Last Top Stories: Essendon pair Jobe Watson and Dustin Fletcher to miss game against Geelong

Essendon pair Jobe Watson and Dustin Fletcher to miss game against Geelong

Essendon has lost key pair Jobe Watson and Dustin Fletcher for this week's clash with Geelong, with both players injured during Saturday night's loss to Richmond. While Jason Winderlich is expected to return from a long-term back injury through the VFL ... >> view original

Essendon and Geelong to play VFL curtain-raiser before Saturday night's AFL ...

FOOTY fans will get the chance to see two games for the price of one this weekend when Essendon and Geelong's VFL teams enjoy the rare chance to play before their club's senior line-ups. Nakia Cockatoo could step out at Etihad this weekend. Picture: ... >> view original

Essendon Bombers v Geelong Cats Tips and Preview - Huge game for both sides

This weekend's clash should be very tight and the side that makes the most of their opportunities will come out in front. It is hard to get a gauge on how either side will go but Geelong appear to have more match winners. Looks for Steven Motlop and ... >> view original

Fair Work Commission announces moderate minimum wage increase of 2.5pc

The nation's lowest paid workers have been granted a 2.5 per cent pay rise with the Fair Work Commission announcing a more modest rise to the minimum wage than last year's increase. More than 1.8 million people who are on the minimum wage will have ... >> view original

Tony Abbott says 'don't trust Bill Shorten with your mortgage'

Tony Abbott says Australians shouldn't trust Bill Shorten with their mortgages as Labor seeks to capitalise on the Prime Minister's “extraordinary” housing affordability comments. Treasury secretary John Fraser told a Senate estimates committee yesterday that ... >> view original

Ping pong tables, artwork for your business is tax deductible: ATO

The Tax Office is not worried about small businesses looking to rort the Abbott government's budget measure allowing small businesses to write off assets under-$20,000. Australia's two million small businesses were recipients of a $5.5 billion package in the ... >> view original

Retail Food Group takes writedown, restructures after acquisitions

Retail Food Group will take a $18.5 million hit to earnings this year and has put in place a new structure to speed up overseas expansion and streamline its Australian operations after splashing out more than $200 million on acquisitions in the past year. >> view original

Reserve Bank keeps official cash rate on hold at 2 per cent

The Reserve Bank has left its official cash rate unchanged at a record low after its monthly board meeting today, as widely expected by economists and traders. In its statement released at 2:30pm (AEST) today, the RBA said it had elected to keep the official ... >> view original

NSW Government's power privatisation plan likely to pass after winning backing ...

A parliamentary inquiry into the partial lease of New South Wales' electricity network has recommended the transaction go ahead. The inquiry's backing means the proposal is almost guaranteed to pass through Parliament and has prompted the Government ... >> view original

FOREX-Dollar hits new peak vs yen, Aussie jumps after RBA's guarded comments

... * Dollar pops above 125 yen for first time since late 2002. * RBA provides no easing bias, lifts battered Aussie. * Dollar bulls take heart after upbeat ISM data (Updates prices, adds reaction to RBA rates decision). By Shinichi Saoshiro and Ian Chua. >> view original