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Damon Kitney has spent three decades in financial journalism, including 16 years at The Australian Financial Review and 12 years as Victorian business editor at The Australian. He specialises in writing the untold personal stories of the nation’s richest and most private people and now has his own writing and advisory business, DMK Publishing. He has published three books, The Price of Fortune: The Untold Story of being James Packer; The Inner Sanctum, and The Fortune Tellers.

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01/02/2016 Murray Goulburn Managing Director Gary Helou oustide the company's office in Melbourne. David Geraghty / The Australian

Murray Goulburn off China list

Murray Goulburn boss Gary Helou says he expects more regulatory changes from Chinese authorities to control food safety.

Damon Kitney

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Adore Beauty chief executive Kate Morris with cosmetic products. Supplied

Cosmetics house in Chinese push

Adore Beauty will announce its expansion into China by selling products through Alibaba’s online retail platform.

Damon Kitney

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Stone and Chalk CEO is Alex Scandurra at their offices in Sydney CBD today. Stone and Chalk is a fintech hub where small start-up businesses work in a shared space in the CBD. Picture: Justin Lloyd

Fintech hub aims to be ‘glue’

Fintech hub Stone & Chalk has identified five key Asian cities for the first stage of its FinTech Asia program.

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Troy Setter, CEO of Consolidated Pastoral Company, at the Noonamah Export Cattle Yard.

‘Time to rethink FIRB’

FIRB should become a statutory authority, according to the boss of the nation’s largest private cattle company.

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Mobile app for courier delivery

Fastway customers will soon be able to decide where and when they want a delivery to be made, thanks to an app.

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Nufarm managing director Doug Rathbone addresses the AGM in Melbourne.

Rathbone backs cannabis raising

Former Nufarm chief and agribusiness industry veteran Doug Rathbone is backing a capital raising.

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Devondale Murray Goulburn CEO Gary Helou.

Aussie firms check China damage

Dairy and vitamin companies are waiting for details of China’s changes to tax rules on imported goods.

Sarah-Jane Tasker and Damon Kitney

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A2 Milk Company CEO Geoff Babidge pictured in Sydney on Friday.

Stocks sour on China confusion

Agribusiness shares are being pounded over changes to China trade rules, but firms don’t expect a major hit to business.

John Conroy and Damon Kitney

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13/11/2015 Customers buying up boxes of Bellamy's Organic baby formula from Chinese courier company Chang Jiang on Swanston Street in Melbourne. The courier service package and send Australian products such as Infant formula, powdered milk and vitamins to chinese buyers.

Grey market silver lining for a2

The boss of a2 Milk says Australians need not fear Chinese tourists buying infant formula from local stores.

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 08: Arrium office building sign is seen on April 8, 2016 in Adelaide, Australia. The South Australian-based steel and iron ore miner, which is more than $4 billion in debt, was placed into administration by its directors on Friday. (Photo by David Mariuz/Getty Images)

China not Arrium’s woe: Horsburgh

Steel veteran Ray Horsburgh says it would be a “sad thing’’ if Australia lost its only “long products” steel producer.

Damon Kitney and Paul Garvey

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