The Australian Workers' Union said workers at Dreamworld endured a "culture of fear and intimidation".

Dreamworld could face compensation claims, massive fines and even be shut down, a leading lawyer says.

Dreamworld CEO Deborah Thomas told a press conference staff are shattered by the events and that her thoughts and prayers are with the families.

Target's controversial decision to axe its popular toy sale cost the business $80m and saw overall sales drop 22 per cent.

The corporation behind Dreamworld could face a multi-million dollar penalty for the incident that killed four people.

The chairman of an Australian mental health foundation has called for CEOs' bonuses to be partially tied to the mental wellbeing of their staff.

COMMENT: Kerry Packer was what is known as a whale, whose big bets could make or break a casino's profits.

"$22 a week times 300 years - you will have a house for your ashes".

The property investment boom may be over in Australia. Here's why.

Is Weet-Bix the next Kiwi favourite to be called an Australian product?

Auckland house prices are running hot but in parts of Australia's biggest city the market is something else.

Finance guru Canna Campbell is on a mission to teach everyone to save and invest - and the single mum just made an extra A$32,000 in 12 months.

The Hill family trust has sold down a tenth of its stake in Michael Hill International.

Dick Smith's former chief executive explains how the company's overstock in batteries was "like buying Easter eggs".

The Kiwi boss of ANZ has pledged to look at cutting credit card rates at a parliamentary inquiry.

Dick Smith's profitability improved before it listed largely through additional payments from suppliers, a court has heard.

The more work life balance we have, the more we want, according to a global study.

Dick Smith chairman has endured a grilling from an Australian Supreme Court over the company's collapse.

One of New Zealand's largest shopping mall owners has put a big Auckland property on the market via an Australian real estate agency.

A fight is brewing over the product labelling and health claims of the Australian dairy industry's most bitter rivals.

COMMENT: Westpac is leading the way with its investments in tech startups and the online mortgage broker uno.

Killing the food court once and for all might just give us the leg up that we need.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.