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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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Pandemic impactProperty

Photo of Neil Devonport, who ran a short stay apartment company in Melbourne that had 160 apartments across 3 buildings. He was all set to sell the company pre-pandemic, but the double blow of bushfires and COVID-19 have turned the dream into a nightmare, filing for insolvency and winding up the business, in Melbourne on Tuesday 29 December 2020. Photo Luis Enrique Ascui

Business travel collapse sparks serviced apartment implosion

Over 50 jobs lost as operator of 160 luxury serviced apartments across Melbourne’s CBD puts business into liquidation.

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PaymentsFinancial Services

Woman paying with a credit card. She is using a contactless tapping eftpos system. Image is backlit with lens flare. Close up . Picture: iStock

Cards reign as shoppers shun cash

COVID is driving up contactless payments, with retail spending through the Tyro network up 20pc, revealing pent-up demand.

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ENERGYMining & Energy

The NSW Government have released an assessment report into the Maxwell Underground Mine Project in Jerrys Plains, approving an underground mine to be constructed across the road from thoroughbred studs Coolmore and Godolphin, putting at risk the pristine environment perfect for raising champion race horses like Winx. The Liddell Power Station. Picture: Toby Zerna

Analysts rethink AGL’s prospects

AGL Energy faces profit headwinds with the collapse in wholesale electricity prices and concern over its ageing coal-fired power stations.

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CompaniesCompanies

Tsunami of insolvencies predicted in 2021

The Australian economy is facing a wave of over 25,000 insolvencies and nearly 16,000 company administrations by September.

David Ross

RATINGSFinancial Services

QBE faces downgrade pressure

QBE could face pressure for a further top-up of its insurance provisioning even after its monster pre-Christmas downgrade.

David Ross

exclusiveMining & Energy

Peabody faces new heat over mine fire

Peabody Energy has been hit with a new shareholder legal action surrounding a fire and alleged safety issues at its North Goonyella mine.

Eric Johnston and David Ross

LOANSFinancial Services

Close-up picture of an invoice with red paid stamp with selective focus. Great use for financial concepts.

Credit Corp takes rival’s loan book for $160m

Debt collection company Credit Corp has picked up a $200m stressed lending book and thrown a lifeline to ASX-listed rival Collection House.

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InsuranceFinancial Services

This picture taken on December 17, 2020 shows palm trees as gusty winds build up ahead of cyclone Yasa in Fiji's capital city of Suva. - Super cyclone Yasa flattened entire villages as it tore through Fiji, aid agencies said on December 18, with a baby among two confirmed deaths and rescue workers racing to the worst-hit communities. (Photo by Lice MOVONO / AFP)

Self insurance boom on back of pandemics and bushfires

Funds are set up to provide insurance at costs lower than the market, or insure against risks the market refuses to cover.

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InvestingFinancial Services

Macquarie Group CEO Shemara Wikramanayake

Macquarie sells Italian gas pipeline stake

Macquarie Group’s European infrastructure fund has offloaded a near 70pc stake in one of Italy’s biggest gas pipeline operators.

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Banning ordersFinancial Services

Rooftops in a new housing development.Photo: Brett Wortman / Sunshine Coast Daily

Raids, bans over SMSF invest scheme

Travel bans have been imposed on Perth figures accused of illegally raising $11m from 300 property investors.

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