BUSINESS

Lust Australia has reported itself to the Fair Work Ombudsman for underpaying staff by $2 million.

The U.S. and China are currently engaged in an ever-escalating trade war with no end in sight. While the focus of the dispute has centered on tariffs, the consequences are expected to spill well beyond imports and exports to other aspects of the countries’ complex relationship.

The US and Russian presidents are meeting in Finland for their first extensive one-on-one conversation. Does much hang on this meeting? In theory, a great deal. In practice, not so much.

Packs of mushrooms were recalled from major retailers on Friday.

Pharmaceutical goods giant Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay nearly US$4.7 billion (AU$6.34 billion) to 22 women.

For those in the cannabis industry, they should also put a lot of effort into crafting their brands.

The rapid price rise garnered attention from an increasing number of academics and investment advisers. Some have suggested that Bitcoin improves portfolio performance and can even be used as a potential “safe haven” asset in place of gold.

US President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump’s products for her fashion line are spared from the tariffs.

An obsession with growth. A failure to intervene when an executive allegedly bullies and sexually harasses staff. High employee turnover and burnout.

If the Commonwealth government’s proposed reforms for the distribution of the GST revenue between the States and Territories is implemented, about a billion dollars a year of additional commonwealth funds will be spent to ensure “no state will be worse off”.

Huawei has won Perth’s $126 million contract to build and maintain a 4G communications system for its rail network.

The market for hemp products ended 2017 with a bang as total sales of the industry reached nearly US$1 billion (AU$1.35 billion).

The Australian Federal Government has inked a massive $1 billion deal with multinational tech company IBM.

Wang Jian, the co-founder of the conglomerate HNA group, fell 15 metres onto rocks off a wall in the village of Bonnieux on Tuesday.

Woolworths Group Limited has entered a deal with Caltex after their BP deal collapsed.

Genetically modified (GM) foods for human consumption have long been a subject of intense public debate, as well as academic research. Despite the lack of scientific evidence to suggest GM foods are less safe than conventional foods, previous studies have shown that consumers are reluctant to fully embrace them and are wary about the technology that produces them.

Australian supermarkets phasing out single-use plastic bags is just one example of how retailers are fiercely engaged in a race to be “green”.

While the mature-age unemployment rate is low compared to youth unemployment, older people are more likely to remain unemployed. The low rate of Newstart Allowance means they are doing it tough.

Marijuana was a taboo topic in the field of medicine years ago, but a lot has changed since then.

El Al Israel Airlines Ltd has announced it would remove from flight any traveller who refused to sit next to another traveller.

Unlike in markets for other assets such as stocks or bonds, cryptocurrency makes it much harder to uncover price manipulation and fraud.

Air New Zealand has been fined $15 million for price fixing.

While all workers benefit from the 9% superannuation guarantee, those on middle incomes benefit significantly less than lower and upper incomes.

Bill Shorten has said a Labor government would repeal already-legislated tax cuts for companies with an annual turnover between A$10 million and $50 million, but left its position up in the air for those between $2 million-$10 million.

How do you know which one is the best florist online? Don’t worry, we’ve narrowed down your choices to the following 8 top-notch flower delivery services in Brisbane.

Facebook is testing a new paywall in its Groups.

A Netflix exec has been fired for his alleged repeated use of a racial slur at work.

The Australian government is developing a national freight and supply chain strategy. As part of that effort, we created a set of scenarios describing what Australia’s future might look like 20 years from now.