Unity the core message of Labor's launch
The offical launch included former leaders, senior women and the entire shadow cabinet sitting on stage like prefects who had just been announced to the school assembly.
Shorten announces jobs tax cut
Bill Shorten has announced tax cuts for small businesses to hire young and older workers and outlined a $2.3 billion multinational tax crackdown at Labor's offical campaign launch.
Auctions 'bounce back' as downturn eases
The east coast auctions market has held up and market watchers said the "bounce back" suggested the downturn might be easing.
RBA could stop just short of a rate cut
The RBA is widely expected to cut sooner than later. The big question is whether this Tuesday will be too soon.
Berkshire meeting offers glimpse of post-Buffett leadership
Shareholders have been given an insight into the two candidates most likely to succeed Warren Buffett.
Independent invaders could decide election
A common theme is the emergence of strong, female independents who are economically conservative but radical on issues like climate change, where the Coalition is split.
Wall Street heads for 'new bull market'
Fundstrat Global's Thomas Lee has lifted his target for the S&P 500 by 6.8 per cent to 3125 from 2925, and he is just the latest to reset his target higher.
Federal Election
Palmer candidate campaigns on fake ties to Joseph Lyons
Clive Palmer's candidate in the Tasmanian seat of Clark has travelled to Japan amid anger at his claims to be a descendant of Joseph Lyons.
- Exclusive
- Federal election
Why voters are turned off, tuned out and unmoved
With two weeks until election day, exclusive focus group testing of Bill Shorten and Scott Morrison and their policies reveals worrying signs for both major parties.
Swing voters proving hard to shift
Exclusive research shows swing voters are disengaged from the election, but don't see a big need for change.
Advice ain't cheap: when you'll need to spend more than $3000
Bill Shorten says he wants to shut down a loophole exploited by millionaires to reduce their tax bills but tax specialists insist mum and dad investors will be hit by this too.
Shorten promises bigger surpluses, tax crackdown
Labor leader Bill Shorten has promised to deliver bigger budget surpluses than the Coalition as he flagged a further crackdown on multinational tax avoidance when he launches Labor's campaign on Sunday.
Business
Car makers have the real clout
The car manufacturers have the real power in the industry because the way they pay dealers is all about selling as many cars as possible.
Profit drop set to end Macquarie's record run
The investment bank has issued a cautious outlook for the year ahead, saying it's "expected to be slightly down" on its financial 2019 result.
Wesfarmers seduced by Kidman's chemistry
Rob Scott's second takeover bid in the space of five weeks may not be his last.
Inside Ryan Stokes' $5.5b rebuild of Seven Group
The resurgence of Seven Group has been built on three big trends and helping investors get comfortable with the Stokes family name.
After bitter brawl, Aurizon makes peace with big miners
Macquarie analysts estimated a potential long-term boost of at least $340 million to Aurizon if the deal proceeded.
LNG import terminals 'not the answer' for manufacturers
Industrial gas users in NSW are increasingly frustrated at governments' lack of support for developing onshore gas.
Markets
Wall Street roars on jobs surge
The S&P 500 Index rose the most in a month as data showed the labour market can support growth without sparking inflation.
Tech stocks power ever higher
With $US2 trillion added since Christmas, the Nasdaq 100 has a shot at beating the market for the 10th time in 11 years.
RBA could cut as the global economy pivots
As the RBA considers whether to cut rates next week, some central banks overseas have spent the past week talking about the potential for inflation to rise as economic growth improves.
Russia to temporarily cut oil output by about 10pc
Russian oil producers received a request from Transneft to reduce oil output by 900,000 tonnes, or about 6.6 million barrels, until May 7, sources said.
- Opinion
- Sharemarket
Investor lessons from the Macquarie conference
It's a tough time to be managing a consumer-facing business – but some companies are doing better than others.
Opinion
Why the swing isn't on, yet
The last three times that Labor came to government from Opposition – Whitlam, Hawke and Rudd – there was a definite sense of the swing being on. Not this time.
Columnist
Leaders must be ruthless in the social media age
In election campaigns, there is no room for sentimentality. Or Nuance.
Political Editor
Disengaged voters aren't buying what either party is selling
The lack of a credible platform from the government means that the whole debate has been hijacked by the minor parties and peripheral issues.
