Coalition fails to learn leadership lesson
There is nothing yet even approaching critical mass to bump off Malcolm Turnbull but Cabinet is leaking, fingers are being pointed and contenders are posturing and preening.
Morrison's plan to derail bank probe
A compensation scheme for victims of financial scandals may not be enough to stop a push by the Nationals to establish a commission of inquiry into the banks.
Who really won in the Myer showdown?
Solomon Lew was a no-show but that didn't mean the Myer annual meeting didn't have plenty of action.
First-home buyers fight for land in Victoria
Despite stamp duty exemptions, soaring population growth is making first-home buyers compete to get in the market.
Alex Waislitz's next tip: get into mining services
It has been a bumper year for billionaire investor Alex Waislitz, with much of his success based on a handful of stocks.
Amazon keeps customers waiting for local launch
Amazon didn't go live with its local site on Friday. Analysts are now tipping this weekend or next week.
Pinnacle secures Macquarie equities A-Team
Pinnacle Investment Management has secured a coup with the addition of Macquarie Group stock picker Patrick Hodgens and his team
ASX's most shorted stock strikes a milestone
Syrah Resources expects to strike further graphite sales contracts in coming months on the back of first production at its Balama mine on Friday. Syrah eyes more sales contracts after first production
Pinnacle secures Macquarie equities A-Team
Pinnacle Investment Management has secured a coup with the addition of Macquarie Group stock picker Patrick Hodgens and his team as the firm's latest boutique.
Lew stays on attack as both sides claim win in Myer war
Solomon Lew has threatened to step up his attack on Myer after the embattled retailer's shareholders largely rejected his vitriolic campaign against the board.
Microequities knocks back Bulletproof bid
One of the largest shareholders in Bulletproof is set to vote against the $18 million takeover bid by Macquarie Telecom.
Loy Yang B sale leaves St Baker fuming
The $1.2 billion sale of the Loy Yang B power station to Chinese-owned Alinta Energy has fuelled frustration around opaque foreign ownership rules for critical energy assets.
ASX firms as iron ore bulls ride again
A recovery in resources stocks helped the ASX overcome selling in the major banks to leave the sharemarket moderately higher over the week.
Hangover twice size of subprime era looms
After a five-year surge, the market value of the Australia's homes has reached $7.3 trillion - more than four times GDP. Not even the US and UK achieved such heights.
Macquarie loses equities chief Hodgens, four others
High profile Macquarie Group portfolio managers Patrick Hodgens and Blake Henricks have departed the silver doughnut with three members of their team.
'China and inflation are now the 2 biggest risks'
Larry Hatheway, who's spent decades poring over the mechanics of financial markets and investing, says his two biggest concerns right now are China and inflation.
Iron ore heads toward bull market
Iron ore appears headed toward a bull market on optimism about Chinese demand for higher grades of the steelmaking material.
Opinion
In the Donald's seat of power
The leader of the free world is not in residence but on the bright side, this means I'm offered the President's preferred chair.
Why are super funds ignoring debt?
The private debt market dominated by the big banks is 1.4 times the size of the ASX and offers much lower risk that mostly beat super funds' performance targets.
Super funds key to loan market
The missing piece of the financial system framework is summed up in the following question: How can mid-sized to larger Australian companies get access to loans outside the banking system?
Canberra's clown show should terrify the RBA, and us
When you think about it, the strong suggestion that the May budget will include income tax cuts is also a potential act of fiscal sabotage.
ESB eyes 'more challenging emissions reductions'
The Energy Security Board will undertake modelling of ambitious greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets pursued by federal and state Labor.
Malcolm Turnbull claims COAG win
Energy ministers have agreed to do more work on the design of the proposed National Energy Guarantee at their meeting in Hobart.
China's 'friendly face and cold shoulder'
Australia's Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has downplayed Beijing's concerns over the foreign policy White Paper released this week.
Politics, lies and videotape: the Battle of Bennelong
The byelection is shaping up as a test of the effectiveness of Labor's lines of attack, especially with what the Liberal government says are dishonest claims.
MUA faces big fines after unlawful strikes at Hutchison Ports
A judge has found the MUA organised unlawful strikes at Hutchison Ports, exposing the union to huge fines and damages.
Mugabe granted immunity from prosecution
Zimbabwe's former president will be protected in his home country under a deal that led to his resignation, sources close to the negotiations said.
1947, the year that created our world today
A new book out of Sweden explains the year that shaped everything about our lives today.
Trump's dislike of $85b merger stuns Wall St
The Trump administration's move to block the $US85 billion AT&T-Time Warner merger will be closely watched by Rupert Murdoch.
What life's really like under Kim Jong Un
North Koreans are dreaming in a way they haven't before and that's giving them courage to flee – and to talk.
Flynn cuts ties with Trump on Russia investigation
The former Trump aide appears to be cooperating with special investigator Robert Mueller.
Personal Finance
Pratt, Fox, Rinehart - and her banker - headline star-studded Super Lunch
Anthony Pratt drew a star-studded crowd that included Gina Rinehart, Lindsay Fox and Paul Keating to a lunch in Sydney on Thursday
Why Aussie companies can't tap the $2.4trn super pool
Australian business leaders and financiers are trying to find a way for superannuation funds to provide debt funding to our corporate sector. Will they succeed?
Stage a strata revolution
Do you feel your apartment building's body corporate is badly run and that is time for change? Here's what to do.
KPMG hires ex-KWM bigwig for Aus legal team
KPMG has picked up King & Wood Mallesons banking and finance partner Stuart Fuller to run its Australian law practice.
Why poetry is good for business
For wiser students of innovation and creativity, the place for inspiration and reflection is a poetry anthology, writes AFG Venture Group CEO Lindley Edwards.
Design start-up Canva just tripled its revenue
The Sydney-based graphic design platform is closer to justifying its $450 million valuation, according to accounts filed this month.
Lessons from an Aussie firm already winning on Amazon
An Australian business that's already seen success selling on Amazon's US and Canada sites has revealed what it has learnt from using the electronic marketplace.
Allens, NSW Law Society, UNSW team up to future-proof law
Blackouts in South Australia? Regulations need to catch up: a new research hub will drive to fix outdated laws.
Lifestyle
The top author who still doubts himself
Peter Carey is not known for his modesty, but over lunch with the AFR he admits he wasn't sure about his "risky" new novel.
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