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Mixed fruit: SPC to merge with Original Juice Company

Mixed fruit: SPC to merge with Original Juice Company

Three Australian food companies are joining forces in a merger expected to deliver more than $400 million in revenue this financial year.

Advice on negative gearing 'not out of the ordinary'

Advice on negative gearing 'not out of the ordinary'

Advice on negative gearing 'not out of the ordinary'

Advice on negative gearing 'not out of the ordinary'

Debate over housing policy prompted Treasury advice on negative gearing, says Jim Chalmers after the PM denied the government had plans to reform the scheme.

Vanguard hit with record fine over $1b 'ethical' fund

Vanguard hit with record fine over $1b 'ethical' fund

Vanguard hit with record fine over $1b 'ethical' fund

Vanguard hit with record fine over $1b 'ethical' fund

Vanguard has been hit with the largest fine imposed in Australia for greenwashing, as a court ordered it to pay $12.9 million for financial misconduct.

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Shareholders test Coles, Woolies over extinction threat

Shareholders test Coles, Woolies over extinction threat

Australia's supermarket duopoly is facing a double-barrelled shareholder challenge over fish farming threats to an ancient, imperilled species.

Super Retail tries to bury 'deal' with ex-legal chief

Super Retail tries to bury 'deal' with ex-legal chief

Super Retail Group wants to hide how much its ex-legal boss says she should be paid in a settlement as it faces claims of a toxic workplace culture.

Aussie shares unchanged with all eyes on US rates call

Aussie shares unchanged with all eyes on US rates call

The Australian share market has finished flat as the market braces for an expected interest rate cut in the US.

Xero acquires analytics platform Syft for $104 million

Xero acquires analytics platform Syft for $104 million

Accounting software business Xero hit its highest price since 2022 after announcing the $A104 million acquisition of cloud-based reporting platform Syft.

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More challenging market in months ahead, Metcash warns

More challenging market in months ahead, Metcash warns

More challenging market in months ahead, Metcash warns

More challenging market in months ahead, Metcash warns

Challenging conditions will remain ahead of Christmas as consumers tighten their belts, IGA supplier Metcash has told shareholders.

Nine shares fall as CEO Mike Sneesby departs

Nine shares fall as CEO Mike Sneesby departs

Nine shares fall as CEO Mike Sneesby departs

Nine shares fall as CEO Mike Sneesby departs

After a turbulent year in which Nine's profit plummeted, its staff went on strike and 200 jobs were axed, CEO Mike Sneesby's resignation has now hit the ASX.

Tourist hotspots face climate change 'peril'

Tourist hotspots face climate change 'peril'

Tourist hotspots face climate change 'peril'

Tourist hotspots face climate change 'peril'

A report from a global insurance giant reveals half of Australia's tourist hotspots face high risks, and possible "natural peril" from climate change.

Victorians could bankroll Scotland's Commonwealth Games

Victorians could bankroll Scotland's Commonwealth Games

Victorians could bankroll Scotland's Commonwealth Games

Victorians could bankroll Scotland's Commonwealth Games

Victoria's hefty compensation bill for abandoning the 2026 Commonwealth Games is being touted by the likely new host as enough to largely cover the event.

Record fine for Tabcorp over gambling rule breaches

Record fine for Tabcorp over gambling rule breaches

Record fine for Tabcorp over gambling rule breaches

Record fine for Tabcorp over gambling rule breaches

Tabcorp has been issued a multi-million dollar fine from Victoria's gambling watchdog following repeated breaches of betting harm and licence rules.

Vicinity seals largest Aussie retail deal for 2024

Vicinity seals largest Aussie retail deal for 2024

Vicinity seals largest Aussie retail deal for 2024

Vicinity seals largest Aussie retail deal for 2024

Retail property group Vicinity Centres has acquired a 50 per cent stake in one of the biggest shopping centres on the west coast.

Community's win over major silver mine fuels debate

Community's win over major silver mine fuels debate

Community's win over major silver mine fuels debate

Community's win over major silver mine fuels debate

Progress on developing a mine centred on Australia's largest undeveloped silver deposit has been stopped after a community group's success in a top court.

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Watchdog sues ASX Ltd for 'misleading' upgrade claims

Share market operator ASX made misleading statements when it said a platform upgrade was "on track" and "progressing well", the corporate regulator alleges.

Property market picking up in smaller capital cities

REA Group's CEO says property listings in Melbourne and Sydney might marginally decline in 2024/25, but Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth are showing growth.

QBE doubles half-year net profit to $US802 million

Insurance group QBE has announced an almost two-fold improvement in its first-half profit on higher premiums and favourable investment returns.

Joyce 'command and control' ends with Qantas clawback

Alan Joyce has had millions in shares clawed back by Qantas, the airline he led for almost 15 years, after a turbulent nosedive into a reputational crisis.

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Transurban eyes raising dividend as toll traffic rises

Transurban says it expects to raise its 2024/25 distribution by five per cent, after making $2.6 billion in operating earnings in 2023/24.

AMP shares surge on 'transformational' advisor deal

The once-mighty financial services company AMP has announced a "transformational" joint venture for the loss-making advice division.

'Landmark' greenwashing case slugs super giant $11.3m

A superannuation company has been fined more than $11 million for engaging in greenwashing by misleading consumers about the sustainability of its investments.

Scams help push financial complaints to record levels

Financial complaints have reached a record high after disputes to the ombudsman service went up a further nine per cent to more than 105,000 in 2023/24.

Has the latest IT outage quietly slowed the cash crash?

The CrowdStrike outage exposed vulnerabilities in digital payment systems and shows Australia is decades away from a completely cashless society, experts say.

Pump and dump share scheme 'tried to rig stock prices'

Members of an encrypted chat group tried to artificially inflate share prices before selling the stock in a 'pump and dump' scheme disrupted by the regulator.

Bonza reaches end of tarmac as budget carrier wound up

Creditors have voted to liquidate embattled airline Bonza with more than $110 million believed to be owed to creditors, workers, landlords and the tax office.

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