BHP's top mining executive calls for more reliable energy supply

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Surging energy prices and unreliable energy supply hurt the "competitiveness of Australian business and threatens future investment," BHP's top minerals executive in Australia has warned.

World-beating emerging markets surge emboldens valuation critics

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One of the world's best trades this year, going long on emerging-market equities, is even troubling the bulls after handing investors twice the return from developed-country stocks.

Australian wage growth only enough for a coffee a year

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The RBA has warned Australian workers to expect stubbornly low wage growth "for some time".

The young are getting a bad deal – here's how

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The less academically inclined – of whom there'll always be many – would be better served going on to vocational education and training.

Coles case has made fast food pay deals 'unworkable'

The Fair Work Commission's application of the better off overall test following its decision in the Coles case has led to failures in enterprise agreement-making in the fast food industry.

Toys 'R' Us files for bankruptcy; business as usual in Australian stores

The Australian arm of global kids retailing giant Toys"R"Us insists local stores will trade as normal after its parent company filed for bankruptcy in America and Canada.

ASX slides as consumer stocks weigh

A choppy session for the sharemarket ended on a weak note on Tuesday, with stocks that benefit from strong consumer sentiment suffering.

TPG lifts profit but warns of NBN pressure

TPG Telecom has beaten its earnings guidance and lifted full-year profit by nine per cent, but warned it faces mounting costs in the year ahead as customers migrate to the national broadband network.

Do we want 'old lady Liddell to run a marathon'?

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If Matt Canavan visits Liddell power station next month, there's a good chance staff will show the corroded pipes and fatigued metal that serve as signs its use-by date of 2022 is closing in.

Markets Live: Choppy day ends lower

Shares pulled back from a strong early start to end a choppy session in the red, with consumer stocks offsetting gains from telecoms.

Liddell Power Station tour

Inside the Liddell Power Station in Muswellbrook, New South Wales.

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.

Toys 'R' Us files for bankruptcy

Toy store chain Toys 'R' Us has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US and Canada.

Victorians face 'cash out' limit at pokies venues

Gamblers will face new restrictions on how much cash they can withdraw over the bar at Victorian pokies venues, with the state government imposing a limit of $500 a day.

Ten creditors vote in favour of CBS bid

Ten Network creditors have voted in favour of US broadcaster CBS' takeover of the struggling network.

Ten creditors vote in favour of CBS bid

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Ten Network creditors have voted to accept CBS's bid for the embattled broadcaster, rejecting a rival proposal from Bruce Gordon and Lachlan Murdoch.

Bitcoin beyond government control

Bitcoin's price recovery suggests the cryptocurrency is beyond government intervention, as China shuts down its exchanges.

The next financial crisis will start in Silicon Valley

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It has been 10 years since the last financial crisis, and some have already started to predict that the next one is near. But when it comes it will likely have its roots in Silicon Valley, not Wall Street.

Australian wages have risen by just $3 a year since 2008

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Australians' average weekly household income grew by $213 between 2004 and 2008. Since then, it's increased by a total of just $27.

Bouris sees pay slashed in half as TZ founder returns

It's a case of the executive who came in from the cold at TZ Ltd.

ABC viewers mock Roger Corbett interview

One of Australia's most prominent businessmen has come under fire after comparing heterosexual and same-sex marriage to 'a black man and a white man'.

BHP under shareholder pressure to sever ties with Minerals Council

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BHP is facing a demand by activist shareholders that it end its membership of the Minerals Council of Australia.

CBS raises bid for Ten ahead of creditors' meeting

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CBS has confirmed it has raised its bid for the Ten Network ahead of the second creditors' meeting on Tuesday.

8@eight: ASX to open higher, RBA minutes on tap

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The local sharemarket is set to edge higher at the open ahead of the release of the September RBA minutes.

The Korean/German car index: why we are what we drive

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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.

Byron Bay's Beach Hotel sells for $70 million

Melbourne-based Impact Investment Group has paid $70 million for the Byron Bay Beach Hotel, once owned by John Cornell, known as ''Strop'' in his television days on the Paul Hogan show.

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.

'Zero balance' credit card deals under ASIC microscope

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.

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.