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ANZ Group flagged a 20 per cent jump in operating costs as its statutory profit sunk 10 per cent.

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ANZ Bank’s profit misses forecasts on soaring cost hit

ANZ Group flagged a 20 per cent jump in operating costs as its statutory profit sunk 10 per cent and new chief executive Nuno Matos promised to turn performance around.

Tom Richardson

Barnaby Joyce has likened Labor’s energy policy to Band-Aid on an amputated leg’. Sunrise

politicsPremium‘Total swindle’: Barnaby blows up

The New England MP has lashed rising power prices under Labor’s energy policies, saying “it’s like a dog returning to his vomit”.

Ria Pandey

Wall Street pared losses after signs of progress on the impasse keeping the government in shutdown. (AP PHOTO)

MarketsPremiumWall Street pares losses on signs of shutdown progress

The Nasdaq has registered its largest weekly percentage drop since late March amid mounting concerns over inflated valuations of AI-related momentum stocks.

Stephen Culp

BBC director general Tim Davie is resigning after the broadcaster was accused of misleading editing. (AP PHOTO)

MediaPremiumBBC bosses resign over Trump speech edit 'mistakes'

BBC director general Tim Davie is resigning after saying "there have been some mistakes made" at the United Kingdom's public broadcaster.

Staff Writers

If you had good personal financial intentions for the year but haven’t quite stuck to them, there’s never a better time than before Christmas to recalibrate your spending.

Your MoneyCommentsPremium7 money rules to avoid a jolly festive hangover

If you had good personal financial intentions for the year but haven’t quite stuck to them, there’s never a better time than before Christmas to recalibrate your spending.

Sarah Wells

Financial advisers who recommend SMSFs have been put on notice that ASIC will be ramping up surveillance of their activities following the release of a damning report.

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumDIY super advisers on notice over ‘unacceptable’ conduct

Financial advisers who recommend SMSFs have been put on notice that ASIC will be ramping up surveillance of their activities following the release of a damning report.

Nick Bruining

Annual superannuation statements are on their way. If you think you’ve got enough know-how, there are probably about half a dozen things you need to look at.

DEBTMANCommentsPremiumThe hidden cash-sapping risks in your super statement

DEBTMAN: Annual superannuation statements are on their way. If you think you’ve got enough know-how, there are probably about half a dozen things you need to look at.

Bruce Brammall

(L-R) Godrey Taylor, Rick Cullen, Catriona Macleod, Godfrey Taylor and Sally Bruce.

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MiningPremium
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Law firm in Rinehart’s huge royalty battle acquired

One of the local law firms feasting on a high-stakes stoush between Gina Rinehart and two rival WA iron ore dynasties has been bought out.

Adrian Rauso

BusinessCommentsPremiumUnion slams State over ‘inaction’ on FIFO sexual harassment

Mining unionists have slammed government and industry ‘inaction’ since the landmark report into sexual harassment against women in the fly-in, fly-out industry was handed down three years ago.

Hannah Cross

Tate Wine has collapsed into receivership.

Administration and liquidationPremiumReceivers appointed to Margaret River winemaker Tate Wine

Administrators from Cor Cordis were put into the business on Friday but were quickly superseded by receivers from FTI Consulting appointed by Tate Wine’s secured creditor, Westpac.

Sean Smith

Homebuyers are sacrificing space in new builds to deal with rising building costs. NewsWire

NewsPremiumHomebuyers sacrificing space to own housing

Homebuyers are sacrificing one thing to deal with rising building costs and cost-of-living pressures so they can own a home.

Emma Kirk

Analysts warn that deflationary pressures on the world's second-largest economy aren't over. (AP PHOTO)

BusinessPremiumChina's factory-gate deflation eased in October

Deflationary pressure eased in China in October but lukewarm domestic demand and geopolitical tensions continue to cloud the business outlook.

Kevin Yao and Yukun Zhang

Professor Jeannie Paterson says Optus has proven ‘time and time again’ that it cannot manage risk. Supplied

NewsPremiumHuge call on Optus boss in triple-0 saga

Solving the embattled telco’s dysfunctionality is more complex than calling for the Optus chief to resign, an expert says.

Ria Pandey

Australia's employment rate has been in decline since the start of the year. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

BusinessPremiumEconomy heads for first major test since RBA rate hold

Australia's volatile unemployment rate is expected to tick back down to 4.4 per cent, which would add little urgency for the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates.

Jacob Shteyman

BUS CME’s Women In Resources Awards finalists (from left) Jemima Reid, Larissa Diaz and Isabella Carter. Iain Gillespie

MiningCommentsMeet the young women making WA’s miners richer and safer

Three rising stars are proving that the days of women playing second fiddle to men in the mining industry are coming to an end.

Adrian Rauso

Nigel Satterley, Michael Chaney, Andrew Forrest, John Poynton and Rick Newnham , who went to see then-Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in 2017 to push the case for WA's share of the GST to be increased.

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WA business leaders push Albo for 85¢ GST share increase

A group of WA’s business elite - comprising some of the country’s most influential business leaders – wants the state’s GST floor increased to 85 cents.

Joe Spagnolo

Natalie Bonjolo and Ben Harvey were awarded for their true crime investigative podcast series about the disappearance of Lisa Govan.

WA NewsCommentsState’s best: Seven West journos dominate WA Media Awards

Seven West Media journalists have reaffirmed their standing among the State’s best, delivering a stellar performance at this year’s WA Media Awards. 

Caitlin Vinci

The WA Government is failing to convince people it’s tackling the housing crisis despite tracking third in the country towards its target for building new homes.

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Housing crisis: WA losing faith in government’s solutions

The WA Government is failing to convince people it’s tackling the housing crisis despite tracking third in the country towards its target for building new homes.

Katina Curtis

Researchers believe they’ve found a simple and cheap intervention to arrest the epidemic of abuse and assaults on retail workers.

Retail assualtsCommentsPremiumExperts find quick fix solution to stop retail assault

Researchers believe they’ve found a simple and cheap intervention to arrest the epidemic of abuse and assaults on retail workers.

John Flint

Ms Callahan’s viral LinkedIn post shows how a little humour (and timing) can open doors in unexpected ways. Alan Fang

NEWSWild way Aussie scored perfect job

What started as a joking LinkedIn post quickly drew millions of views and job offers, showing social media’s growing influence in hiring.

Andrew Hedgman

Younger Australians threaten to leave due to high house costs. NewsWire / Damian Shaw

newsPremiumWhy young people are fleeing Australia

Australia risks losing a generation, with new data revealing most young people considering a move abroad to escape housing costs.

Cameron Micallef

Alliance Nickel managing director Paul Kopejtka.

Nickel strugglesAutomaker terminates Goldfields nickel-cobalt project deal

Global automaker Stellantis has pulled out of an offtake agreement with the company hoping to develop a $1.65 billion nickel-cobalt mine in the Goldfields.

Neil Watkinson

Absences of air traffic controllers forced the FAA to delay hundreds of flights at 10 US airports. (AP PHOTO)

BusinessUS hit with more flight cuts as shutdown drags on

More than 700 flights have been cancelled amid the US government shutdown.

Staff Writers

Wall Street pared losses after signs of progress on the impasse keeping the government in shutdown. (AP PHOTO)

MarketsPremiumWall Street pares losses on signs of shutdown progress

The Nasdaq has registered its largest weekly percentage drop since late March amid mounting concerns over inflated valuations of AI-related momentum stocks.

Stephen Culp