Business

Several big companies are calling their staff back into the office, but not everyone agrees t will lead to more productivity.
Business
Bryce Luff

Aussie tech co-founder reveals why she does not want her workers in the office

The firm says it is thriving off the back of flexibility and individual responsibility.

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RBA Governor Michele Bullock hosed down speculation of any rate relief this year after the bank’s August meeting.
Business
Matt Mckenzie

Why this bank warns RBA may not cut rates at all

There’s an outside chance the Reserve Bank won’t cut interest rates at all in this cycle, according to economists at a major bank.

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REA Group operates realestate.com.au, mortgage broking firm Mortgage Choice and property valuation firm PropTrack.
Business
Cheyanne Enciso

Property listings giant REA ups offer for UK’s Rightmove

REA Group has again sweetened its potential takeover offer for Rightmove at the same time it expressed frustration at the British property portal’s refusal to discuss a deal.

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Rio Tinto Chair Dominic Barton
Business
Adrian Rauso

Copper M&A won’t plug supply gap: Rio chairman

Rio Tinto chairman Dominic Barton has declared the world needs more mines to cope with rising demand for key energy-transition metals like copper, with mergers and acquisitions unable to plug a supply gap.

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The allegations relate to products sold by each of Woolworths and Coles at regular long-term prices which remained the same, excluding short-term specials, for at least six months and in many cases for at least a year.
Business
Daniel Newell

Coles, Woolworths sued over ‘misleading’ grocery discounts

Promises made by Coles and Woolworths to deliver on best prices have been called into question, with Australia’s consumer watchdog claiming they both engaged in misleading discounting.

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to send uncrewed missions to Mars in 2026.
Business
Staff Writers

Musk reveals when SpaceX will send people to Mars

Elon Musk has revealed when SpaceX will send missions to Mars, with the first departure planned for "the next Earth-Mars transfer window opens".

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Low-income renters everywhere are falling into crippling housing stress, say experts.
Politics
Jacob Shteyman

Housing crisis critical for government amid calls for more support

Housing crisis now a critical issue for Labor as report says there is ‘virtually nowhere in Australia for low-income earners to afford a rental’.

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More older Australians are bequeathing their money and property to their grandchildren. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)
Wealth
Katelyn Catanzariti

Grandchildren get first dibs on massive $3.5 trillion wealth transfer

More older Australians are bypassing their 'set-up' children in their wills and bequeathing their wealth to their grandchildren facing a cost-of-living crisis.

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Flexible working arrangements have continued in most office-based jobs since the pandemic forced workers to do their jobs from home.
Business
Molly Magennis

The workplaces which have ordered employees back to the office

While many workplaces were shaken up during the pandemic, some are now returning to pre-COVID ways.

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Rupert Murdoch succession saga continues in court.
Business
The Washington Post

Why reporters are shut out of big Murdoch family trust case

It’s the kind of high-stakes, ‘Succession’-esque drama that reporters dream — and media organisations are fighting to find out more.

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Video
Apple employees applaud as a customer celebrates their purchase of Apple's iPhone 16 launch in New York.
Technology
CNBC

Long lines as Apple iPhone 16 hits stores around the world

Customers have flocked to Apple stores around the world to get their hands on iPhone 16, Apple Watch Series 10 and AirPods 4.

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Video
‘Millions’ of people could fall victim to scams using artificial intelligence to clone their voices, a UK bank has warned.
Wealth
Anna Cooban

‘Catch millions out’: The phone call that could drain your bank account

Just three seconds of audio could be enough for someone to get access to your savings, a major bank has warned.

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Now that kindness is in vogue, should you be nicer at work?
Business
The Economist

Now that kindness is in vogue, should you be nicer at work?

THE ECONOMIST: Firms are publicly embracing the values of compassion: One manufacturer of safety gear talks of ‘offering grace internally’, which sounds intrusive.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 07: Clive Palmer, Chairman of The United Australia Party, delivers the National Press Club address at the National Press Club on April 07, 2022 in Canberra, Australia. Palmer used his National Press Club address to speak about the Australian Economic Debt, where it is heading and what the United Australian Party's finance policy will be. (Photo by Rohan Thomson/Getty Images) Rohan Thomson
Western Australia
Tim Clarke

The Hague hosts Aussie civil war between Palmer and Govt

For a few days, The Hague became the venue for a $300 billion battle, between the Government of Australia and Clive Palmer.

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The NSW-based company had been in operation for six years.
Business
Molly Magennis

Popular meal delivery service collapses: ‘Devastating’

The company said it was ceasing operations ‘effective immediately’.

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