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Bounty rewards for whistleblowers: inquiry

The Turnbull government should set up a new body to oversee whistleblowing allegations against big corporates, protect whistleblowers against reprisals, and offer them bounty-style financial rewards for coming forward, according to a federal inquiry.

Most industries reported solid activity, though the retail sector continued to languish in negative territory.

Business conditions strong, employment jumps

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.

BMO Financial Group senior economist Douglas Porter sees the potential for another 25bp rate increase as early as ...

Is Australia just lagging Canada on interest rates?

Canada's decision to hike interest rates overnight raises questions about whether there's guidance to be found for Australia, given the similarities between the two resource-rich countries.

Teresa Burns, 69 years from Roselands with Joann Sanfilippo, 73, from Bankstown, enjoy some shopping at the Pitt Street ...

'We love shopping' - Australians buying a retail recovery

Sarah O'Reilly has just spent $500 on clothes and cosmetics. On a spring trip to Melbourne from Perth the 46 year old and her teenage daughter Maddison had also just enjoyed a lunch out - which they say they normally do about once a week.

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