Bankers sceptical state assets will be sold
Few investment bankers expect some of the most high-profile assets identified for sale by the National Commission of Audit -- Snowy Hydro and Australian Post -- will be sold off.
Centrelink IT overhaul to cost up to $1.5bn
IT industry set for a windfall with the Commission of Audit strongly urging a complete overhaul of Centrelink's ageing payments system.
Google Australia paid $7.1m in tax in 2013
Internet giant's Australian arm hit with a $7.1 million tax bill in the 2013 financial year, just 15 per cent of its $46.5 million in pre-tax profit.
The missing piece of the audit puzzle
Though it is hardly the commission's fault, focusing merely on spending ignores half the issue faced by Australia. And that creates a significant problem.
A plan of grand ambition, not austerity
The Commission of Audit has thrown all the balls in the air via a federal-state affairs shake-up. That will cause much debate and take some heat off the Abbott government.
Audit commission urges Abbott to slash welfare, services
Painful cuts to welfare and basic services are being urged in the audit commission's plan to slash $70bn a year.
Micro-cap fund Acorn slips on debut
Investment fund that helps retail investors access micro-cap stocks delivers weak ASX start.
ANZ lights a fire in Asia
The bank's result strongly vindicates Mike Smith's pursuit of diversification in Asia -- though its continual reduction of bad debt charges may be drawing near its close.
April Becomes 1st Month With CO2 Levels Above 400 PPM
The concentration of CO2 remained over 400 parts per million across every day in April marking a key milestone of a warming world.
Don't follow the herd on emerging technology
The corporate world is waking up to the benefits of being an early adopter but innovation is about culture not just the product.
Move over Freelancer, Elance-oDesk has landed
The online freelance jobs marketplace is growing exponentially and the recently merged, US-based rival to local start-up success Freelancer has big plans.
Letter to David Thodey: Time is running out
With almost five years under his belt as Telstra's boss, David Thodey has plenty to be proud of but his biggest challenge still lies ahead of him.
Does my shop need to be online?
Businesses without an online presence are dying slow and painful deaths. Retail is not changing... it's changed and if you haven't adapted you're missing out on the new buying process.
Apple, Samsung both losers in patent war
While the smartphone giants squabble their rivals edge closer to cracking their cushy duopoly.
Oakajee dumped, heat's on Padbury
Padbury Mining has abandoned its widely ridiculed plan to revive the $6.5bn Oakajee project.