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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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Surviving COVIDBusiness

26/07/20 Darren Holroyd outside his restaurant and function centre own the Pier in Geelong. Aaron Francis/The Australian

Bankruptcies loom as JobKeeper tapers

Almost one in two business owners say without JobKeeper they’d be doomed, as cuts loom to the $1500 per-employee economic support.

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SuperannuationFinancial Services

Australian money on white, superannuation nest egg generic money

Super withdrawals near $30bn

Australian’s have come back for a second hit at their super balances.

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Australian-made engineNation

25-07-20 - Transport Heritage NSW Workshop manager Ben Elliott with Australian built Locomotive 3801. Pictured at the NSW Rail Museum in Thirlmere, NSW. Locomotive 3801 was built by Clyde Engineering, Granville NSW in 1943.Picture: Dylan Coker

Full steam ahead in revisiting past glories

Like an echo of an era past, the 3801 Newcastle Flyer steam engine stands ready to hit the rails again at the NSW Rail Transport Museum.

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MARKETSMarkets

Digital market boards are seen at the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in Sydney, Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Australia's economy contracted 0.3 per cent in the March quarter, broadly in line with market expectations. (AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi) NO ARCHIVING

Shares set to fall amid China tensions

Australian shares are expected to continue their downward drift on opening as rising tension with China.

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Nation

Full steam ahead in revisiting past glories

Like an echo of an era past, the 3801 Newcastle Flyer steam engine stands ready to hit the rails again at the NSW Rail Transport Museum.

David Ross

BankingFinancial Services

Bank of Queensland signage at the Brisbane head office , on Thursday, November 17, 2011. Bank of Queensland Managing Director and CEO - Stuart Grimshaw, said it was incumbent on the banks to reduce expenditure in line with revenue to retain profit margins, and wages made up the bulk of banking costs, adding that banking jobs could be on the line if the European sovereign debt crisis bites harder than initially expected.He said the European crisis was having a minor impact on the banking sector's bottom line so far, while the slowdown in home loan applications was having a bigger effect. Photographer : Patrick Hamilton/Bloomberg

Bad loans are rising: BoQ

Bank of Queensland has warned of considerable economic uncertainty after it updated the market of an additional $112m in loans 90+ days past due.

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BankingFinancial Services

Commonwealth Bank signage is seen in Sydney, Wednesday, August 8, 2018. Commonwealth Bank has posted a drop in annual cash profit of $9.23 billion, hit by a $700 million fine after the nation's biggest bank broke anti-money laundering laws. (AAP Image/Erik Anderson) NO ARCHIVING

CBA, OpenPay slammed for hardship provisions

Survey rates CBA the worst of the big four banks in its response to hardship and OpenPay the worst in Australia.

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INSURANCECompanies

Doctor holding a Phonendoscope in his hand. Checks the health of the patient

Health insurance take-up on slide

As the take-up of private health insurance falls to its lowest levels since 2006, insurers warn of a post-pandemic surge in new claims.

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BankingFinancial Services

21/06/2018: Deutsche Bank chief executive Anthony Miller in Deutsche Bank's Sydney offices.Pic by James Croucher

Westpac lures Deutsche executive

Westpac has confirmed Deutsche Australia boss Anthony Miller as the new head of its institutional bank.

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companiesCompanies

Harry Konstantinou the CEO of Viva Leisure Limited pictured at one of the company's his gyms in Canberra.

Viva beefs up with AFM gym purchase

Viva will almost double its membership as part of a $20m buyout of Australian Fitness Management, the master franchisor of Plus Fitness gyms.

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