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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

EY rolls out AI tools in bid to tackle burnout

The audit and consulting giant has spent billions on its artificial intelligence tools, with the firm aiming to boost productivity and slash burnout.

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BankFinancial Services

April 2025: Westpac's chief executive Anthony Miller has reopened the bank's Moree branch after touring a key customer's agricultural operations. PIC: David Ross

Westpac banking on the bush again

The banking major has admitted it got it wrong after shuttering its Moree branch, reopening the operation in a bid to expand bush business banking.

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Sodali: a spin cycle with a twist

Mega deals to unite two of Australia’s best connected corporate spinners under the Sodali brand have proved a tough sell.

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TradeEconomics

President Donald Trump attends a meeting with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Monday, April 7, 2025. (Pool via AP)

Investor tension ratchets up as China vows to fight US tariffs

Pledges by China to fight tariffs with the US ‘till the end’ have heightened the anxiety among investors of a prolonged trade war and recession.

Perry Williams, Glenda Korporaal and David Ross

Tax scandalFinancial Services

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, NewsWire Photos. OCTOBER 12, 2023: Former PwC boss Luke Sayers fronts a Senate inquiry into consultancy services at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

ASIC, MPs turned spotlight on ex-PwC chief Sayers

The corporate regulator and parliament examined whether they had grounds to target figures involved in the PwC scandal including the firm’s former boss, Luke Sayers.

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PropertyProperty

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos NOVEMBER 10, 2022: Ex-banker Jon Adgemis, now a wealthy property mogul pictured at his new venture, Oxford House in Paddington. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Swift

Where’s the money? Adgemis misses his $600,000 deadline

Employees of Jon Adgemis’s pubs group will wait another month for payment after he was granted an extension on a $600,000 instalment to April 30.

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Professional servicesCompanies

Ben Neal (Scyne), Fay Bou (Allegro), Adrian Loader (Allegro), Tim Jackson (Scyne) and Diane Rutter (Scyne) Picture - Renee Nowytarger.

Consulting crash sees Scyne Advisory slash more jobs

PwC’s former government consulting shop is cutting costs and staff as the days of ‘a reliable generalist consulting adviser are coming to an end’, according to its chief.

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BanksFinancial Services

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 18: Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (ANZ) signage is seen at a 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)

ANZ cops $250m capital hit from APRA, publishes culture review

ANZ’s culture review has largely cleared the bank over issues in its markets business, warning they were isolated, but found many staff felt like the bank failed to police poor behaviour.

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ExclusiveFinancial Services

Westpac business lending managing director Tamara Bryden

Westpac jettisons legacy invoice lending ops

Westpac has relaunched its invoice financing operation as part of a push by its business bank to win commercial customers.

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InsolvencyBusiness

Magnis Chair Frank Poullas. Picture - Supplied

Magnis sells US battery factory for just $16m

Magnis told shareholders its battery business iM3NY could be worth as much as $2bn, but liquidators sold it at bargain basement prices.

David Ross

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