‘Major step forward’ for mega mine

UPDATE: THREE key mining leases have been approved, paving the way for Adani’s Carmichael mega coal mine to go ahead.

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‘Alaska Air’s $2.6b play for Virgin America’

ALASKA Air is reportedly nearing a deal to buy Virgin America, after beating a rival bid for the airline by JetBlue Airways.

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Arm-twisting extracts insurance discount

THE buying might of nearly 90,000 households has extracted a health insurance discount offer up to twice the size of the average rise.

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Start-ups strangled by visa red tape

A HIGH-FLYING entrepreneur who was deported from Australia has thrown a spotlight on how the immigration system is failing start-ups.

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Filthy vans told to clean up their act

WICKED Campers is under fire again for another offensive slogan, but this time a man has taken direct action.

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Outrage over sexist parmigiana

WHEN you get that craving, you’ve gotta have a parma. But a Melbourne pub’s version of the meal has been blasted.

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Paying a deposit on an unseen car

MORE than 100 people queued for 48 hours to pay a $1500 deposit to buy a car they hadn’t seen, don’t know its price and won’t drive before 2018.

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