Business

Kerry Stokes spent a lifetime building a television network and newspaper publisher. But as he presided over his final AGM as chairman, he promised he still had plenty left in the tank.

Australia’s biggest share trading firm, CommSec, is punishing wealthy customers so it can help more people with less than $5000 invested with them.

THE ECONOMIST: Evidence shows universal childcare can come with hidden costs for children.

Bosses in the financial sector have been told to ‘get their house in order’ after a landmark Fair Work Commission ruling found Westpac broke the law when it denied a mother’s remote work request.

Australia’s biggest mining group has urged Federal Labor and the Opposition to strike a deal to overhaul environmental approvals before Christmas.

National Australia Bank has eked out a modest profit lift to $6.76 billion, with strong business lending offset by surging technology and bad debt costs.

The tech giant will offer refunds to millions of its Australian users after misleading customers.

Qantas has launched a major domestic fare sale, offering one-way flights from $99 across Australia.

Optus is facing another network outage in NSW, warning it may affect triple-0 calls, less than two months after a nationwide blackout was linked to three deaths.

ASIC is proposing Australian lawmakers consider adopting multiple US laws to boost share market listings and give founders more help creating wealth for all investors.

The return of inflation is hurting retirees more than workers, although hopes for interest rate cuts that would help home owners are deteriorating.

After losing his job at a large investment firm, the former Liberal Party leader has turned for work to a small American company selling a computer program used by governments to process procurement contracts.

Australia’s biggest independent energy company says oil and gas will still make up 90 per cent of Woodside next decade as it tipped production to jump at least 50 per cent by 2032.

THE ECONOMIST: Pop Mart, maker of the wildly popular toys such as Labubu dolls, wants to be China’s Disney.

The head of X's global government affairs has told an inquiry she was watching a stream of Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel when he was stabbed in a Sydney church.