Business
Companies
Clive Palmer's $4.6m gift to his wife is 'hardly wild', court told
Clive Palmer is on an overseas holiday as his lawyers attempt to unfreeze more than $500 million of his assets.
- by Warren Barnsley
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Commercial real estate
Ford moves to sell its Australian manufacturing plants
Ford Australia will sell its massive former plants in Geelong and Broadmeadows, bringing to a close more than half a century of Australian motoring history.
- by Simon Johanson
Media & marketing
No advertising on the ABC? Just head to YouTube
Big name brands are advertising around the ABC's content on YouTube.
- by Jennifer Duke & John McDuling
Media & marketing
'Netflix of sport': Foxtel boss unveils plans to disrupt its business
Foxtel chief executive Patrick Delany is intending to make the pay-TV platform a “Netflix of sport” as part of plans to keep up with the changing way Australians consume content.
- by Jennifer Duke
Mining
Rio Tinto opts for $4.4b buyback to return coal sale proceeds
Global miner Rio Tinto has opted to return $4.4 billion in proceeds from the recent sale of coal assets to shareholders via a share buyback.
Retail
Premier Investments profit falls 20 per cent on fashion write-downs
The retail group wrote down the value of some of its fashion brands due to an "increasingly competitive" market, but pester power chain Smiggle continued to thrive.
- by Patrick Hatch
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Drought
Coles, Woolies lift milk price to help drought-stricken farmers
The supermarket giants have lifted the price of home-brand three-litre milk by 30¢ to $3.30 across the eastern seaboard.
- by Melanie Beeby & Darren Gray
Telecommunications
Telstra's power bill shock: Energy costs jumped by $200m in two years
Telstra chief executive Andy Penn is aggressively looking to mitigate energy costs that have slashed earnings by $200 million over the past two years.
- by Jennifer Duke
Retail
Two men with grenades: Who'll be the first to pull pin in Myer fight?
At this point both Geoff Wilson and Solomon Lew are not declaring they are on opposite sides - but it won't be long before the civility breaks down.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Elon Musk
Tesla facing Justice Department investigation over Elon Musk tweets
The Department of Justice is investigating Tesla over statements its chief Elon Musk made last month about taking the company private.
Telecommunications
Huawei 5G ban 'puts pressure' on pricing: TPG boss
TPG Telecom chief executive David Teoh expects the government's ban on Chinese involvement in the construction of Australia's new 5G network will put pressure on prices.
- by Jennifer Duke