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Becky Hill and Olly Alexander led the way as Capitals Jingle Bell Ball with Barclaycard kicked off in style on Saturday at Londons O2 Arena.

The teachers’ union is happy with a salary system that pays the talented and the time-serving just the same. Students, parents and taxpayers are the losers.

Tuesday 7 December 2021 Australia’s largest peak retail body, the Australian Retailers Association (ARA), today released its Net-zero Roadmap for the

OPINION: It looks like that the winds of change are starting to blow in the supermarket sector. If done right it could well put some dollars back into consumers’ pockets.

The Insurgency Against Big Oil The Insurgency Against Big Oil While Australian politicians languish in a world blotched by climate change scepticism and fossil fuel love-ins, global oil and gas companies have been shaken.  Three titans of oil fame – Shell, ExxonMobil and Chevron – faced a range of decisions in May that promise to dramatically shape their future operations.  The point is not negligible, given that this triarchy produced, between 1988 and 2015, 5% of total global scope 1 an...

While Australian politicians languish in a world blotched by climate change scepticism and fossil fuel love-ins, global oil and gas companies have been shaken. Three titans of oil fame – Shell, ExxonMobil and Chevron – faced a range of decisions in May that promise to dramatically shape their future operations. The point is not negligible, given that this triarchy produced, between 1988 and 2015, 5% of total global scope 1 and 3 emissions. Royal Dutch Shell was the first giant humbled by a ...

Banks, miners could make dividends rain in 2021 The concentration of Australia’s top payers has previously been a hindrance but it’s likely to boost shareholders’ back pockets this year. Save Share Australian investors are set to experience a dividend revival in 2021, driven by the major banks and miners, after a stronger-than-expected first quarter of distribution payments. Janus Henderson’s Jane Shoemake.  Supplied The improvement in economic conditions across the globe...

News by Chris Herde Premium Content Subscriber only While Australian holiday-makers and investors have rediscovered some of Queenslands most iconic island resorts the Chinese owner of one of them has been quietly putting feelers out to potential buyers. Sources says Daydream Islands owner, China Capital Investment Group, has been in talks about the chances of offloading the resort in the Whitsundays. Daydream Island is one of many of Queenslands most recogn...

Litigation preparedness may be hampered by fear of rising business costs Litigation preparedness may be hampered by fear of rising business costs Share Litigation Intelligence: Ready for Anything? report, which surveyed 400 legal and compliance professionals around the world. Bakers partner Jennifer Semko wrote that the threat of litigation is “coming into sharp relief” for businesses around the world as they look to manage heightened operating risks. “An explosive combination of factors...

Switzer Daily 3 May 2021 Share markets were flat to down over the last week. Good economic activity data, strong earnings and more US stimulus saw US shares push to a new record high, but they ended flat for the week with inflation concerns resurfacing on Friday. Eurozone shares fell -0.5% over the last week, Japanese shares fell -0.7% and Chinese shares lost -0.2%. For April as a whole US shares rose 5.2% and global shares gained 3.9%. While Australian shares gained 3.5% in April, they fell -0...