'Enough': BCA has had a gutful of politics
Jennifer Westacott said business might have disappointed the community but unlike our politicians CEOs haven't "beaten each other up in the corridors of Parliament and smeared blood on the door".
Rio's $5.6b investor bonus, copper find
Rio has lavished shareholders with a monster special dividend and given its growth prospects a much-needed boost by revealing an exciting copper prospect in Western Australia.
Rio throws off $9.9b after wiping debt
How the mining giant's major dividend payout to investors was likely shaped by politics and a decade of prudence by management teams.
Australia will stand firm on Huawei: Payne
Foreign Minister Marise Payne sees 'no reason' for Australia to reverse its ban on Huawei's involvement in the 5G network even if Donald Trump walks away.
Rich Lister Shaun Bonett rises above retail gloom
Shopping centre owner Shaun Bonett says his team is "nothing other than motivated" despite a malaise sweeping the retail sector.
Rio Tinto enjoys the best of times
Rio's CEO Jean-Sebastien Jacques has delivered the highest net profit since 2010 and record cash returns - but it hasn't always come easy.
Why Opal Tower owners are the lucky ones
For all the other apartment owners whose building defects didn't conveniently show up the night before Christmas, solutions may be a lot tougher.
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Rio's $5.6b investor bonus, copper find
Rio has lavished shareholders with a monster special dividend and given its growth prospects a much-needed boost by revealing an exciting copper prospect in Western Australia.
Seek claims victory over short-termism
Andrew Bassat is confident Seek has pushed out short-term shareholders
Rinehart bids $591m for Riversdale
Gina Rinehart's Hancock Corporation has moved to take full ownership of the nascent coal miner Riversdale Resources, offering $591 million for the remaining shares in the company.
Labor promises fintech boost in WA
The fledgling fintech scene in Perth will be given more regulatory resources as Labor shows its commitment to developing a national fintech market.
ASIC to use new data to shine a light on mortgage brokers
The corporate regulator is set to reveal if there's fraud occurring in mortgage applications and whether home owners are duped into taking out excessive loans.
What we learnt from today's profits
Seek stamps on the growth pedal again, Oz Minerals gets the balance right, the December of Doom strikes again and Bellamy's is no A2 Milk.
Fed chairman slams big deficit fantasy
Fed chairman Jerome Powell slammed an idea gaining currency in both major US political parties that "deficits don't matter".
Who dares invest in Chinese shares?
A powerful surge in prices has flipped Chinese equities from the worst-performing shares in 2018 to the world beaters in 2019.
Small gains enough to lift ASX
Australian shares advanced on Wednesday despite a muted day of trading, with the benchmark index closing up 0.4 per cent.
Why the big four could ditch NZ
Australian banks may divest their New Zealand subsidiaries following higher capital demands from the Kiwi central bank, according to top banking analysts.
Opinion
An end to the steak-knife state elections
Politicians are trying to feel the household pain with gesture-driven handouts. It just hides bigger issues.
Rio throws off $9.9b after wiping death-defying debt
The major dividend payout to investors was likely shaped by politics and a decade of prudence by management teams.
ASX adopts Hayne's governance blueprint
Kenneth Hayne will be happy with the ASX because the guidelines now align with the sort of philosophy espoused by him in his final report to the government published this month.
Ruralco deal driven by global forces
Fertiliser giant Nutrien is in the midst of a post-merger growth push aimed at getting as close to farmers as possible. Ruralco investors are the big winners.
Pell jailed for 'brazen' offending
George Pell has been taken to jail after Australia's most senior Catholic was classified as a serious sex offender to be sentenced on March 13.
'Less optimistic': Downturn accelerates
Building has hit an 18-month low, clouding the outlook for fourth-quarter GDP due out next week. "We expect the residential construction downturn will be much deeper than the RBA's outlook," NAB warns.
There is a better path to a more productive Australia
From the right infrastructure to better markets for products and services, there are clear ways to reboot Australia's national competitiveness again.
'Disgraceful rubbish': What the Pell jury heard
Because Pell chose not to take the witness stand, the police interview was the jury's only glimpse of the defendant's reaction to the charges against him.
Anger as taxpayers foot the bill for MPs' TV ads
Labor says changes quietly introduced by Morrison government on the cusp of election campaign give Coalition MPs a $22 million war chest for TV ads.
Payne calls for calm from India and Pakistan
Foreign Minister Marise Payne urges India, Pakistan to avoid a 'dangerous cycle of escalation' and seeks urgent consular advice from Australian diplomats in the region.
War of words escalates over Indian jet
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan called for talks with India as tensions between the two countries escalated over the shooting down of two Indian jets.
Cohen ready to accuse Trump of deceit, racist comments
Donald Trump's former personal attorney and fixer is prepared to depict his former boss as a liar and possible criminal who manipulated his financial statements
N Korea touts for investment as Trump, Kim meet
Pyongyang's push to attract foreign investment comes amid a tenuous de-escalation of tension with Washington.
SEC, not Musk's tweets, biggest threat to Tesla shares
Chief executives learning on the job is acceptable. Misleading markets is not.
Personal Finance
Where property prices fell the most in Melbourne
The trendy Melbourne suburb of St Kilda East suffered one of the biggest downturns in property prices last year, Domain Group says.
NSW landlords to lose no-grounds evictions under Labor
Landlords in NSW will no longer be able to evict tenants from their properties without providing a reason and must wait a year before raising the rent, if Labor wins the March election.
18 reasons why property prices will fall further
Housing bear LF Economics makes a scary call on house prices predicting a further 20 per cent fall just in 2019 but others disagree.
Where do disruptive ideas happen? Not on a big team
When it comes to working out how to apply something new, the more the merrier. But small teams are better at coming up with the cool idea in the first place.
What Australia can learn from France on higher education
France will lift government spending on research and innovation to 3 per cent of GDP and it is focusing its attention on disruptive technology.
Explicit Snapchat picture justified sacking
A Sydney train guard's conduct was in the "extreme outer limit of offensiveness" such that "no amount of regret or apology can lessen the seriousness of the incident", Fair Work has found.
Women deserve the right to be as useless as men
Women will never be equal unless they have the right to be as incompetent as men are.
Lifestyle
The secret lives of Arab princesses
Most women in the Arab world are disadvantaged – and the most privileged women often have it worst of all.
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