PM set for win on same-sex marriage
Moves by hardline conservatives to substantially alter a proposed same-sex marriage bill, including removing anti-discrimination protections, look set to fail.
Silicon Valley's next big thing
If you think a great investment means doubling or tripling your money, then think again, you should be aiming for 500 times.
Turning on banks is from Hitler's playbook: ex-ANZ chief
"When you want to get mob interest, you turn on the banks. Hitler did it," says Mike Smith, former CEO of ANZ Bank.
Lambie's replacement may be ineligible
Former senator Jacqui Lambie's likely replacement is also under a constitutional cloud over his eligibility to sit in Parliament.
ASX poised to drop, $A steady
Australian shares are set to drop as a retreat in base metals hit BHP and Rio. The $A was steady as the greenback fell.
Banks wealth push ending with whimper
Australian banks' 15-year wealth management experiment looks to be ending quietly.
Westpac tests AI to monitor staff, customers
Cameras powered by artifical intelligence could monitor Westpac staff morale to inform managers when a pep-up is needed.
Amazon shocks with two-pronged rollout
Amazon's two-pronged attack on the $300 billion Australian retail market will magnify the impact on Australian retailers.
Lawyers say BBSW damages difficult to prove
Maurice Blackburn decided not to pursue the banks over BBSW allegations after due diligence revealed that losses to counterparties were too difficult to prove.
Woodside stands alone after Shell's $3.5b exit
Woodside Petroleum has emerged as a fully independent company for the first time in more than 30 years.
Western Sydney Airport finalises its board
Urban Infrastructure Minister Paul Fletcher claims the Commonwealth is "moving quickly" on developing Sydney's second airport.
Business is cosying up to Shorten
Business groups have started preparing for a federal Labor Government led by Bill Shorten.
Boom times for business despite all the problems
The latest NAB survey shows that business has got it good right now, which is at odds with how most consumers feel.
Woodside sell-down sparks ASX slide
A long-awaited "liquidity event" in Woodside Petroleum shares sparked selling across ASX bluechips and pushed the ASX 200 back below 6000 points.
Why we're heading for a lithium bottleneck
The problem with lithium forecasts, according to producers, is they don't factor in more energy-intensive batteries.
Payout a capital problem for GE
Disastrous acquisitions and poor execution this year — particularly in the power division — have finally exposed how mediocre the core company is.
Business conditions at their best in decades
Australian businesses are enjoying the most positive, growth-boosting economic conditions since at least 1997 across almost every sector other than retail.
Opinion
The fight for Bennelong will get dirty
Kristina Keneally says running for Bennelong is an opportunity she would never have imagined possible. Neither would anyone else.
Boom times for business despite all the problems
The latest NAB survey shows that business has got it good right now, which is at odds with how most consumers feel.
Three signs investors are jaded
There are now three ominous signs that this era of galloping asset prices has come to an end and that investors are losing their appetite for riskier investments.
Is government's gas plan just hot air?
If Incitec's Gibson Island plant shuts, it will be a black mark against the government's energy policy which promised affordable gas supplies.
MPs ready to move if Yes vote wins
Gay marriage supporters hope to seize the momentum from the Yes campaign's likely win.
Sweeping SSM exemptions won't pass Parliament: PM
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says a conservative-backed same-sex marriage bill that would allow businesses to refuse to service gay weddings will not get through Parliament.
SSM draft bills explained: Smith vs Paterson
Lawyers have attacked Senator James Paterson's draft same-sex marriage bill, saying it will erode human rights.
Keneally burdened by the past in Bennelong
Former NSW premier will have to overcome the stain of former Labor minister Eddie Obeid and pull back a big margin.
Governments must focus on 'inclusive' growth: Keating
Governments will have to up their commitment to inclusive growth if they are to counter technological disruption, says former PM Paul Keating.
PM brushes off China's security pact protests
Malcolm Turnbull has brushed aside China's concerns over Australia, the US, Japan, and India joining forces to revive a regional security pact.
Who will stand up for freedom in the age of the strongman
Trump's rhetorical effusions on behalf of a repressive communist dictator and a Saudi political crackdown are something else: an American presidency in the service of un-American values.
Trump's trade swagger fails to impress
The problem with bilateralism is that it has no takers. Canada, Mexico, China and Japan all want multilateral deals.
WikiLeaks to Trump: 'Make Assange Australian envoy'
WikiLeaks suggested to Donald Trump's son that his father press Australia to appoint former fugitive Julian Assange as ambassador to America.
May concedes to pro-Europeans
The British PM bowed to pressure and offered the parliament a full vote on a final divorce deal with the EU.
Personal Finance
Westpac's VC fund buys load of Brickx
The fractional property ownership platform is attracting lots of interest among the banks as it points to a new model for housing affordability.
Emergency room staff to get extra super
Industry fund First State Super is yet to determine how many of its members will be affected by a landmark court ruling.
Driverless cars pose a challenge for insurers
Australia's transport policy makers and the insurance industry are trying to avoid a head-on collision over coverage of driverless vehicles in the event of crash injuries.
Why being fired helped me succeed
Being fired twice early in her working life was one of the best things that happened to entrepreneur Kate Morris.
Jim's Group settles franchisor court battle
Jim's Group, Australia's second-largest franchise player, has settled a breach-of-contract case with its national digger franchisor.
Future work: universal income is redundant
Paying ourselves trillions in universal basic income will do nothing to help workers adapt to a new world
Baird's $900k pay day for five months' work
Mike Baird has earned $900,000 in his first five months at NAB. If he was still premier he'd earn $387,600 for the year.
Employers abandon EBAs en masse
Employers are abandoning hundreds of enterprise agreements due to minor errors, delaying pay rises for thousands.
Lifestyle
Seletti homewares give good taste the finger
In a design world that runs largely on consensus, the reason the work resonates so vibrantly is the Italian brand has never played by the rules
