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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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14/11/2024. EY building. Business pages stock pictures Sydney CBD. Britta Campion / The Australian

Axe falls on jobs at EY as staff told redundancies coming

Staff at the firm have been told to expect redundancies across the sprawling audit and consulting giant, with up to 100 jobs on the line amid a looming restructure.

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Tax ScandalLegal Affairs

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - February 6, 2025: Australian Federal Police Assistant Commissioner Stephen Nutt appears before a parliamentary joint committee on law enforcement hearing into the AFP's annual report at Parliament House in Canberra NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Police reveal more raids in PwC probe

The AFP says it is working through documents and statements from more searches it carried out after a raid of PwC headquarters, as part of its investigation into the tax scandal.

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MarketsMarkets

L to R: Commissioner Simone Constant, ED of Markets Calissa Aldridge and Chair Joe Longo with the ASIC report into Australia's Evolving Capital markets. Picture: John Appleyard / Snappleyard

ASIC goes public on private market concerns

The corporate regulator has raised concerns about potential problems for investors and the retirement system caused by the growing pile of private market assets.

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BanksFinancial Services

Bankwest banking on simpler demands

Commonwealth Bank’s move to shut Bankwest branches has left the West Australian operation as a digital-only operator.

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MarketsMarkets

????SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA : NewsWire Photos - FEBRUARY 24 2025; A general view of people walking past the digital boards of the ASX in the Sydney CBD. Picture: NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard

ASIC to push ASX on transparency

The corporate regulator has warned its latest forays, slapping new rules on the ASX, are a sign of things to come.

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MediaNation

DAILY TELEGRAPH FEBRUARY 11, 2025. Ita Buttrose leaving the Supreme Court of NSW after she gave evidence in the Antoinette Lattouf case today. Picture: Jonathan Ng

ABC hits legal minefield over Buttrose letter

A hire car bill that landed in former ABC chair Ita Buttrose’s inbox last week threatens to derail closing arguments in the broadcasters case against former presenter Antoinette Lattouf.

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exclusiveMedia

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos December 12, 2024: The new News Media Bargaining Code is announced in Sydney by Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones and Communications Minister Michelle Rowland. Picture: NewsWire / John Appleyard

Threat from big tech crept up on us: Jones

Speaking as he prepares to wrap up 15 years in parliament, Stephen Jones says he’s concerned the attempts to force social media companies to pay for news have come ‘too late’.

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Financial ServicesFinancial Services

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos December 12, 2024: Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones. The new News Media Bargaining Code is announced in Sydney by Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones and Communications Minister Michelle Rowland. Picture: NewsWire / John Appleyard

Nation’s financial controller prepares to pass the torch

As Stephen Jones approaches his retirement from politics, he says some issues remain unresolved in the financial services sector and must be dealt with by the next government.

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MarketsBusiness

MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA - Newswire Photos MAY 6TH 2024 : Joe Forster outside the Federal Court in Melbourne. PICTURE : NCA Newswire / Nicki Connolly

Win for Shaw and Partners in Fortrend Securities row

Fortrend Securities boss Joe Forster has been dealt a double blow in two cases against former staff, now at rival firm Shaw and Partners.

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BanksFinancial Services

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 18: Pedestrians move past a National Australia Bank Ltd. (NAB) central business district branch on February 18, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is set to announce its monetary policy decision on February 18, 2025, with many experts predicting a rate cut due to easing inflation and economic conditions. This anticipated cut aims to provide relief to mortgage holders and stimulate economic activity amid concerns about weak household consumption and employment growth. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

Silence to settle NAB ‘boys club’ suit

Allegations that NAB’s markets business had a ‘boys club’ culture or that a former trader was threatened with a baseball bat will not be tested in court after the bank settled a long-running case.

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