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Packer's one shot at Barangaroo

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:16:54 GMT

James Packer is used to getting what he wants, even if it comes at a price.

Investors dump local stocks

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:53:30 GMT

Australian shares reversed early gains to post another big sell-off as faltering banks and market volatility around the region hit investor sentiment.

Empire strikes back against shareholders

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:46:37 GMT

What Empire Oil & Gas lacks in size, it surely makes up in attitude.

National Buildplan failure to cost creditors dearly

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:22:23 GMT

The debt owed to tradies and suppliers by collapsed construction firm National Buildplan Group has blown out to $58 million but administrators say they are only likely to recoup cents on the dollar.

Power puzzle: Less investment but higher prices

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:06:15 GMT

Electricity retailers in Victoria are reaping profits four times higher than retailers interstate, including NSW and South Australia, where the electricity market is still regulated.

Hundreds of jobs binned in company collapse

Fri, 24 May 2013 01:18:19 GMT

Nine hundred workers in NSW have lost their jobs as a result of cleaning company Swan Services collapsing earlier this week.

ASX dip after offshore slide

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:59:42 GMT

Australian shares are a little weaker as the market follows Wall street into negative territory.

Union guilty of contempt over blockade

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:56:22 GMT

Grocon has scored a win over the construction union in the Victorian Supreme Court following last year's blockade of the Myer Emporium construction site in Melbourne's CBD.

ASX gains despite offshore slide

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:28:46 GMT

The Australian share market has opened higher after Wall Street posted its first back-to-back loss in a month and European shares fell sharply on a contraction in Chinese manufacturing.

Premier knew of Ford's jobs news

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:34:18 GMT

Victorian Premier Denis Napthine knew on Wednesday that Ford would be closing car making operations in the state.

ASX pointed higher despite soft leads

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:58:31 GMT

Australian shares are set to regain some of yesterday's losses after Wall Street posted its first back-to-back loss in a month and European shares fell sharply on a contraction in Chinese manufacturing.

Households nervous as jobs go en masse

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:33:38 GMT

Thousands of workers were told they would lose their jobs on Thursday amid growing signs the labour market is deteriorating.

Income-testing of rebate to go under Coalition

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:00 GMT

Peter Dutton says a Coalition government would repeal Labor's plan to income-test the private health insurance rebate.

Speculation rife as Packer ditches Echo 'insurance policy'

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:00 GMT

James Packer's strategy for establishing a casino in Sydney is again the subject of intense speculation after the billionaire's company, Crown Limited, began selling its 10 per cent stake in rival gambling company Echo Entertainment.

Beware of index share funds posturing as active managers

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:00 GMT

The recent increase in the price of an ASX share highlights how excess fees are being charged.

Income-testing of rebate to go under Coalition

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:00 GMT

Peter Dutton says a Coalition government would repeal Labor's plan to income-test the private health insurance rebate.

Consumer confidence falters as thousands of jobs disappear

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:00 GMT

Thousands of workers were told they would lose their jobs amid growing signs the labour market is deteriorating.

Beer giant's local sales finally lift

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:00 GMT

Foster's owner SABMiller reported a 5 per cent drop in sales volumes in Australia over the past year.

Commission questions high energy profits

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:00 GMT

The door has been opened to full deregulation of electricity prices in NSW.

Era of the Aussie car over

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:00 GMT

Australia's loss-making car industry is under threat and risks closure following Ford's move to end nearly 100 years of local manufacturing.

Packer card game far from clear

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:00 GMT

The biggest game in town is working out why Crown is selling its 10 per cent stake in Echo.

Crown offloads $264m stake in Echo

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:00 GMT

James Packer's Crown Limited has offloaded its 10 per cent stake in rival Echo Entertainment.

RIP Ford, the first domino to fall

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:00 GMT

The initial employment shock from Ford's retreat from manufacturing can be handled.

Income-testing to go

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:00 GMT

Opposition health spokesman Peter Dutton says a Coalition government would repeal Labor's plan to income-test the private health insurance rebate, but only when it could afford to do so.

ASX taken to task over computer glitch

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:00 GMT

The ASX took more than three hours to tell stockbrokers and investors a computer failure had knocked out its critical market announcements feed in October last year, according to a new investigation into the incident.