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China's lessons for Australia about wool

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

Milk of human kindness won't fix glut

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.

Pokies king's retirement plans take a hit

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

Capital Markets: Aussies prefer NZ investment

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

Aussie silence on tax credits worrying

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.

The unlikely revival of Myer's

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.

Dairy farmers in Oz plan rallies

A group of Australian dairy farmers plans a series of rallies after Fonterra and other processors slashed farmgate milk prices.

Christopher Niesche: Turnbull Budget ho-hum for business

COMMENT: It would be remiss of me as a chronicler of Australian business happenings not to appraise you of last week's Federal Budget.

Air NZ sale may trigger takeover battle

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.

Australia's ghost suburbs a 'national scandal'

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

Christopher Niesche: Lifting lid on tax step in the right direction

COMMENT: Australia's people have been given unprecedented access into the tax affairs of the nation's largest private companies.

Fuel app's success in Oz

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.

Airlines step up warnings over Easter disruption

Are you travelling to Australia over Easter? Expect delays.

Australian media moves begin

Nine Entertainment has taken a 9.99 per cent stake in regional broadcaster Southern Cross Media, in the first of expected moves in the sector.

Christopher Niesche: Tax breaks a hot election topic

COMMENT: Property investment is looming as a major battleground at Australia's election later this year.

30-point ASX gain forecast

The Australian share market is likely to open 30 points higher after a belated positive reaction in the US and Europe to the latest stimulus package announced by the European Central Bank.