COMMENT: New Zealand's economic history matches the line chart for our net migration flow through the years, writes Liam Dann.

COMMENT: The Australian election result won't be known for a few days, but whatever happens, it is bad for business.

An Australian inventor has combined two of technology's hottest and most controversial trends: selfies and drones.

Fonterra's opposite number in Australia has announced A$4.31 per kg of milksolids as its opening farmgate milk price for the season.

The country's biggest equipment rental firm, has attracted private equity firms interested after testing the market last month.

COMMENT: Guy Russo has one of the toughest jobs in retail - turning around the underperforming Target discount stores.

The Australian group which operates Skydive NZone is expanding its footprint with the purchase of Skydive Wanaka.

Creating the world's largest moving robots to transport iron ore across the vast Australian Outback is proving more complex than expected.

COMMENT: It's often said that the first generation builds the business, the second makes it a success, and the third wrecks it.

COMMENT: How did SurfStitch think it could turn a buck by selling content when so many media companies are struggling to do so?

COMMENT: This is a true Sydney tale about privilege, greed and dishonour between thieves.

Australian entrepreneur specialising in mall upgrades has paid about $90 million for Takapuna's Shore City Shopping Centre.

A Chinese wool tycoon seeks to revive the ailing Australian wool industry.

COMMENT: Australians like to think of ourselves as rugged outback types. The reality is that it's one of the most urbanised nations on earth.

COMMENT: Len Ainsworth started making poker machines more than 60 years ago to subsidise his dental equipment business.

After a stellar 2015, the acquisitions and mergers market here remains confident even though the deal flow has been slow so far this year.

For New Zealanders, two things would have stood out in the Australian Government's Budget, handed down earlier in the month by first time Treasurer Scott Morrison.

COMMENT: Shutting down stores and ditching in-house brands might not sound like a recipe for success for a retailer, but it's paying off for Myer.

Philip Lowe will become the next Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), replacing the outgoing Glenn Stevens, who has been in the top job for 10 years.

COMMENT: We need dreamers. But Gary Helou dreamed a little too hard for a little too long.

COMMENT: Sydney real estate agent John McGrath has made many millions out of the city's booming property market over the past three decades.

COMMENT: Regardless of the intent, the regulatory changes send a clear message from the Chinese: you need us.

Australia's farmers and food producers face a protectionist backlash at home against Chinese investment.

Another day, another grim finding for Australians trying to get on the property ladder.

COMMENT: Australia's banks have taken a hammering on the stock market over the past month or so.

Turnbull has given Australia's banks a bollocking for unethical behaviour, suggesting they have not repaid the support they received during the crisis.

John Szaszvari chews through almost a terabyte during free data day, downloading 14 seasons of MythBusters, 24 seasons of The Simpsons and the entire Wikipedia database.

COMMENT: There's a certain irony that the two biggest shake-ups in the Oz domestic aviation market over the past two decades have been caused by Air NZ.

"Perverse" tax incentives are encouraging investors to leave thousands of homes empty in Australia's most desirable suburbs.

VMob, the listed mobile advertising firm, has made its first large-scale foray into Australia with a fuel app made for convenience store chain 7-Eleven.