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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

Australian Stocks: What Happened Today?

A Challenging Season For Myer

Losing The Loser?s Game

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

Ranbaxy shares diveThe shares of Indian pharmaceutical firm Ranbaxy have dived after its Japan parent said it was misled about a US probe into its operations. Holden, Toyota commit to Australia for nowThe last two car makers standing in Australia: Holden and Toyota, have reaffirmed their commitment to the country, for now. DuluxGroup stops paint supplies to MastersDulux and Cabot's paint and woodcare products will no longer be sold at the Masters and Danks hardware stores, DuluxGroup says.