Business

Kmart is moving cash registers back to the store entrances.

Kmart backflips on controversial checkout move

Kmart Group is refurbishing two dozen more stores to a new format, and opening a new concept store for home goods near an Australian capital city.

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Bunnings is preparing to take on Super Retail Group's BCF as it shifts further into the lifestyle retail space.

The BCFing cheek! Bunnings goes camping to take on big rival

Bunnings boss Mike Schneider wants to push into the camping space, threatening the dominance of incumbent BCF, as the hardware giant eyes a market worth over $113 billion.

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The High Court has ruled in favour of Melbourne accountant Steven Bendel in a closely watched tax case.

High Court ruling delivers major tax win for family trusts

A landmark High Court ruling has handed family trusts and private businesses a major win over the ATO.

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Wesfarmers chief executive Rob Scott.

Wesfarmers boss’ grim warning on controversial tax changes

Rob Scott said Australia’s ‘less hospitable tax settings’ could force companies investing in the nation’s resources and oil and gas sectors offshore.

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Wall Street’s infatuation with Elon Musk is giving the ick.
Australians are facing some of the bleakest consumer sentiment in decades, leaving households increasingly pessimistic about what comes next.

Ailing economy gives Aussies little to smile about

EDITORIAL: Australians are facing some of the bleakest consumer sentiment in decades, leaving households increasingly pessimistic about what comes next.

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The AI giant has filed for its own IPO.

OpenAI files to go public as AI companies rush to Wall St

OpenAI has moved closer to a stock market debut, potentially unlocking billions in wealth and extending the AI gold rush.

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Open AI CEO Sam Altman

ChatGPT is worth $1.2 trillion but will it change the world?

AARON PATRICK: The leading artificial intelligence companies are racing to crystallise billions in value for investors by promising to change the world. Is the hype credible?

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Consumer confidence has slipped to a near-historic low. (James Worsfold/AAP PHOTOS)

Budget, rates push consumer confidence to near historic low

Australian consumer confidence has slipped into ‘deeply pessimistic’ territory as households battle with persistent cost-of-living pressures, while expectations for the housing market also cooled.

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Miners led the retreat on the ASX, with the sector down 4 per cent after the first 30 minutes.

Miners lead retreat as ASX200 nosedives to three-week low

The Australian share market has tumbled in early trade as nervous investors, returning from a Monday public holiday on the east coast, wait on further signs of any flare-up in tensions across the Middle East.

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The creation of new jobs in the United States has sparked inflation fears, causing the Australian share market to plunge.

Why good news on US jobs sparks share market plunge

The creation of new jobs in the United States has sparked inflation fears, causing the Australian share market to plunge.

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The temporary resumption of hostilities highlighted Donald Trump’s twin failures in controlling his Israeli ally and cajoling Iran to accept a lasting truce.  

Recalcitrant Israel leaves Donald Trump with dilemma

The temporary resumption of hostilities highlighted Donald Trump’s twin failures in controlling his Israeli ally and cajoling Iran to accept a lasting truce.  

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Aussie demand for the SpaceX IPO is soaring.

Demand for SpaceX IPO overwhelms CommSec call centre

High-profile fund manager Geoff Wilson said it was ironic Australians were rushing to the float when Labor was about to make share investing more expensive.

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By becoming eligible to claim a part-age pension, you’ll be fully exempt from the new minimum 30 per cent tax CGT. Here’s the hacks you need to know to get yourself support from Centrelink to ease the blow.

Getting a pension will ease CGT blow. Here’s how to do it

By becoming eligible to claim a part-age pension, you’ll be fully exempt from the new minimum 30 per cent tax CGT. Here’s the hacks you need to know to get yourself support from Centrelink to ease the blow.

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