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Sharon Williams

Swan delivers an Alice in Wonderland budget

Ross Greenwood

Hidden cost in Swan's Budget to hurt families in years ahead

Michelle Hutchison

Cash rate drop: the shock is with home loan rates

Susan Hely

When my daughter finished school I assumed the expenses were over. What was I thinking?

Effie Zahos

Do your sums to see if a no-commission home loan works for you

Analysis

This Tiny Mining Sector Is About to Soar

The Overnight Report: Wild Ride

FN Arena Broker Call Headlines - 24 May 2013

Downtime

Harry Potter first edition fetches $235kA 1997 first edition of "Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Stone" annotated by J.K. Rowling sold for $232,000 at a London auction Tuesday, a new record for a printed book by the writer.

Top business news

News Corp approves Murdoch split for JuneThe decision, which sets a date for the split for June 28, all but assures the implementation of a plan proposed last year by News Corp chief Rupert Murdoch. Van Rompuy seeks to help jobless youthIn a letter to the EU's heads of state and government, Van Rompuy says he aims to put the fight against unemployment high on the agenda Google eyes African, Asian marketsThe Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources, says Google is involved in plans that could connect a billion or more new people to the internet.