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No self-serve at this supermarket

"I see all of the customer complaints and I cannot recall a single customer saying please put in self-serve checkouts. Not a single one."

Collectors abused for missed targets

Humiliating, sexual, racist acts have been uncovered inside an Australian street fundraiser business. This is the depressing life of a charity collector.

NZ borrowers urged to look offshore

China Construction Bank (CCB), the world's second biggest bank, wants to become more involved in funding New Zealand infrastructure.

Niesche: Turnbull's coal conundrum

It is a strange turn of events that when our politicians fail to stand up for what they believe in, sometimes our companies do.

32 people become instant millionaires

Sydney apartment owners have just become instant "millionaires" by banding together to take advantage of the city's sizzling property market.

Dreamworld revenue begins to recover

Dreamworld operator Ardent Leisure says its theme parks revenue is recovering, although January's takings remain low.

AusPost CEO salary sparks outrage

Australia Post has tried to keep its CEO's salary a secret due to "media scrutiny." It's no wonder why, at this eye-watering figure.

NAB earnings dip to A$1.6b as costs rise

National Australia Bank's first-quarter unaudited cash earnings have slipped about 1 per cent to A$1.6 billion.

The rise of the gig economy

All over Australia, people are setting up home offices or renting space in shared offices and going to work for themselves, Christopher Niesche writes.

Bapcor sweeps out Hellaby boardroom

ASX-listed auto firm Bapcor has installed four new directors at Hellaby Holdings after securing control of the New Zealand firm.

Vegemite back in Aussie hands

The coagulated milk protein and salty yeast extract known as Vegemite is heading home.

20-hour work week way of the future?

Imagine only having to come into the office three days a week, with Monday and Friday spent at home...

'This is not a job for cry babies'

A fruit picking farm has copped flack on social media after a former worker revealed its harsh set of rules for backpackers.

Printing more money won't fix problems

What modern economics has going for it is that it is a formal, falsifiable theory.

Boardroom spill after $700m bloodbath

A dramatic boardroom spill is underway at troubled baby formula maker Bellamy's, spearheaded by Kathmandu founder Jan Cameron.

Australia is on a housing knife-edge

Homeowners will find themselves in trouble if interest rates rise by as little as 0.5 per cent. And it's the young and rich most at risk.

Turning a blog into a $15m business

From part-time blog to a global fashion brand, how The Daily Edited made its founders - two young corporate lawyers - very rich.

World turns sour for dairy firm Bellamy's

COMMENT: Woes of Australian organic milk company provide cautionary lesson for investors.