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Amber PlumDeputy Business Editor

Amber Plum has been Deputy Business Editor at The Australian since 2018, after joining the masthead in 2016. She was previously a European correspondent and deputy editor at Business Spectator.

Amber Plum

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Business

US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is pictured during a G7 summit of Finance Ministers on May 12, 2017 in Bari. / AFP PHOTO / Alberto PIZZOLI

Fed expects to raise soon

Fed officials meeting this month expected it would ‘soon be appropriate’ to raise short-term interest rates.

Nick Timiraos

Technology

St Ives North has Google Expeditions coming to the school. This is a virtual reality-style program that allows children to explore different places with a cardboard mask

Google app’s virtual art gallery

Teachers could soon transform classrooms into virtual art exhibitions under ambitious plan announced by Google.

CHRIS GRIFFITH

Motoring

Connolly - VTR Customs BMW R65 Willoughby 65.jpg

Tribute to Rock and Doris

My editor is one of the many tens of motorcycle enthusiasts (aka temporary Australians) who read a paper.

John Connolly

Markets

The All Ordinaries index showing dramatic losses at the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in Sydney, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. The share market is suffering its biggest fall in more than four months due to concerns about possible delays to US President Donald Trump's planned healthcare and tax changes (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING

Stocks rally on French relief

The local market has lifted for a third straight day, despite underperformance among big resources stocks.

Daniel Palmer

exclusiveGlobal Food Forum

Gina Rinehart comments on the sale of Kidman station. Picture: Supplied

Gina’s warning on company tax

The nation’s richest person has made a fresh plea for the government not to abandon its $50 billion corporate tax cuts.

Damon Kitney

Tablet

New homes construction is seen in Mango Hill, north of Brisbane, Thursday, March 2, 2017. Approvals for the construction of new homes rose 1.8 per cent in January, beating market expectations of a 0.3 per cent fall. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

Site gives renters NBN details

ASX-listed website Rent.com.au is first off the blocks when it comes to telling renters if their property is connected to the NBN.

David Swan

Tablet

Britain's Houses of Parliament, comprising the House of Commons and the House of Lords, are pictured from accross the River Thames in London on March 13, 2017. British Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to trigger Brexit this week by formally notifying the European Union of Britain's intention to leave the bloc, sending her country into uncharted waters. The legislation empowering May to put Britain on a course that no EU member state has ever taken returns to parliament for its final stages on Monday as European capitals prepare for mammoth negotiations. / AFP PHOTO / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS

Macquarie turns off UK tap

Macquarie Group has ended a decade-long connection with Britain-based Thames Water, selling its final stake.

Daniel Palmer

EXCLUSIVECompanies

Rivals threaten Oz Post

Start-ups are eating away at Australia Post’s lucrative parcel-delivery business.

David Swan

Global Food Forum

28/5/15 EMBARGO APPLIES CONTACT PICTURE DESK FOR DETAILS SA Weekend- Macumba Station, Oodnadatta. Picture by Matt Turner.

Aussies accept China farm sales

Australians are not as opposed to Chinese investors buying local farms and agricultural assets as often claimed.

Sue Neales

Technology

GreenSync founder Dr Phil Blythe. Source: Supplied.

A tech answer to blackout woes

The deX exchange promises a new energy ecosystem, shifting the market from a centralised to a decentralised model.

David Swan

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