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The Federal Government's Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) has shifted its gaze to a new Chinese energy deal.
Expert bets bad debts will rise
Insiders say more and more Australian home buyers are getting in over their heads.
New firms have fewer females
The next generation of Australian companies is not doing a lot for gender diversity.
Power play motives questioned
Treasurer Scott Morrison is under fire for blocking the sale of NSW electricity assets to China.
Farmers fight spill response
Indonesian seaweed farmers are fighting for more than $200 million in compensation after a 2009 oil spill in the Timor Sea.
Rural communities on climate front line
Systemic disadvantages in rural and regional communities will get worse.
Proponents push for steel revival
Supporters are calling for significant federal funds to save Arrium steel.
Coal clean-up could bury QLD
Reports say Queensland taxpayers face a bill of over $3 billion to clean up the state's coal mines.
Big four to face questions
The heads of the big four banks will now be made to face annual questioning about their behaviour.
Chemist combination on the cards
Two local pharmacy giants have unveiled multi-billion-dollar merger plans.
Tabcorp rolls dice on expansion
Tabcorp’s full-year profits have been hit by new ventures and legal action over money laundering.
Mixed views on cashless months
The South Australian town of Ceduna is one third of the way into its cashless welfare card trial.
CCC review mooted
WA Premier Colin Barnett has hinted at a review of the state’s Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC).
Mine conference sees golden days
Mining bosses say a global climate for fear could be good for gold prices.
Inactivity bill running high
Research shows that in 2013, physical inactivity cost the world about $75.6 billion in healthcare expenditure and lost productivity.
Tap habits not carried to phones
Australians are some of the world most prolific ‘tap-and-go’ card users, but are not keen on the next step.
IMF's bailout thinking checked
An independent probe has found the IMF bent its own rules to deliver European bailouts.
Mining money makes friendly links
A new report uses six key mining projects to show the cosy and secretive relationships between political parties and the mining industry.
Sims slams wonky privatisations
ACCC chief Rod Sims has unleashed on the damaging effects of privatisation and deregulation.