'I troll for a higher moral purpose': alt-right speaker

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He wants to lay waste to the double-standards of polite society by baiting left-wingers out of their rigid identity politics.

'On the nose': CBA hit with class action claim

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Shareholders have accused CBA and a host of senior executives of misleading the market in regards to investigations relating to the bank's alleged breaches of money laundering and terrorism financing laws.

Markets Live: Banks and miners power ASX

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The ASX is climbing today, with banks and miners firmly higher, as the Australian market shrugs off the latest tensions over North Korea and mixed US jobs data.

Sydney Uni senior staff member takes legal action over dismissal

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The University of Sydney's first deputy vice-chancellor for Aboriginal services, Professor Shane Houston, is taking legal action over his dismissal from the position.

France's Accor lobs $1.2b offer for Australian hotel group

French-based Accor hotel group has lobbed a $1.2 billion takeover offer for Mantra Group, Australia's second-largest hotel operator in the small to medium asset sector.

Clive Palmer's Minerology must pay up $US17m after losing court bid

Clive Palmer's company lost its bid to avoid paying a Singapore-based exploration company for survey work in the Gulf of Papua.

Harvey Weinstein forced out of his own film company

The Weinstein Company's board of directors has voted to remove Weinstein from the studio.

NSW bids to skirt court's coal mine ruling protecting Sydney's water

Opponents of the move have called the plan "reckless" and an "offence to the rule of law".

Meet the little girl spreading fear in commodity markets

After a disruptive hurricane season, traders are bracing for more as the likelihood of a La Nina event triples.

This time the stock market's different, isn't it?

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After almost a decade of stock market gains, confidence has returned. What crash? What lessons? There are only blue skies ahead, right?

'Extraordinary' steps may be needed for stable oil market in 2018: OPEC

Oil producers are succeeding in rebalancing an oversupplied market, though they may need to take further steps to sustain the recovery into 2018, OPEC secretary-general Mohammad Barkindo says.

Dove ad that shows a black woman turning herself white sparks consumer backlash

The Dove brand sheepishly admitted that it had "missed the mark" with a not-so-vaguely racist advertisement that has made it the latest target of consumer rage.

8@eight: ASX set to open lower

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The local sharemarket is set to open the week in negative territory after Wall Street's winning run ended on Friday.

Sydneysiders in revolt over development as two thirds declare the city is 'full'

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The finding comes amid tensions within the NSW government over how to meet a housing shortfall.

The hidden cost of the tap-and-go boom

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Banks appear to be keeping some contactless payments more expensive than they need to be for retailers, raising questions about the extent of competition.

Be alert, not alarmed, about Australia's high household debt

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Another day, another dire warning that Australian households are about to crumple under the crushing weight of debt.

Former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett: Why we failed on gun control

US President Barack Obama's longest-serving senior adviser Valerie Jarrett talks candidly about why Congress failed to pass tougher gun control laws after the Sandy Hook massacre.

'It was always going to happen': Sydney's disappearing freestanding homes

The demand for well-located land has transformed the economics of housing in Sydney.

Geoff Wilson's $6.8m funds aim to improve life for youth

Australia's first intensive outpatient program for young people with eating disorders and a targeted mental health national awareness campaign are among projects that investment guru Geoff Wilson's social investment funds are supporting.

Flat open expected for Aussie sharemarket

The Australian sharemarket is expected to start the week flat as investors remain cautious about the release of housing data.

Ex-Australia Post boss Ahmed Fahour's new role

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Ahmed Fahour turns 51 this month, and is obviously not ready to be put out to pasture just yet. Barely months after leaving his well-remunerated CEO position at Australia Post, Fahour has found himself another executive role.

Plans to restart giant Bougainville mine stall

Plans to reopen one of the world's biggest copper mines, shut by a civil war on the Pacific Island of Bougainville in 1989, have run into trouble.

Freelancer: Australia's fallen tech star?

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Australia's tech star before Atlassian, Freelancer is struggling to grow.

Banks want to charge for handing over customer data

Major banks are pushing to charge fees to fintech businesses that want to access data on the banks' customers, a sign of likely tensions to emerge as the government looks to break open the banks' information vaults.

Jaguar Land Rover recalls 17,000 vehicles over airbag fears

The company insists it is just a precaution and there have been no reports of faulty airbags.

Tesla in 'production hell' to meet deadline: Musk

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk tweeted that the electric carmaker is feeling the heat.

Electricians stop work at Opera House over asbestos

Electrical workers have stopped work on the $200 million Sydney Opera House renovation for the second time in two months over asbestos concerns.

'Not worth it': At what age you're unhappiest at work

At the age of 30, Jo Green felt like "a square peg in a round hole" in her marketing job. She's not alone, with employees in their 20s and 30s among the least happy in the Australian workforce.

'Held to ransom': ACCC to probe big Esso-BHP gas drop

The competition watchdog will demand ESSO and BHP Billiton explain in more detail why gas supplies from its secretive Bass Strait joint venture will decline sharply next year.