Scam emails prove taxing

NOT content with fake emails masquerading as messages from banks, scammers are now sending out emails pretending to be from the tax office. – full story...

Banks ‘safe from Asian takeover’

WESTPAC Banking Corporation’s boss David Morgan, who will step down from the post next month, says it’s unlikely a powerful Asian bank could seize one of Australia’s big four banks. – full story...

Suncorp in new push

By VICTORIA MACDONALD

ALBURY’S Suncorp GIO branch has undergone a staff makeover, taking on new management in a bid to re-establish the Queensland company’s presence on the Border. – full story...

US rates step holds key interest for market

THE stockmarket is expected to open flat today after Friday’s lacklustre session on Wall Street and as investors sit tight ahead of a US Federal Reserve meeting this week. – full story...

Red tape ‘dead weight on economic activity’

LABOR’S new federal Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner wants business to know he’s also the minister for deregulation. – full story...

Rate lift hits job ads

THE Reserve Bank’s latest interest rate rise may have led to a drop in hiring last month, an online jobs survey has found. – full story...