Nick Xenophon said the major parties were "more interested in fighting about who gets their snouts deeper in the trough, ...

Xenophon quits Canberra for SA

Senate powerbroker Nick Xenophon has quit federal politics and will recontest a lower house seat at the SA election in March.

Amart Sports is about to disappear as a brand. It is a voluntary choice by its parent but the Australian retail ...

Australia's vanishing retail brands

More retail brands are disappearing, with retailers facing a "leaky bucket" syndrome as structural shifts on a range of fronts mean its hard to know what to fix.

Caroline Power will receive $57,000 for unlawfully sacking.

Big payout for pregnancy sacking

The courts have ordered that an energy company pay $57,000 for unlawfully sacking a pregnant employee two days before she took maternity leave.