Editorial
RBA cut an intelligence test for Phil Lowe
The Reserve Bank and voters face a challenge over rates and who will define their economic destiny, writes Christopher Joye.
Columnist
Politics
In Adani country voters have had a 'gutful'
Support for "straight-talking" Clive Palmer and Pauline Hanson runs deep in country Queensland, despite the scandals that have engulfed their parties.
Labor to rewrite environmental laws
Labor is promising a rewrite of environmental laws that will support job creation.
Campaign carnage as PM, Shorten unfriend candidates
Both the Liberals and Labor say officials were lied to by candidates over their social media activities that have now come back to bite them.
Adani boss says mine delays 'reek of political interference'
Adani says extra hurdles are being imposed by Queensland on its $2 billion Carmichael mine, which won't be approved before the May 18 federal election.
- Federal
- Federal election
Independents break out of the affluent cities to the regions
It is not just in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth that the Coalition is under siege from independents.
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World
Military support overestimated: Guaidó
Opposition leader Juan Guaidó acknowledged errors made in attempting to stir a military uprising in Venezuela, and did not discard a US military option alongside domestic forces.
Fishy business: Australia's search for a rare trade win
As global trade tensions take their toll on the WTO, Australia fronts the only talks in Geneva that have any imminent chance of success.
N Korea fires short-range missile: Joongang
North Korea fired a short-range missile toward the east sea around 9.06am Korea time, Joongang Ilbo reports.
US economy adds 263,000 jobs in April
US job growth surged in April and the unemployment rate dropped to the lowest in nearly half a century.
Minneapolis to pay Damond's family $US20 million
Minneapolis agreed to a $US20 million settlement with the family of Justine Ruszczyk Damond, who was fatally shot by a police officer in 2017.
Real Estate
Traditional rentals are winning against Airbnb
Nearly half of one- and two-bedroom apartments listed on Airbnb in metro Melbourne and Sydney would do better on a traditional lease.
Hotel glut brings cheaper rooms and more choice
The influx of thousands of new hotel rooms and new hotel brands is increasing choice for consumers and improving affordability.
New housing approvals drop to 5-year low
After a blip in February, figures add to fears of a shortage in housing - and surging rents - in years to come.
Property investors rush to beat crackdown on SMSF loans
Agents say business owners are doing commercial real estate deals to beat a January 2020 deadline set by Labor.
- Opinion
- Flat Chat
Wise ways for apartment blocks to charge electric cars
Unless you fancy fighting your neighbours over limited power outlets, overnight topping up at your own car space makes sense.
Personal Finance
- Opinion
- Portfolio management
When robo advice is better than a financial planner
Financial smarts, coaching and cost are key factors helping women decide whether to use a human financial planner over a low-cost automated investment service.
Hyper-competitive lenders slash rates ahead of RBA
Suncorp and ING are undercutting the major banks with new offers on fixed rates
Priority urged for aged care pay rises
Unions and employers are urging Labor and the Coalition to announce a short-term fix to aged care wage increases ahead of the royal commission.
Technology
PwC appointed to manage next digital census
After the 2016 census was a disaster for the ABS and IBM, PwC has been appointed to manage the online platform for 2021.
Tesla's Australian car sales plunge, but energy soars
Despite the slump, the local arm of Elon Musk's baby was profitable thanks to a ninefold surge in home energy revenue.
Superloop rises 5pc on QIC takeover bid
The Queensland government-owned money manager has launched a $494 million bid for the ASX-listed telecommunications company.
Leadership
ABC appoints David Anderson as new MD
The ABC has appointed long-time staffer to be its new boss at the broadcaster.
Adam Hills plots his very own Brexit
Adam Hills is at the top of his game as a comic and TV chat-show host in London. But he confesses that his family, and beloved Rabbitohs, are calling him home.
Lifestyle
Meg Wolitzer talks Tim Tams and Oscars
Meg Wolitzer's novel 'The Wife' was turned into a movie that nearly won Glenn Close an academy award and now she will be working with Nicole Kidman.
How Robert Downey jnr created a box office streak
No one had much hope for a forgotten character played by a washed-up actor.
A comedy saga 30 years in the making
Director Terry Gilliam took 30 years to bring his take on Don Quixote to the screen.
Follow the White Rabbit
Some of the 2500 artworks by Chinese artists bought to display in Sydney's White Rabbit gallery by Rich Lister Judith Neilson are on display in Melbourne.
