NAB has rails run in HSBC’s great Aussie bank sale
With everyone else too big or distracted, HSBC is NAB’s for the taking if the global giant decides to walk away from the local retail banking market.
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Woodside at front line of Trump’s energy emergency
After a billion dollar bet, the Australian producer will deliver the first financial test of the new president’s pledge to ‘drill baby, drill’.
‘Slap in the face’: Councillors vote on raising pay
A Rockhampton councillor seeking a wage increase said “all working Australians” deserve a pay rise in line with inflation, claiming councillors were short $32k.
Thousands shut up shop as company collapses hit record
About 7480 businesses collapsed in the last six months – more than ever – as rising costs coupled with badly bruised households fuel a surge in hospitality failures.
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‘Do no more harm’: CEOs make their election pitch
The notion of an Elon Musk-style regulation buster with authority to drive changes would be welcome relief here.
Euro SUV which won’t break the bank
Compact Volkswagen T-Cross SUV gains vital safety upgrades for entry-level variant.
First home buyers cop it over APRA’s crisis-era footing
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Why women find small business funding not much fun
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Investment experts share their top buy, hold and sell tips
This week’s share tips, as the market trades near record highs, show how tricky it is to forecast winners and losers.
Healthscope overplays its hand in act of self-destruction
Australians are sick of having their health being used as a bargaining chip as hospitals and insurers face losing it all.
WiseTech tries to move on from Richard White
In comparison to MinRes, the WiseTech board has managed to engineer the transition of a dominant CEO into a new consulting role. But investors are still feeling the shock.
Migrants to millionaires: why it’s good for the country
Migration has become a controversial topic in recent years, but new Australians who start businesses add innovation to the nation.
Chalmers the stock picker makes a bad call
The Future Fund has thrived by having the independence to make its own financial calls. The Treasurer wants to trash this with his own risky bets.
The long, hard slog of changing workplace culture at Rio
Overhauling a culture of sexual harassment and bullying is not a linear exercise and the Rio Tinto boss is finding out the tough way, as its two-year progress report is released to staff.
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