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NZ internet about to leave Oz in the dust

Australian internet users are casting a jealous eye over the Tasman and liking the look of the speeds we're being offered.

JB Hi-Fi to acquire the Good Guys

The deal will add The Good Guys' 101 stores to JB Hi-Fi's existing network of 295 stores across Australia and New Zealand.

Australia '6 weeks from housing collapse'

Australia has roughly "six weeks" to prevent a housing market collapse caused by banks, a US report says.

Christopher Niesche: Getting it right in Asia

COMMENT: The great Asian opportunity for Australia is largely untapped despite years of trying to get it right.

Rough ride tipped after worst Wall St day since Brexit

Australian investors can expect a rough ride when markets open after Wall Street suffered its worst trading session since Brexit.

O'Sullivan: NZ refuses to learn lessons of failure

COMMENT: Aussies don't muck about when it comes to probing the cause of high-profile collapses - neither should we.

Unease between Aussie Govt and business lobby

COMMENT: For months, Liberal Party figures have been at loggerheads with the country's main business lobby group, the Business Council of Australia.

Start up success: From $35 to $35m

Started by a 21-year-old for A$35 in his parents' spare bedroom, this Aussie business has just been bought for A$35 million.

Iconic Coke sign to be auctioned for charity

The Coca-Cola sign that has looked over Sydney's Kings Cross for more than four decades is up for sale on eBay.

Bank-bashing shortsighted sport

COMMENT: As the world tunes into Rio Olympics, politicians in Canberra have turned their attention to another favourite sport of Australians: bank bashing.

Australian tide turns against privatisation

COMMENT: Aussie watchdog chair says govt sell-offs are pushing up prices and damaging the economy.

Could this be the solution to the housing crisis?

Should Australia and New Zealand follow the lead of the UK to curb housing unaffordability?

Oz-based Kiwis accuse ANZ of racial discrimination

The legal status of New Zealanders in Australia faces a test after Perth-based Kiwis Charles and Judith Cairns were granted leave

ANZ's court victory won't deter NZ litigants - Lawyer

Australia's High Court has dismissed an appeal in a class action suit against fees charged by ANZ Bank.

Countdown supermarkets to close

The retailer that owns Ezibuy and Countdown is undergoing a restructure that will see stores close in New Zealand and Australia.

Erectile dysfunction: 'Immoral' adverts banned

Three million tapped phone calls, two shell companies and a Court appeal: those dodgy erectile dysfunction ads just wouldn't go away.

Bad moods - the other global migration problem

Emotional and ideological contagion is becoming a more important source of systemic risk.

Three lessons from Dick Smith collapse

Administrator McGrathNicol handed down its report into the collapse of the Dick Smith electronics chain last week. Here are three things we've learned...