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ANZ's technology chief says start-ups trying to challenge banks are too often focused on pinching small pieces of business.

Almost half admit planting their foot to avoid hail damage: RACQ.

As Will Smith reveals his marital secrets, Judith Woods lets slip a few more.

How much does the head of the company that unearthed the second-biggest ever diamond want for the gem? More than $83 million, that's all he'll say.

The co-architect of Woolworths' disastrous foray into home improvement, Masters director Melinda Smith, has resigned months before the board is due to make a decision on the chain's future.

University students would no longer be eligible for a 10 per cent discount on their university fees if they pay upfront under legislation introduced into Parliament by the Turnbull government.

Laws that prevent Australians from enrolling to vote in the weeks leading up to a federal election are set to be challenged in the High Court.

If you can't judge a book by its cover, can you judge a house by its door?

Australians are using less water but the average household water bill has jumped to $584 a year, the latest figures show, largely due to new drought-proofing measures such as desalination plants.

Bill Shorten will take significantly steeper emissions cuts to the 2016 election than the Turnbull government, ensuring climate change policy will once again be a key battleground issue for voters.

A man punched a pregnant woman in the stomach and threatened her with a knife in Sydney's west early on Friday morning, police said.

Melbourne will smash the all-time record for weekend auctions.

Local shares are poised to open higher as base metal prices lift on hopes China may buy some surplus supply, although BHP fell 2.4% in London.

Then, buying property was too easy, says Danny Katz

Company's motion capture tech allows animated avatars to double the facial movements of real actors.

Perth's rental market has hit its highest vacancy rates in 20 years but there are things landlords can do to ensure their property remains tenanted, according to one Perth real estate agent.

Morgan Stanley's top currency strategist says Asia's fixation with the Fed is causing local investors to overlook risks in Europe.

French President Francois Hollande told Russia's Vladimir Putin on Thursday world powers must create a "grand coalition" to combat Islamic State militants who control swathes of territory in Syria and Iraq.

Attitudes towards Turkey rapidly turn cold and Russian air strikes intensify in part of Syria near where Russian warplane shot down.

Oil fell in New York for the first time this week as fears of Russian military retaliation against Turkey dissipated.

The Turkish president says Russia, not Turkey, should be the one to apologise for the incident in which a jet was shot down.

Industrial metals rallied as China considered measures to support prices near the lowest in years, including state purchases, output cuts and a probe into short-selling.

Translation error leads Chinese to think US President was referring to someone other than Abraham Lincoln.

There are a lot of decisions to made and not a lot of time for Woolworths' chairman Gordon Cairns.