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Westpac reaches $30m settlement in superannuation class action

Westpac reaches $30m settlement in superannuation class action

Westpac (ASX: WBC) and law firm Slater and Gordon (ASX: SGH) have t...

Australia needs much more solar and wind power, but where are the best sites?

Australia needs much more solar and wind power, but where are the best sites?

Renewable energy’s share of Australia’s main electricit...

Energy Price Relief bill passed by Parliament

Energy Price Relief bill passed by Parliament

The Australian Government has taken action to improve energy afford...

Heap the last man standing on ASIC’s ‘hit list’ at The Star after Lahey quits board

Heap the last man standing on ASIC’s ‘hit list’ at The Star after Lahey quits board

One of two current directors of The Star Entertainment Group (ASX: ...

ASIC crypto blitz continues as regulator takes on Finder

ASIC crypto blitz continues as regulator takes on Finder

The corporate watchdog's blitz against against crypto companies...

Centuria Agriculture Fund buys Sundrop Farms asset for $70m

Centuria Agriculture Fund buys Sundrop Farms asset for $70m

A Centurial Capital Group (ASX: CNI) managed fund has acquired one ...

Woolworths to buy majority stake in PETstock owner for $586 million

Woolworths to buy majority stake in PETstock owner for $586 million

Woolworths Group (ASX: WOW) has wasted no time in allocating the pr...

Electricity retailer Amber buys Powerpal for $9.5 million

Electricity retailer Amber buys Powerpal for $9.5 million

Within two months of completing a $13.4 million Series B extension ...

Woolworths sells $636m stake in Endeavour Group

Woolworths sells $636m stake in Endeavour Group

Woolworths (ASX: WOW) has announced today it is selling $636 m...

HB11 Energy sets sights on high intensity petawatt-class laser facility on Australian soil

HB11 Energy sets sights on high intensity petawatt-class laser facility on Australian soil

“Energy is the only universal currency: one of its many forms...

Subpod, the Byron Bay compost scale-up digging into equity crowdfunding for expansion

Subpod, the Byron Bay compost scale-up digging into equity crowdfunding for expansion

After making big inroads into the US market over the past two years...

Tyro board rejects revised $875m takeover offer from Potentia Capital, Westpac exits talks

Tyro board rejects revised $875m takeover offer from Potentia Capital, Westpac exits talks

Tyro Payments (ASX: TYR) has today rejected a revised $875 million ...

Engineering powerhouse enstruct to be acquired by Canada's WSP

Engineering powerhouse enstruct to be acquired by Canada's WSP

An Australian structural and civil engineering company with a proli...

Healius appoints new CEO, sells Montserrat Day Hospitals for $139m

Healius appoints new CEO, sells Montserrat Day Hospitals for $139m

Healius (ASX: HLS) has today announced Maxine Jaquet will become th...

BlueScope Steel and former GM found guilty of cartel conduct

BlueScope Steel and former GM found guilty of cartel conduct

The Federal Court has found BlueScope Steel (ASX: BSL) and its...

Queensland doubles down on The Star with $100m fine and on-hold licence suspension

Queensland doubles down on The Star with $100m fine and on-hold licence suspension

The Star Entertainment Group (ASX: SGR) has been hit with a $1...

60,000 Australian crypto accounts in limbo across two exchanges in administration

60,000 Australian crypto accounts in limbo across two exchanges in administration

As the crypto crunch continues to take its toll on companies in the...

Bigtincan to raise $35m in pursuit of takeover opportunities

Bigtincan to raise $35m in pursuit of takeover opportunities

Two weeks after withdrawing its takeover bid for LiveTiles (ASX: LV...

“A big vibrancy boost”: Melbourne office occupancy hits record high since pandemic

“A big vibrancy boost”: Melbourne office occupancy hits record high since pandemic

New data reveals that Melbourne’s CBD workers are heading bac...

Forrest snaps up renewable energy operator CWP Renewables

Forrest snaps up renewable energy operator CWP Renewables

Australian billionaire Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest’s ...

Rideshare giant Uber books $21m penalty for misleading customers

Rideshare giant Uber books $21m penalty for misleading customers

US rideshare operator Uber has been slogged with $21 million in pec...

AUSTRAC takes aim at SkyCity Adelaide with Federal Court proceedings

AUSTRAC takes aim at SkyCity Adelaide with Federal Court proceedings

Australia’s financial crime watchdog AUSTRAC has commenced ci...

Inflation set to drive pre-Christmas retail sales even higher to a record $66b

Inflation set to drive pre-Christmas retail sales even higher to a record $66b

Inflationary pressures are set to lift retail spending in the festi...

QLD government seals $280m partnership to establish mRNA vaccine research hub

QLD government seals $280m partnership to establish mRNA vaccine research hub

The Queensland Government, one of the world's largest vaccine i...

ACCC gives Compare the Market operator green light for iSelect takeover

ACCC gives Compare the Market operator green light for iSelect takeover

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has ann...

How Sourci made it: Meet the founders behind Australia’s new e-commerce wave

How Sourci made it: Meet the founders behind Australia’s new e-commerce wave

In just four short years the co-founders of product development con...

Competition watchdog sniffs at Cochlear-Oticon acquisition

Competition watchdog sniffs at Cochlear-Oticon acquisition

The management at Cochlear (ASX: COH) are hoping to add an extra 75...

Domino’s raising $165m to buy out German partner after settling deal for two new Asian territories

Domino’s raising $165m to buy out German partner after settling deal for two new Asian territories

A day after wrapping up two new Asian territories as part of the bi...

“The work is not over”: Criminal behind Medibank hack dumps more customer data on the dark web

“The work is not over”: Criminal behind Medibank hack dumps more customer data on the dark web

On the same day that Maurice Blackburn lodged a representative...

Dose of caffeine for Retail Food Group shares on profit outlook

Dose of caffeine for Retail Food Group shares on profit outlook

Shares in Retail Food Group (ASX: RFG) perked up today as the Gold ...