David Ross

David Ross is a Sydney-based journalist at The Australian. He previously worked at the European Parliament and as a freelance journalist, writing for many publications including Myanmar Business Today where he was an Australian correspondent. He has a Masters in Journalism from The University of Melbourne.

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Small businessEconomics

4/9/20: Craig and Marie Hartley at their home at Castle Hill. Craig and Marie's bus company has been hammered by the pandemic. The business is near dead, no one is travelling and booking. He can't even sell the busses.

Virus taking the bus out of business

The trail of destruction from the pandemic runs straight through Craig’s Mini Buses, where things are so bad in the business that they can’t even sell the buses.

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EXCLUSIVEEconomics

Business temporarily shut in Terrigal as a result of COVID Friday 31st July 2020.pic Sue Graham

Virus insurance case fast-tracked

A test lawsuit on COVID-19-related business insurance has been granted a fast track, recognising the high stakes surrounding the case.

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BankingFinancial Services

ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott at their office in Sydney on the 31st of October 2019. ANZ's annual financial results. Photographer: Adam Yip

How the crisis reshaped ANZ

ANZ CEO Shayne Elliot says the bank will reap the benefits of its actions in standing by customers and staff during the COVID-19 crisis.

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Financial servicesFinancial Services

Count Financial hit with class action

CBA said it would “continue to support and manage customer remediation matters arising from past issues at Count Financial”.

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EconomyEconomics

Former Prime Minister Paul Keating speaking at The AustralianÕs Strategic Forum: How should we manage our relationship with China? in Sydney on Monday 18th November 2019. Picture: Nikki Short

Boost super, open borders, says former PM Paul Keating

The ‘best solution’ to funding a post-recession recovery would be direct buying of government bonds by the RBA, says former PM Paul Keating.

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MotoringEconomics

Victorian wipe-out drives car sales slump

Vehicle sales crashed by more than 65 per cent in Victoria in August, a slump matched by a steep fall-off for Toyota’s perennially top-selling HiLux.

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ExclusiveCompanies

A case of COVID-19 has been traced to The Star casino in Pyrmont after a patron visited on Saturday 4th July. Health authorities are racing to contain clusters that threaten to break through containment measures. Picture: Toby Zerna

Star casino fights insurer over virus claim

Sydney’s Star casino launches opening salvo against its insurer in a bid to have its business interruption policy paid out.

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MarketsMarkets

Portraits of Hasan Tevfik - MST Marquee Senior Research Analyst taken at his office in Sydney CBD on 1st March 2019. Hasan is commenting about a "dividends bonanza" from the recently concluded February profits reporting season.(Pictures by Julian Andrews).

Pandemic slashes $7bn off dividends

Many companies paid no dividend at all or slashed their distributions in the face of a viral pandemic.

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InsuranceFinancial Services

You could be losing out if you don't check your super payments regularly.

Business interruption test case delayed

Business interruption insurance test case adjourned in an unusual move to ensure a faster judgment.

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FINANCIAL SERVICESFinancial Services

Mortgage Choice lending up

Mortgage Choice has been weighed down by a flat loan book and sliding franchise numbers amid an overall challenging period for the housing market.

David Ross

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