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A consumer guide to Australian monopolies

From supermarkets to human services, these industries don't suffer competition — and Australians are paying the price.

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NSW consumers continue to hunker down as retail flounders

What is wrong in NSW? Consumers in our biggest state are refusing to open their wallets, with retail sales still below the levels of early this year.

Alan Jones says 'down, down' with Coles

Alan Jones has called for his listeners to boycott Coles. I'm sure the 2GB ad sales team is just thrilled.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg (Image: AAP/Lukas Coch)

How the treasurer could save Christmas

'Australia’s Christmas bonus' has a nice ring to it. Will Josh Frydenberg save Christmas with a fiscal miracle?

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Mining isn't the only option for jobs in regional Australia

Strategic investments in medical manufacturing, renewable technology and infrastructure projects could go a long way towards providing stable jobs for regional Australia. 

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Ponying up on interest rates

There is now such a serious level of under-confidence in interest rates that it suggests something a bit more than just mere wobbles.

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What Seven's cuts really mean for troubled network

Seven West Media's cuts are likely to be the first of several hacks into the company's $1.3 billion cost base. Will it be enough?

RBA Governor Philip Lowe.

It's hard to know what to believe about the state of the economy right now

The fact that the RBA has cut rates for a third time tells us the bank is not very confident that the first two cuts will have much impact soon, if at all.

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WeWork, the tech unicorn turning out to be a donkey

Many predicted that co-work start-up WeWork was already massively overvalued, but it turns out sceptics had only scratched the surface.

Latitude CEO Ahmed Fahour (Image: AAP/Lukas Coch)

Ahmed Fahour courts controversy with another massive pay packet

Consumer finance business Latitude are pursuing a public float. But the transition might be tough for CEO Ahmed Fahour given the controversy over his massive pay packet.