Australia's second-largest private hospital operator has announced it will terminate its contracts with two major private health insurers. 

A motorcyclist who suffered lifelong injuries after losing control on loose gravel has won a legal test case allowing him to claim third-party damages worth $13.5 million.

Local shares have ended the week on a positive note, while Bitcoin continued to close in on $US100,000. Coles executives were grilled on supplier deals and WiseTech shares fell after its annual meeting. Look back on how it unfolded on the markets blog.

Apartment buildings in NSW could be inspected without a warrant and unit owners could be compelled to hand over documents under proposed new laws targeting owners corporations who do not fix common property.

Louise Manning thought she knew how to handle the risks of online scammers — but it took one simple question from someone she thought was her friend to be duped.