BHP has finally confirmed an end to a tense trade standoff with China, ending seven months of negotiations as the Middle Kingdom sought to shift the balance of power with WA iron ore producers.
Criticisms of Australia's tax regime for gas exports are being levelled at producers and business groups, which argue higher taxes will chill investment.
The tax burden on Australians is at the highest level in almost two decades, new government data shows, with a former Reserve Bank official warning it is likely to get even worse.
Shares in Lynas Rare Earths have slipped despite the miner more than doubling sales in the past three months and revealing it is yet to feel the disruption of the global fuel shock.
Rio is yet to feel the effects of a global oil crisis fuelled by war in the Middle East but concedes it does not know how the ongoing conflict will hit supply chains in the second half of the financial year.
One in three Australians can’t live without cash a new Reserve Bank report has revealed, along with very surprising new data about banknote transactions.
Q+A: You’re a pensioner who wants to help your son buy a bigger house. Do you gift him $100,000 or call it a loan? One of those could put you in a far worse financial position. But there is a work-around.