US player Harbour Energy's ambitions for an $11 billion acquisition of Santos have run into political hot water as South Australian Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis signalled the state would seek to prevent a foreign takeover.
Westpac opened an $850,00 account for a secret company linked to a Kazakh multimillionaire politician without doing any identity checks, the Paradise Papers show.
Nationals senators, who claim to have been ambushed over the bill to legalise same-sex marriage, are planning identical legislation for a bank royal commission.
The imminent $5.30 a share offer from Harbour Energy patently undervalues Santos at $11 billion.
Australia and other nations have all but shut the door on Canada joining the East Asia Summit after Justin Trudeau torpedoed plans to revive the TPP.
Goldman chief Lloyd Blankfein said that many people want Britain to have a "confirming vote" on whether to leave the EU.
Catherine Livingstone says onerous requirements imposed by the BEAR is putting upward pressure on banker pay.
Santos has been vulnerable to a succession of corporate predators because of poor downside planning when oil prices plunged.
BHP chairman Ken MacKenzie has ruled out changing the miner's dividend policy as he accelerates a review of the miner's capital allocation systems.
Harvey Norman narrowly avoided a first strike against its remuneration report after chairman Gerry Harvey mounted a spirited defence of its performance.
Incoming Wesfarmers CEO Rob Scott warns short-term margins are expected to persist.
WICET's 2016-17 annual accounts show a $3.5 billion proposed debt restructure deal is urgent.
The $US1 trillion fund that Norway has amassed pumping oil and gas over two decades wants out of energy stocks.
The conundrum faced by Alan Greenspan is back - and possibly worse.
The introduction of futures trading in Bitcoin will likely herald a massive price bust. But the blockchain technology it uses is revolutionary.
Glaucus has questioned why Quintis has not reduced its sandalwood price assumption as a second class action is brought against Quintis and its founder Frank Wilson.
Shares overcame the early wobbles on Thursday to finish moderately higher, breaking a four-day losing streak.
The confirmation forced on Santos of receipt and rejection of a takeover offer by emerging US energy investor Harbour Energy arrived with one substantial surprise.
Just as the story of the Yes vote was about grassroots volunteers, the passage of the legislation will be about backbenchers not leaders.
Simon Longstaff, executive director of The Ethics Centre - which helps advise corporate Australia – jokes he feels he's been trying to sell umbrellas in a drought for decades.
CBA chairman Catherine Livingstone says the global search for Ian Narev's successor is "well advanced". Two new names are now said to be in the mix.
Queensland Liberal National Party leader Tim Nicholls has failed to answer whether the party will form government with One Nation if there is a hung parliament after the November 25 election.
Jacinda Ardern's push for more asylum seekers is now in doubt after new reports of underage sex and drug use on Manus Island
The Greens are prepared to refer new Senator Andrew Bartlett to the High Court for a ruling on his eligibility if there are grounds for his disqualification.
The current crisis isn't about lax paperwork. It's about what sort of people we want in the parliament.
Restaurants have withdrawn a bid to cut Sunday penalty rates after failing to provide evidence that the cuts would create jobs.
India is considering scrapping or reducing a 30 per cent export tax on medium-grade iron ore amid a stubborn surplus of it.
Uncertainty gripped the US Senate on Thursday over efforts to pass a sweeping $US1.5 trillion tax cut.
For all her purported attributes, Grace Mugabe is feared and has shown herself to be ruthless.
Venezuela has borrowed billions of dollars from Russia and China over the years, mainly through oil-for-loan deals.
Twenty-first Century Fox has denied allegationd its sports division paid bribes to win television rights for international soccer tournaments.
A focus on business owners and rich professionals has helped accounting firm Fordham boost revenue by more than 20 per cent in the past year.
Mirvac is winning investment interest in its build-to-rent residential development proposal
We're now seeing a number of economists calling for interest rate rises, lest inflation rears its ugly head.
It's alarming, as a tax lawyer, that one of my children's favourite books features Mr Green, a law firm partner "helping rich people avoid paying their taxes".
Gender pay gaps in female-dominated industries, including health care and education, are on the rise, raising concerns employers are ignoring the issue.
Queensland's top appellate judge Walter Sofronoff, QC, sends a hair-raising gift to WA, lawyers shout Yes, and Landers in a HDY coup.
Entering the Sydney bar can carry a high price tag, locking out the risk-averse or less well-off. Not for these new chambers, which are breaking down barriers.
NAB has sacked with 20 bankers and disciplined another 32 after discovering it sold about 2300 home loans based on inaccurate or incomplete information.
Channel the 1970s Imperial Leather "Tahiti looks nice" soap ad – the era of private jet travel is upon us.
Enjoy unlimited access to Australia's best business news and market insights across desktop, tablet and mobile
Already a subscriber? Log in
