Defensive investing: more shares or switch to cash?
Investors worried about more stock market falls are considering defence strategies, but experts have a word of warning.
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Age pension and your assets: retirement’s big balancing act
Understanding how assets impact the pension is a challenge for retirees, and there can be costly and unnecessary mistakes made.
Family turns 133-year-old Qld pub into their new home
An historic former Queensland National Hotel has sold to a private family for less than the price of a block of land in south-east Queensland.
Inside Nine’s $10m loss on Mark Bouris’ Yellow Brick Road
Channel Nine is reeling after being hit with a $10 million loss on its investment in one of former Celebrity Apprentice host Mark Bouris’ businesses.
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Surprising verdict: The expensive hybrid SUV versus cheaper old-school V6 petrol
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Moranbah business applies to expand operations
An industrial Moranbah business has lodged an application with council to move to a larger site within the township, and time is running out to have a say.
Meet the 500k plus club: Central Queensland rich list revealed
From politicians to entrepreneurs, here are the people who earn very high salaries in Central Queensland. Some of them are on more than $500k a year. FULL LIST
230 jobs up for grabs during Bowen Basin mine’s $80m expansion
Hundreds of mining jobs will become available when a prominent Bowen Basin mine begins the second phase of its $80 million expansion.
‘$1m in 36hrs, 36 mins’: Aussie’s medical cannabis millions
Now legal, Aussie medical cannabis prescriptions have seen a 10-fold increase — now one company is making a motza from it and wants investors to buy into it.
Seven mining projects to generate $3 billion, thousands of jobs
Thousands of jobs across 77 fields will be generated through seven mining projects that will generate $3 billion in procurement opportunities. See the breakdown of projects, and what’s on offer.
Resources hub taps into ‘visionary’ technology for iPhone production
How a Mackay hub can turn the big mounds of dirt from mining in the Bowen Basin to materials used to make phones, laptops and renewable energy.
‘We’re sooo screwed!’: Insurance nightmares to avoid
Insurance can be a nightmare that hits both men and women. Understanding what insurance you need will ensure you don’t wake up in a cold sweat.
First look: ‘Futuristic’ hub set to fast-track new businesses
A world-class resources centre in the engine room of the state’s mining sector is set to deliver cutting edge technology to the region’s grassroot industries.
Mining giant rejects $500 million tax evasion claims
One of Australia’s largest mining corporations has been accused of using offshore tax havens in Switzerland and Bermuda to hide millions, but it has hit back.
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