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  • Monday, 1 March, 2021
    Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd
    ANZ writes down Malaysia bank stake after 1MDB settlement

    AmBank agreement removes risk for any potential acquirer of Australian lender’s 24% holding

  • Sunday, 28 February, 2021
    Australian politics
    Chinese investors turn away from Australia after Canberra crackdown

    Investment fell 61% last year after deals were scuppered over security concerns

  • Saturday, 27 February, 2021
    Facebook Inc
    Media blackout: why Facebook pulled the plug on news in Australia

    High stakes talks with Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp pushed social media giant into taking stand

  • Friday, 26 February, 2021
    Financial services
    Australian ‘buy now pay later’ group Zip steps up UK expansion

    Company targets 10m British customers within 3 years despite sector facing tighter regulation

  • Thursday, 25 February, 2021
    New Zealand
    New Zealand tells central bank to consider housing in policy decisions

    Jacinda Ardern looks to tackle property crisis but economists warn of threat to RBNZ independence

  • Thursday, 25 February, 2021
    Sovereign wealth funds
    Australia sovereign wealth fund chief warns of stock market ‘clean-out’

    Some asset prices are ‘unsustainable’, says Peter Costello, as concerns rise over inflation

  • Thursday, 25 February, 2021
    Big tech
    Australia passes law to make Big Tech pay for news

    Move to force Facebook and Google to remunerate publishers could be model for other countries

  • Tuesday, 23 February, 2021
    Facebook Inc
    Facebook strikes deal with Australia to restore news on its platform

    Canberra agrees to amend draft law that would force Big Tech to pay for journalism

  • Monday, 22 February, 2021
    Rio Tinto PLC
    Rio Tinto’s former chief received pay rise despite cave blasts scandal

    Jean-Sébastien Jacques’ total remuneration at mining group rose 20% to £7.2m last year

  • Promoted Content
  • Monday, 22 February, 2021
    Macquarie Group
    Texas deep freeze lifts profits at gas trader Macquarie

    Australian group is one of the biggest players in the US natural gas and electricity markets

  • Friday, 19 February, 2021
    Facebook Inc
    Facebook ‘behaving like North Korea’ as Australia wakes up to news ban

    Backlash after politicians and domestic violence support groups are caught up in digital purge

  • Friday, 19 February, 2021
    News in-depthSport
    Australian Open triumphs over lockdown, quarantine and mice

    Organisers were criticised but say tennis tournament could be a template for Tokyo Olympics

  • Thursday, 18 February, 2021
    Facebook Inc
    Facebook ban on news in Australia provokes fierce backlash

    Government hits out at company after emergency sites blocked over decision on proposed media law

  • Thursday, 18 February, 2021
    News in-depthAustralia
    Australians dread loss of ‘lifeline’ Covid job subsidy

    Canberra’s move to scrap $62bn scheme alarms businesses and unions despite economic recovery

  • Wednesday, 17 February, 2021
    Media
    Facebook bans Australian news as impact of media law is felt globally

    Social media group reacts after Google signs worldwide licensing deal with Murdoch empire

  • Wednesday, 17 February, 2021
    Technology sector
    Big Tech opens wallet for publishers as Australian news code looms

    Google and Facebook agree generous deals with media groups in effort to stymie rules on paying for content

  • Tuesday, 16 February, 2021
    Fortescue Metals Group Ltd
    Australia’s Fortescue Metals loses 3 senior executives

    Shares hit after unexpected departures amid fears of cost blowout at $2.6bn Iron Bridge project

  • Tuesday, 16 February, 2021
    Australian politics
    Australian PM apologises to woman who alleged rape in parliament

    Critics say episode exposes ‘misogynistic culture’ in country’s politics

  • Sunday, 14 February, 2021
    Big tech
    Nine Entertainment urges Australian MPs to ignore Big Tech threats over news code

    Media group pushes government to back measure to force Google and Facebook pay for content

  • Saturday, 13 February, 2021
    Google LLC
    How Australia put Google on the back foot globally

    The search engine worries that it may lose control of how much it has to pay for news

  • Friday, 12 February, 2021
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Australian Open to continue as snap lockdown imposed on Melbourne

    Authorities defend decision to hold tennis tournament during pandemic despite new variant outbreak

  • Thursday, 11 February, 2021
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    Private equity firm withdraws bid for Australia’s scandal-hit AMP

    Shares in wealth manager drop after Ares Management scraps $4.6bn takeover offer

  • Wednesday, 10 February, 2021
    Oil & Gas industry
    Australia faces fuel security challenge as refineries close

    Analysts urge government to boost support after ExxonMobil shutters facility

  • Wednesday, 10 February, 2021
    Crown Resorts Ltd
    Inquiry slams Crown Resorts as unsuitable to run A$2.2bn Sydney casino

    Report outlines reforms necessary for company to be deemed fit to hold a licence

  • Tuesday, 9 February, 2021
    Big tech
    Australian companies forced to imagine life without Google

    Search group’s threat to withdraw from market over proposed law raises stakes for business

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