Sue Lannin
‘Market data issues’ halt trade on Australian sharemarket
Trading on the Australian share market has been out of the action for most of the day because of a technical glitch....
ASX rallies and Wall Street reaches new record highs on hopes of coronavirus vaccine
Australian shares have risen to their highest level since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, buoyed by pharmaceutical company Pfizer announcing early...
Westpac annual profit hit by money laundering fine and recession
Westpac’s annual profit has slumped by two-thirds after it was fined $1.3 billion for 23 million breaches of money laundering laws. The...
BHP confirms Chinese customers have cancelled orders for Australian coal
BHP has confirmed that Chinese customers have asked for deferrals of their coal orders amid reports that China has stopped taking shipments...
Shares plunge as businesses shut, US Congress bickers over coronavirus stimulus package
Australian shares plunged further at midday AEDT as the Federal Government ordered large parts of Australia’s economy to shut down. More than...
ASX closes down 7.4 per cent in worst day since global financial crisis
The Australian share market has lost more than $100 billion in Monday’s trade so far, amid the economic fallout from the coronavirus...
Private health cover at a ‘tipping point’, with Australians dropping it in droves
Health industry experts are warning Australia’s private health insurance industry could be in terminal decline as consumers abandon their cover in droves....
Global carbon emissions hit record high in 2018, International Energy Agency says
Greater demand for energy and more extreme temperatures saw global carbon emissions reach a record high in 2018 partly because of higher...
NAB to refund hundreds of mortgage customers for overpayments
National Australia Bank will refund nearly $2 million to customers who were overcharged interest on their home loans over seven years. The...
‘Amateur investors’ are raising the risk of housing market collapse: report
Australia is at growing risk of a home price crash because of the high number of mum and dad property investors, inflated...