the chainsaw.

Court stacks odds against Murdoch in battle for Ten

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The key to the future ownership of Network Ten sits in the hands of a bunch of its journalists, admin staff, television personalities, producers and operations technicians.

Will the new $10 note work in vending machines?

We ask the RBA if the security features of the new $10 note will pose problems to vending machines like the $5 note did.

Summer of bitcoin ending badly in China

Bitcoin's meteoric summertime surge risks coming to a painful end as Chinese policy makers move to restrict trading amid growing warnings of a market bubble.

Lady (Mary) Fairfax dies, age 95

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Lady Fairfax was the wife of Sir Warwick Oswald Fairfax, an influential figure in Fairfax Media.

Zoox is coming out of the shadows as it enters 'Godzilla mode'

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A secretive, billion-dollar start-up founded by an Australian designer, is taking its first steps out of the shadows and into the spotlight. 

Why are China's consumers so confident?

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If you only read the headlines – or, say, my columns – you might be pessimistic about China's economy. Yet consumer confidence is booming.

Billionaire Ten backer Bruce Gordon loses court challenge to CBS takeover

Billionaire media mogul Bruce Gordon has lost a court bid aimed at thwarting the sale of Network Ten to America's CBS.

8@eight: Positive start to the week for the ASX

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Local market set to open in positive territory to start the week.

Parkville residents oppose 22-level tower at former Games village

When then premier Steve Bracks was poised to sign off on the Commonwealth Games Village in 2003, protesters fought to ensure it was mostly low-rise.

Giant company to offer parental leave on day one

Jack Bell was relaxed about taking more than three months off work on parental leave but knows some other men would not feel as comfortable taking that much time away.

Wage suppression to cost workers $100 billion

Wage fraud, wage freezes, cuts to penalty rates and companies scrapping enterprise agreements will reduce the retirement savings of millions of workers by $100 billion by the time they retire, a report has found.

Even a billionaire can get outbid on Sydney property

According to a character in David Williamson's Emerald City, the problem with Sydney people is that they know the meaning of life: waterfront real estate.