Resources
Rio Tinto hit on Rinehart ore claim
Peter Ker and Gareth Hutchens Rio Tinto has been ordered to pay $200 million to companies controlled by Gina Rinehart and fellow mining heiress Angela Bennett after a court found the multinational miner should have been paying...
Markets
Slashed cash rate buoys sharemarket
Gareth Hutchens The sharemarket closed the week near a five-year high after the Reserve Bank cut the cash rate to historic lows.
Economy
RBA concern on household debt threat
Gareth Hutchens The Reserve Bank has raised concerns about Australia's low-interest-rate environment..
Economy
Hockey wants to look at debt's bigger picture
Gareth Hutchens Shadow treasurer Joe Hockey wants to be judged on the level of Australia's gross debt.
Banking
Citigroup bulks up private equity ranks
Gareth Hutchens Citigroup has poached UBS' co-head of private equity to lead its own private equity team.
Demand for banks pushes bourse to a high for 2013
Gareth Hutchens The sharemarket jumped above the 5100 level this week, hitting a high for the year on Tuesday when ANZ bank announced a 10 per cent jump in half-year earnings to $3.18 billion.
Chasing yield
In the chase for yield, resources left out in the cold
Gareth Hutchens If you had to decide between Telstra stocks or one of the big banks at the moment, which would you choose?
Supreme Court
High-stakes case for Tinkler
Gareth Hutchens Liquidators have launched legal action against Nathan Tinkler after the coal baron allegedly allowed one of his companies to trade while insolvent, and for breaching directors' duties.
Professions
The most trusted - and the least
Gareth Hutchens Australians have been asked which professions they consider the most ethical and honest. The results confirm our prejudices.
Call for RBA-like meetings on productivity reform
Gareth Hutchens The Productivity Commission needs to better share the burden of explaining the case for productivity reform to the public, the new commission chairman says.
Trading
ASX clearing may go local
Gareth Hutchens The ASX aims to open proposed clearing service for over-the-counter derivatives to local investors.
Legal action
Liquidators on track to sue Tinkler
Gareth Hutchens The NSW Supreme Court has cleared the path for Nathan Tinkler to be sued by liquidators.
Courts
Court ruling exposes Tinkler to litigation
Gareth Hutchens Nathan Tinkler can now be sued by liquidators after the NSW Supreme Court approved a funding agreement between Blackwood and the liquidators of one of his failed companies, Mulsanne Resources.
Economy
Sharp fall in revenue exposes structural flaws
Gareth Hutchens Canberra is facing serious structural issues when it comes to funding the budget.
Transport
Boom in air freight the flipside to ailing retail sector
Gareth Hutchens Australians are buying more and cheaper goods from overseas since the dollar hit parity.
Markets
Golden week ends on deflationary note
Gareth Hutchens The market recorded its biggest weekly gain in over a year, while global bond markets held on.
Economics
The consequences of dodgy data
Gareth Hutchens If the world needed more evidence that economics is not a science, it has it now.
Markets
Investors continue cautious approach
Gareth Hutchens The sharemarket lost ground this week. It has now fallen for five of the past six weeks.
Automotive
Australia's ailing car industry in desperate need of a saviour
Gareth Hutchens Government support for local manufacturing brings positive spinoffs for the economy, or so the argument goes. But now critics are asking if the cost is too high.
Flow-on effect
Car manufacturing 'significant' to economy
Gareth Hutchens The head of the country's biggest soft-drink bottler has thrown support behind Australia's automotive industry, saying the economic benefits of the industry are ''significant''.
