Ask a senior banker about the big financial risks that keep them up at night, and climate change probably won't be one of them.

Broadband speed and performance claims, misbehaving health insurance providers and consumer guarantees are in the watchdog's sights.

The downturn in the dairy industry has taken its toll on the country's largest milk processor, Murray Goulburn Co-Operative.

Doing a good job of leaving your job is quite the art form.

Double-time has run out for the traditional day of rest.

President Donald Trump declared China the "grand champions" of currency manipulation on Thursday, just hours after his new Treasury secretary pledged a more methodical approach to analysing Beijing's foreign exchange practices.

It doesn't take long to appreciate that Magdi Batato has one of the biggest private sector jobs in the world.

Australia's peak body for the painting industry has expressed concerns for tradespeople who have been issued qualifications to handle toxic materials without the requisite training.

Industry heads cite global factors for surge; see the currency reaching $US2000 by the end of the year.

"I didn't even realise that was such a problem for these young girls."

A woman posing as a security guard has been charged with shoplifting from a Camilla warehouse sale.

Clive Palmer's nephew has been on luxury cruises, visited famous US cities and started a European tour with his new girlfriend, but he has been ordered to end his travels with an economy flight home to face court.

It's not surprising international traders have arrived to bet on stocks headed for a fall, with one predicting Westpac's share price could halve.

Office landlords need to offer not just bricks and mortar for tenants, but have a "placemaking" focus, according to agents.

* Goldman weighs on Dow after analyst downgrade

In 2013, Anthony Levandowski was the star of Google's self-driving car project. The tall, swaggering engineer was featured in a long New Yorker story about the search engine willing the impossible technology into reality.

Wildlife prices are tumbling in South Africa, as game breeders are squeezed by restrictions imposed on trophy hunting following the killing of Cecil the lion in 2015.

Australia's biggest retailers are expected to seize on the landmark cut to Sunday penalty rates to push forward new wage deals covering hundreds of thousands of workers.

Australia's economy is held back because wages are too low, not too high.

Single mother Sharon Eurlings has worked Sunday shifts for more than 20 years to help pay the bills and get care for her children.