Did ‘illusory’ discounts from Coles, Woolies really mislead consumers?
The murky legal issue for the ACCC case against the big two supermarkets is what constitutes a “reasonable” period between a ...
Labor sings vastly different tunes on supermarkets and Qantas
Aviation is much more concentrated than supermarkets, yet the government seems to accept that the airline industry should ...
‘Do not speak to the media’: BoQ’s threat to aggrieved branch owners
Bank of Queensland has warned members of its franchise network not to speak publicly about the corporate takeover or they ...
Dairy group Beston goes bust, KPMG appointed administrators
The cheese and milk producer blamed high energy costs, falling farmgate milk prices and the collapse of a deal by Japan’s ...
ASX in the ‘dividend doldrums’ as boards hoard cash
The Australian sharemarket had one of the sharpest declines in payouts in the world in the second quarter and the outlook is ...
Judith Neilson’s daughter no longer part of mum’s ‘singular vision’
The philanthropist’s daughter Beau Neilson left Phoenix Central Park last week, and the website has a new line regarding the ...
China’s had deflation before. This is what it needs to do this time
Balance sheet issues were central to the contraction in previous deflationary episodes, and the resolution of these was key.
Rightmove shareholders back British giant’s third REA rejection
News Corp’s real estate platform increased its offer to almost $12 billion, but it was swiftly rejected by the board of the ...
Why it’s dangerous to ignore Kim Jong-un
As he watches the Americans spew vitriol at one another in the coming months, North Korea’s leader could decide that the US ...
Did central banks get the inflation crisis right?
Rate-cutting cycles in recent decades – such as in the early 2000s, or during the financial crisis of 2007 – have tended to ...
Fletcher warns of construction slump as it purses $641m raising
The building materials giant says it expects volumes to slide by as much as 15 per cent this financial year, and the Auckland ...
Supermarkets ‘faked discounts’; RBA reform dead; ASIC targets crypto
In today’s news, the ACCC alleges that Woolworths and Coles faked discounts on everyday goods, RBA reform is dead as Labor rejects Greens demands, and ASIC wants crypto operators to be licensed.