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James HallState political reporter

James Hall is an experienced reporter who has worked in online and print in Sydney, Adelaide, and Canberra, as well as brief postings in Cambodia and Indonesia. He previously covered politics at the News Corp NewsWire, where his work was published in The Australian, The Courier-Mail, news.com.au and other mastheads. Before this, he was a finance reporter at news.com.au and the Australian Associated Press before that, where he covered a broad range of desks including state politics in South Australia and the stock market from Sydney.

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CBA, ANZ offer ‘extremely poor’ insurance

The corporate regulator is threatening legal action over an insurance it says “has consistently failed consumers” but two banks continue to offer the product.

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David Jones Ltd. branded shopping bags hang near a sales counter inside the company's Bourke Street store in Melbourne, Australia, on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. South Africa's Woolworths Holdings Ltd. agreed to buy Australian retailer David Jones Ltd. for A$2.15 billion ($2 billion) to expand in a market targeted by global rivals including Inditex SA and Hennes & Mauritz AB. Photographer: Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg

Fresh blow to David Jones

Major department store David Jones has suffered another setback, but the company says a portion of the business is thriving.

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Plastic bag ban benefits ‘over-estimated’

Plastic bag ban benefits ‘over-estimated’

The major supermarkets’ bag ban has kept billions of single-use plastic bags out of landfill in the last year, but critics say the policy isn’t working.

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Singer Taylor Swift performs at Amazon Music's Prime Day concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom on Wednesday, July 10, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Amazon announces ‘huge’ discounts

Amazon brought out the star power with Taylor Swift launching its yearly sale in New York, but the retailer says Aussies won’t miss out

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Australian Economy

Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg speaks to the media during a press conference at Bed Bath N' Table in Hawthorn, Melbourne, Wednesday, July 10, 2019. The Treasurer was promoting the governments' recently legislated tax cuts. (AAP Image/Julian Smith) NO ARCHIVING

Surprising industries boom in recession

One bank has already declared the retail sector is in recession, but here’s an unusual list of industries a new report says will boom as the economy fails.

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Fastest way to get your $1080

ScoMo’s tax offset has officially passed, meaning millions of us are about to get relief. This is how you can get it within two weeks.

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Mike Cannon-Brookes, co-founder and chief executive officer of Atlassian Corp., poses for a photograph in Bengaluru, India, on Wednesday, July 3, 2019. Cannon-Brookes has said the firm will get all its power from renewable sources by 2025. Photographer: Karen Dias/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Atlassian’s latest stunning success

The Australian tech company has surged in value recently, allowing its co-founders to reach lofty heights on the country’s rich list.

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Australian Economy

Brisbane has come off remarkably well during the property downturn. Picture: Realestate.com.au

Figure reveals property market’s struggles

A dramatic fall in one particular section of the property market has dragged down house prices and led to losses not seen since the GFC.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 05, 2014 An image grab taken from a propaganda video released on July 5, 2014 by al-Furqan Media allegedly shows the leader of the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, aka Caliph Ibrahim, adressing Muslim worshippers at a mosque in the militant-held northern Iraqi city of Mosul. - The elusive chief of the IS group al-Baghdadi has appeared for the first time in five years in a propaganda video released on April 29 by the jihadist organisation. It is unclear when the footage was filmed, but Baghdadi referred in the past tense to the months-long fight for Baghouz, IS's final bastion in eastern Syria, which ended last month. (Photo by - / AL-FURQAN MEDIA / AFP)

Boy, 8, awarded $6K after IS accusation

A small boy has been awarded a payout after being accused by his teachers for supporting the brutal terrorist group Islamic State.

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Domino's Pizza delivery bikes are seen outside a Domino's store in Brisbane, Tuesday, August 15, 2017. Shares in Domino's Pizza have fallen sharply after the fast food retailer's strong profit and sales growth missed its own forecasts and announced a $300 million share buyback after its shares have slipped about 22 per cent in the past eight months (AAP Image/Darren England) NO ARCHIVING

Domino’s says goodbye to cash

Domino’s Pizza is trialling a new payment method in five of its Australian stores to speed up in-store queues and delivery wait time.

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