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Malaysia has implemented an Australian-style ban on social media for children under 16, with hefty penalties for tech companies that fail to comply.

Q+A: Got help from the Australian government for your education, then headed off for a bright future and career overseas? You can’t hide from the tax man. What you need to know (and do) to avoid a monster bill.

Fights among beneficiaries of wills are rising. But parents of kids relying on an inheritance can take simple steps to avoid or minimise the chance of a dispute.

Q&A: Can your grandchild challenge your will, who is allowed to see what’s in there and what evidence would you need to challenge it if you miss out?

There are fears Chinese companies have taken advantage of a loophole to buy hundreds of thousands of the world's most advanced AI chips.

The oil market might face a new reality after the Iran war, in which exports through the Strait of Hormuz do not return to the levels once considered normal.

Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock will get a chance to react to Wednesday's economic growth figures when she fronts a parliamentary hearing in Canberra.

A level playing field for first-home buyers remains at the heart of Labor's tax reform pitch, as it tries to steer the narrative back towards housing equity.

The founder of one of Australia’s biggest bedding retailers says those who put up their prices in a high inflation environment risk going broke.

Australia’s workplace umpire is overhauling its internal processes, warning an artificial intelligence-fuelled surge in unfair dismissal and other claims is ‘placing a strain’ on all aspects of its operations.

KPMG chief executive Andrew Yates resigned on Friday over a whistleblower complaint the firm ruled was groundless, twice.

Flight Centre founder Graham Turner says Labor’s capital gains tax changes will hurt aspiration and young Australians will not being able to climb the ladder to business success.

The head of KPMG has reportedly resigned after the corporate regulator publicly confirmed in real-time it's probing registered company auditors at the firm.

THE ECONOMIST: The ousting of its chairman Albert Manifold shows BP cares more about feelings and not enough about performance.

THE ECONOMIST: Where Elon Musk has done as much or more than any other human this century to advance the species, politics does not require much technical sophistication or even rigour.