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Matt Bell is a journalist and digital producer at The Australian and The Australian Business Network. Previously, he reported on the travel and insurance sectors for B2B audiences, and most recently covered property at The Daily Telegraph.

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06/10/20 Jeanne Johns is the CEO of Incitec Pivot. Aaron Francis/The Australian

Incitec Pivot eyes expansion with $142m Titanobel buy

Incitec Pivot plans to expand its Dyno Nobel business in Europe and Africa after striking a $142m deal to buy French explosives manufacturer Titanobel.

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A man looks at stock prices displayed on an information screen at the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in Sydney, Monday, Sept. 12, 2016. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was down 1.8 per cent at 1017 AEST, with all 12 indexes trading in red following a big sell-off on Wall Street. (AAP Image/Paul Miller) NO ARCHIVING

ASX dips on tech falls led by WiseTech

ASX closes down 0.1 per cent on tech stocks, led by a WiseTech and Afterpay retreat. ANZ to acquire Cashrewards, Novonix up 10.8 per cent and Westpac to delist from Wall Street.

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Sports playMedia

(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 06, 2018, The New York Times building in New York. - The New York Times will acquire sports news website The Athletic, US media reported on January 6, 2022, the latest move by the iconic US newspaper in its diversification drive. Online technology publication The Information reported the newspaper will pay $550 million for The Athletic, which has become a leader in sports coverage over the past six years as it took advantage of a tough environment for local media. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

New York Times splashes $767m to buy The Athletic

The iconic US newspaper has struck a deal to buy sports website The Athletic, as it embarks on a digital subscriber push to offset falls in its print readership.

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CompaniesCompanies

Biotech Noxopharm appoints new CEO as Kelly steps down

Noxopharm, which is developing a range of cancer treatments, has appointed Gisela Mautner to replace Graham Kelly as chief executive as it completes final product trials.

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MiningMining & Energy

Generic image of a young woman in a managerial role at St Barbara Gwalia Gold Mine in Leonora, Western Australia.

St Barbara ready to restart in PNG

St Barbara, the ASX-listed miner with projects in Western Australia and Papua New Guinea, says it is on schedule to restart its troubled Simberi operations.

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tourismProperty

Queensland's most expensive coastal property and possibly one of the best beachfront sites on the eastern seaboard, Domic (Russian for House of Domes) has opened its doors to visitors. Noosa, QueenslandImage Suppliedescape14 november 2021hotlist holiday homes

‘Booked till Easter’: luxury stays roar back

Cashed-up, holiday-starved Australians are driving unprecedented demand for properties worth tens of thousands of dollars a week.

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Financial servicesFinancial Services

13/08/2019. Magellan's CEO Brett Cairns ahead of the group's annual results. Jane Dempster/The Australian.

Magellan’s new man on board of Barrenjoey

Magellan Financial Group has formally replaced departed chief executive Brett Cairns on the board of Barrenjoey Capital Partners.

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LEGALLegal Affairs

Sydney lawyer Christian Roger de Robillard in the Solomons capital Honiara, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2006. Robillard is in the Solomons to assist the government in its defence of suspected child sex offender and Australian lawyer Julian Moti who is in jail in Honiara facing illegal entry charges. (AAP Image/Lloyd Jones) NO ARCHIVING

Barrister faces sanction on claims

Colourful Sydney barrister Roger de Robillard faces disciplinary action from the NSW Bar Association.

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FUNDS MANAGEMENTFinancial Services

11/12/2019. Hamish Douglass, Magellan Chairman and co-founder, photographed at their offices in Sydney for The Deal. Britta Campion / The Australian

Magellan wins support from Zenith

After a fortnight from hell, Hamish Douglass has had a win. Zenith Investment Partners, an influential researcher for financial advisers, says it has confidence in Magellan Financial.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos October 5, 2021: Lots of red on the board at the ASX in Sydney today with the world watching China's Evergrande crisis and the US Debt Ceiling looming large. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Swift

ASX up 0.1%; Link soars 15%, Charter Hall falls

ASX closes up by 0.1 per cent as Link soars 15 per cent on $3.5bn sale and Charter Hall dives 7.5 per cent on Paradice. Sydney Airport takeover gets FIRB nod and BHP out of Noront race.

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