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Interest rates

Have you claimed your Kenneth Hayne mortgage discount yet?

More borrowers are using the spotlight of the royal commission to demand better deals from their lenders.

  • by Jessica Irvine
Canva chief executive and co-founder Melanie Perkins.
Entrepreneur

'Nothing is off the cards': Canva has designs on Nasdaq listing

  • by Cara Waters
Daniel Crennan
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Hayne fallout

'We should be feared': Former bouncer turned corporate cop wants justice

  • by Sarah Danckert
A policeman stands guard at the Al Noor Mosque early on Friday morning.
Analysis
Christchurch shooting

How Facebook's hour of inaction enabled the Christchurch video to spread

  • by John McDuling
Premier reported sales growth across all its brands.
Retail

'Once-in-a-lifetime event': Brexit dents Smiggle's growth plans

  • by Patrick Hatch
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The economy

Rachel Okell waters one of 70 indoor plants at her home.
Wellbeing

'It's ridiculous how many I have': the pot plant fans reshaping nurseries

The rise of 'Planstagram' and the move to smaller home living has led to a surge in Australia's love affair with indoor plants.

  • by Anthony Colangelo
While the Aussie cool-down is real, a cautious optimism may also be justified.
Opinion
Australian economy

Australia can defy economic gravity for longer

While the Aussie cool-down is real, a cautious optimism may also be justified.

  • by Clara Ferreira-Marques
Australia's slumping property market has not affected housing-related stocks.
Property prices

Australia's property stocks are ignoring the housing slump

  • by Jackie Edwards
China slowing its imports of Australian coal may have spooked the market but analysts say disappointing results drove New Hope's share slump faster.
Mining

New Hope investor blames China-spooked shareholders for price crash

  • by Cole Latimer
The total number of Australians in work in February rose by just 4600.
Jobs

Jobless rate falls to near eight-year low

  • by Shane Wright
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Markets

Wall Street had its worst day since early January as recession fears grow.
World markets

'It is freaking the stock market': Wall Street plunges as recession fears grow

  • by Thomas Heath
Sharemarket

ASX advances on dovish Fed

  • by William McInnes
World markets

Wall Street rises as Apple, tech shares climb

  • by Stephen Culp

Companies

Christian Sewing, chief executive officer of Deutsche Bank.
Pay

Deutsche Bank chief's pay doubles to $11.1m as thousands of job cuts loom

  • by Tom Sims
Commercial real estate

Without Reserve: Property Industry Foundation raises $430,000

  • by Carolyn Cummins
Opinion
Commercial real estate

In office, the incentive frenzy continues

  • by Michael Cook

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Small business

Canva chief executive and co-founder Melanie Perkins.
Entrepreneur

'Nothing is off the cards': Canva has designs on Nasdaq listing

The founder of Canva wears the same black dress most days. It means it's one less decision the woman behind a $1 billion company has to make.

  • by Cara Waters
Social engineering business scams are appearing to come from the everyday programs staff already use.
Managing

This email subject line could well be a business scam

As phishing scam losses stack up, warnings issued about the everyday brands getting impersonated.

  • by Emma Koehn
For the first time, researchers have looked at the effects of sex at home on engagement at work.
Opinion
Work in Progress

How sex at home makes you happy at work

  • by James Adonis
Entrepreneur Sally Flattery has taken the fight on eco-packaging to Australia Post.
Start-ups

How a crafty potter's petition got a promise from Australia Post CEO

  • by Emma Koehn
Energy minister Angus Taylor.
Finance

Parties battle it out on small business energy blueprint

  • by Emma Koehn

Consumer affairs

International jewellery company Pandora has acknowledged it misled customers on their rights under Australian consumer law.
Consumer rights

Jewellery group Pandora admits to misleading customers on refund rights

  • by Natassia Chrysanthos
Soft commodities

'Undermining confidence': Farmers back Roundup despite US cancer claim

  • by Darren Gray and Natassia Chrysanthos
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Healthcare

Vic Health looks into alleged coercion at public hospitals

  • by Colin Kruger

Workplace

Clubs Australia has lost a bid in the Fair Work Commission to reduce weekend penalty rates.
Industrial relations

Workers win fight against penalty rates cut

  • by Anna Patty
Jobs

Burnout, sleepless nights, no energy for sex: Welcome to life in China's Silicon Valley

  • by Zheping Huang
Opinion
The lowdown

Time for discussions over migration and needs of job market

  • by Stephen Clibborn and Chris F Wright

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