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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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RETAILRetail

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos OCTOBER 29, 2020: People are seen at Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Steven Saphore

Retailers slide but still up on last year

Retail sales across Australia continued to beat a retreat in September after peaking earlier in the year as pandemic panic buyers packed shops.

David Ross and David Rogers

US electionWorld

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NCA NewsWire Photos NOVEMBER, 4, 2020: (L-R) Donald Trump supporters Lucas Di Cicco and American Lance Conway (0421298877) pose for a photograph at an US Election watch party at the Cheers bar in Sydney. US voters have taken to the polls to decide the 46th president of America, between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Bianca De Marchi

Half a world away it’s still party time

The mood at two American election day parties in Sydney was tense as the throng of largely left-leaning Americans watched results roll in.

David Ross

‘SIGNIFICANT DISTRACTION’Nation

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA-NCA NewsWire Photos: 22 OCTOBER 2020.Australia Post chief executive Christine Holgate during Senate estimates in Canberra.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage

‘Deep regret’: AusPost boss Holgate resigns

Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate quits amid Cartier watch scandal, admitting the gifts ‘didn’t pass the pub test for many’.

David Ross

ExclusiveLeadership

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COVID business roundtable aims to prepare post-pandemic plan

Some of Australia’s biggest companies will discuss how to prepare a plan to return Australians to work and revitalise city centres.

David Ross

facing deportationNation

‘Death threats over Lebanon feud’

Sam Ibrahim’s lawyer has said there are credible threats he could be killed if he is deported to Lebanon.

David Ross

‘blindsided’Nation

Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (left) and paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Pictures: File

Epstein donated $650k to Rudd’s institute

Kevin Rudd’s New York think tank has been embroiled in scandal after it emerged the paedophile donated to the organisation from 2011-2019.

David Ross

RecoveryEconomics

Chefs prepare meals for testing during a staff orientation day as Tiamo Bistro readies for opening in Melbourne on October 27, 2020, as the state government lifts some restrictions on retail and restaurants after the city battled a second wave of the Covid-19 coronavirus. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)

Liberated Melbourne races to open

Small businesses are champing to reopen along Melbourne’s shopping strips but bringing the city fully back to life could take some time.

David Ross and Ben Wilmot

QandAPolitics

Politicians ‘shouldn’t be surprised’ over scrutiny

Monday’s QandA scrutinised the themes of trust and ethics in a showdown over public probity.

David Ross

The DealThe Deal

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Career moves: time for a change?

The COVID-19 lockdown has left some Australian CEOs with enough time on their hands to contemplate their next job.

David Ross

Financial ServicesFinancial Services

A generic photo of a Bendigo Bank in Adelaide, Monday, February 17, 2020. Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has launched a $300 million capital raising and slashed its interim dividend as rising costs weigh heavily on its first-half result. (AAP Image/Kelly Barnes) NO ARCHIVING

Bendigo broke cash rules: APRA

The prudential regulator has taken aim at Bendigo and Adelaide Bank for breaching liquidity requirements since January 2015.

Richard Gluyas and David Ross

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