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"Give her more of what she wants' - new owners of Millers, Katies and Rivers vow rapid change
Retail

"Give her more of what she wants' - new owners of Millers, Katies and Rivers vow rapid change

Struggling retailer Specialty Fashion Group has sold its stable of mid-market brands.

  • by Patrick Hatch
Telstra's not even close to filling the post-NBN earnings gap
Opinion
Andrew Penn

Telstra's not even close to filling the post-NBN earnings gap

  • by Elizabeth Knight
The materials sector helped the ASX close 0.3 per cent higher on Monday.
Business

ASX closes just shy of 10-year high on materials

  • by William McInnes
The devil is in the detail as race for Healthscope heats up
Comment
Health

The devil is in the detail as race for Healthscope heats up

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
'He could have stopped this': the $18bn charity with a toxic culture
Charity

'He could have stopped this': the $18bn charity with a toxic culture

  • by David Gelles
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The economy

Donald Trump's freewheeling deals are starting to hurt the economy, say analysts
Analysis
Donald Trump

Donald Trump's freewheeling deals are starting to hurt the economy, say analysts

Donald Trump's unpredictability is helping to turn exuberance over tax cuts into fears about the health of the economy.

  • by Tim Wallace
Solar and wind could ease Australia's water shortage
Energy

Solar and wind could ease Australia's water shortage

Australia is one of the most vulnerable to water stress countries in the world but a shift to more renewable energy could lessen the nation’s water pressure.

  • by Cole Latimer
ACCC names and shames most expensive petrol retailers
Energy

ACCC names and shames most expensive petrol retailers

  • by Cole Latimer
How we arrived at budgets we can't trust
Opinion
Federal budget

How we arrived at budgets we can't trust

  • by ROSS GITTINS
Oil Search blames PNG government for slow payments
Energy

Oil Search blames PNG government for slow payments

  • by Cole Latimer
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Markets

8@eight: ASX poised to edge higher at the open
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8@eight

8@eight: ASX poised to edge higher at the open

  • by Ilya Spivak
Sharemarket

Wall Street continues winning run

  • by Noel Randewich
Analysis
Sharemarket

A Tweetstorm that every investor should read

  • by Barry Ritholtz

Companies

Elders making hay despite a lack of sunshine
Companies

Elders making hay despite a lack of sunshine

  • by Darren Gray
Commercial real estate

New era of office technology on its way

  • by Carolyn Cummins
Gaming & wagering

Online bookies face $30m gambling tax hit

  • by Nick Toscano

Banking & finance

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Small business

Abattoir blues: Why some little piggies can't go to market
Farming

Abattoir blues: Why some little piggies can't go to market

Meat-eaters are demanding ethically produced, free-range products, but small farmers are beholden to industrial abattoirs.

  • by Charlotte Grieve
'I paid a lot of money to be a slave': Franchisees reeling from Aussie Farmers Direct collapse
Franchising

'I paid a lot of money to be a slave': Franchisees reeling from Aussie Farmers Direct collapse

Submissions to the Senate inquiry reveal how franchisees have lost their livelihoods and income.

  • by Cara Waters
'The model is flawed': Endota Spa franchisee left bankrupt
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Franchising

'The model is flawed': Endota Spa franchisee left bankrupt

  • by Cara Waters
How to get staff to do what you want
Opinion
Work in Progress

How to get staff to do what you want

  • by James Adonis
For the mum who has everything: a $60 an hour maternity concierge
Entrepreneur

For the mum who has everything: a $60 an hour maternity concierge

  • by Kate Jones

Consumer affairs

Cold snap sends Sydneysiders to shops in last-minute heater rush
Weather

Cold snap sends Sydneysiders to shops in last-minute heater rush

  • by Cassandra Morgan
Opinion
Social media

Care about your data privacy? Then prove it

  • by Michael R. Strain
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Road safety

Big Brother in the back seat driver as parents get driving data

  • by David McCowen

Workplace

Business operator appeals contempt finding
Fair Work

Business operator appeals contempt finding

  • by Anna Patty
Health

Pet therapy a proven winner

  • by Josh Jennings
Opinion
Workplace

Ethical breaches need enablers

  • by Jim Bright

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