Two Hunter Region banks consider merging as nation’s largest customer-owned financial outfit – ABC News
Two of Australia’s largest mutual banks have announced they are considering a merger, creating a combined base of nearly…
Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates finalise divorce – ABC News
Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, co-founders of one of the world’s largest private charitable foundations, end their 27-year…
Qantas stands down 2,500 staff due to Sydney lockdown – ABC News
Qantas announces that around 2,500 workers will be stood down from mid-August in response to the extended Sydney COVID-19…
ASX to open down as Jack Dorsey’s Square surges on record-breaking Afterpay deal – ABC News
Wall Street has a mixed day of trade, pulling down the local share market, but Square is doing nicely off…
Zoom settles US privacy lawsuit for $US85 million – ABC News
Zoom has been accused of sharing users’ personal data but denies any wrongdoing.
Afterpay to be bought by US giant Square in $39 billion deal
Buy now, pay later market darling Afterpay enters into a deal with payments firm Square, which values it at $39…
NSW COVID-19 exposure sites August 2: Campsie butcher among COVID close contacts – ABC News
A butcher in Campsie, a Pemulwuy kebab shop, and a Vietnamese supermarket are added to the list of close contact…
China’s war on everything turns towards its own tycoons, with Jack Ma being a prime example
The aggressive economic approach the Chinese Communist Party has taken to its perceived enemies is also being used against…
Investors helped by housing tax breaks pile into property market as prices rise at fastest rate in 17 years – ABC News
Australian house prices are rising at their highest rate in 17 years, largely driven by the return of investors helped by housing…
Canberrans are burning through firewood this winter and suppliers can’t keep up with demand – ABC News
With months of cold weather still to come, firewood is in short supply in Canberra, and sales of fireplaces have increased…
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