ENERGY giant Santos has secured $1 billion in new debt ahead of a potential balance sheet shake up in the new year.

PRIVATE companies want exemption from the corporate tax list.

AUSTRALIAN businesses need to recognise the growing economic importance of women, says US sociologist Marianne Cooper.

Stocks drifted higher throughout the day on light stock-trading volume ahead of the Christmas holiday.

ENGINEERING group Downer EDI has secured a $2 billion contract for work on Adani’s massive Carmichael mine in Queensland.

Investors were bracing for the outcome of emergency talks on Greece, but Australian shares had another good week.

The auction for the Port of Melbourne has come down to a three-way race with bidders lodging indicative bids.

THE sliding dollar should help the nation’s retailers lock in the highest price rises in almost five years.

Former Boeing test pilot Mark Forkner was found not guilty of deceiving federal regulators about a key flight-control system that played a role in two deadly crashes involving 737 MAX jets.

LEIGHTON Holdings has wiped more than $1.5 billion worth of debt from its balance sheet in the space of a week.