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Business experts say Australian companies should stop ignoring the future effects of climate change.
Consumers drive dodgy devices
New research suggests most electronics are rubbish and about to break.
Diplomats to fight UN's reef reaction
Australia is dedicating all its diplomatic resources to help avoid having the UN downgrade the status of the Great Barrier Reef.
Gender plan expected ASAP
The Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women is expected to announce a new Workplace Gender Equality Strategy today.
Insurer subsumes big WHS crew
Local insurance giant Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) has bought 100 per cent of OHS provider Recovre.
Hot agents make handsome profit
A more attractive real estate agent makes a property seem more attractive to buyers, research shows.
Robb rubbishes AMA's secret trade scare
Trade Minister Andrew Robb has hinted that the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement will be signed soon.
Seven scrapes oil and gas sector
One Australian billionaire thinks the next big payday will come from the oil and gas sector.
Greens' super switch to bring billions
The Greens have offered a novel budget measure that could bring the Federal Government $13 billion.
Decades of neglect in bureaucratic boys' club
Ninety-five years ago, Australian Public Service bosses realised equal rights for women would transform the bureaucracy, and it was up to them to stop it.
Demand for details of lobbies' glad-handing
A former senior federal bureaucrat says lobbyists should be forced to reveal their private discussions with ministers and government workers.
Stunning study says good choices save money
A new report says Australian governments could save billions by buying smarter.
Baby costs show price of new life
Economists have put a dollar figure on the time pressure and stress experienced by mothers in the first year of a baby’s life.
Dam bosses to defend themselves again
SunWater will again have to justify its actions after releasing water from a Queensland dam amid wild storm conditions.
Welfare remix seeks big cuts
Children must be vaccinated for their parents to receive welfare benefits, under reforms proposed for Australia’s $150 billion welfare system.
Big mine deals at decade low
Mergers and acquisitions in Australian mining are at their lowest level in 10 years.
Downer takes Macmahon's patch in FMG re-jig
Fortescue Metals Group has merged two contracts at Christmas Creek in a move that will see Macmahon Holdings wind up work.
Post plots poor figures down to the letter
Australia Post chief Ahmed Fahour says the death of letter-writing is sending the postal service is careering towards its first full-year loss in more than 30 years.
Building begins after concrete resolution
More court action and strikes have been avoided, with the dispute between Boral and the CFMEU over for now.
Deep spy finding puts eyes in the hard drive
The NSA – the US digital spy agency – appears to have broken new ground in its level of computer surveillance.