The former Magellan chief executive was ostensibly the silent partner of a rock star management duo. He had the title, but executive chairman Hamish Douglass had most of the power and all the stage.

It has been a bleak year for investors but a string of good news out of the US and China has injected some major optimism into the brittle financial markets. Whether it is premature remains to be seen.

In a move that significantly changed Victorian Government policy on planning and development, the Planning Minister, Mr Rob Maclellan, approved shopping centre developments worth about $500 million across Melbourne.

The PM’s national cabinet housing agreement should boost supply. Now it’s over to the premiers to make it work.

Programs to help refugees skill up in IT or work in retail are helping both employers and potential employees.

The $87 billion fund has written to the ASX 300 companies it invests in to commit to ensuring 40 per cent of its staff are women.

The artist formerly known as Kanye West has returned to Twitter after a two-week hiatus.

Anthony Pratt says that being rich is his superpower and his official move to the US may say plenty about the bonanza of a second Republican presidency.

Almost out of nowhere, the emergence of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has dramatically changed expectations of what 2022 might look like for the world’s economies and financial markets.

A sexual harassment case has been filed against Telstra by a former contractor who alleges her boss victimised and discriminated against her when she worked for the mobile provider. 

A new report calls for opting out of subscriptions to become as easy as opting in.

Endeavour is expecting demand for alcohol delivery to stay strong, with three years of rolling lockdowns changing Australians’ attitude towards drinking at home.

The global Google boycott keeps on rolling with the Australian government the latest big spender to suspend advertising on Google's YouTube platform.

Russian aluminium giant Rusal says it is in talks with Rio Tinto about its ongoing role in a large Australian alumina refinery after facing economic sanctions.

ANZ provides banking services for fintech Airwallex, despite it being rejected by two major lenders and it onboarding clients that violate an ANZ policy banning remitters.

In this week’s Bulls N’ Bears Big Hits, we examine some of the notable drill intersections revealed on the ASX, including Solstice Minerals’ gold grab in WA.

Exposed passport numbers will be largely disabled from being used to verify their owner’s identity as a security measure.

The massive wealth transfer that occurred during the pandemic is poised to cause problems. And Australia will not be immune.

The RBA sounds a bit more upbeat on the economy, enough to give the Aussie a push, while the ASX reverses early losses on news of movement in Washington.

Oprah Winfrey’s abrupt break with WeightWatchers this year showed the struggles it experienced amid a new generation of weight loss drugs. Now its Australian business is taking a hit.