business
Woolworths fronts court on dodgy discount allegations, ASX slips — as it happened
Supermarket giant Woolworths faced off with the consumer watchdog in court on Tuesday. The ASX 200 slipped into the red. Catch up on the day’s events on the ABC News live markets blog. Source link
Calls for water quality over quantity in Murray-Darling basin plan review
The first-ever review into the Murray-Darling basin plan is underway. Source link
Leave without pay, or lose your job — decision day for smelter workers
With Australian and international bidders apparently eyeing off the troubled Liberty Bell Bay smelter, the workers and their families just want to know they’ll have a job at the end of it all. Source link
Why the gas giants stopped gouging
After a decade and a half of mostly failed threats from three prime ministers and constant surveillance by the competition regulator, the east coast gas export giants are suddenly putting Australians first. Source link
Did you really get a discount on your Tim Tams? The ACCC doesn't think so
The sequel to Australia’s supermarket pricing wars is about to kick off in the Federal Court as the ACCC takes on Woolworths over what it argues are misleading pricing practices. Source link
Fair Work Commission makes 'historic' fuel order for truck drivers
The Fair Work Commission orders that retailers, miners and other companies that use truck drivers and transport operators must hold twice-monthly reviews of fuel prices and adjust their rates accordingly. Source link
Kakadu National Park airport thrown lifeline to avoid bulldozers
Jabiru Airport had been slated for demolition in October this year, but after months of uncertainty, a new operator has emerged to take over. Source link
Push to tax gas companies 'ripping up our oceans' as Gorgon plan approved
Natural gas taxes are back in the fray after the expansion of Chevron’s Gorgon project off WA’s north-west coast received environmental approval amid a Senate inquiry into how resources are taxed. Source link
Live: ASX flat on rising Hormuz tension
The ASX has opened flat on rising Hormuz tensions as oil prices rebound from Friday’s slump. Follow the day’s events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. Source link
Profits shrivel as yellow tail winemaker posts $5.5 million loss
The maker of one of Australia’s best-known wine brands, yellow tail, says rising costs and global factors such as tariffs are behind the sharp drop in profits. Source link