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Bitcoin is now up 160 per cent over the past 12 months and shows no signs of slowing down, but not everyone is jumping back on the crypto train.The digital currency was trading at $67,229 on Wednesday, a 17 per cent increase over the past…

Portuguese soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is facing a $US1 billion lawsuit over his role in promoting non-fungible-tokens (NFTs) from cryptocurrency exchange Binance.NFTs are digital assets with unique identifiers that indicate…

ANZ has strongly hinted to staff that their pay packets could take a hit if they fail to meet the “behavioural expectation” of showing up to the office at least 50 per cent of the time.The bank last year set a target for staff to spend half…

Binance, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, is expected to pay fines totalling $US4.3 billion ($6.6 billion) and its chief is planning to step down, a US media report said on Tuesday.In a deal with US authorities that could allow…

It is an inherent characteristic of social and political elites that they treat populists with either fear or scorn: Scorn when they are considered unthreatening and fear when the threat inevitably becomes real.But what is most remarkable…

Geert Wilders, a far-right, anti-Islam Dutch politician who wants to ban mosques and deport illegal immigrants, has won the Netherlands election in a political earthquake that will be felt across Europe.Exit polls on Wednesday suggested the…

Younger Australians helped propel the Labor Party and Anthony Albanese into power at the last election, but new research shows Generation Z and Millennials have lost faith in the government.A survey conducted by youth advocacy group Think…

Australia’s lucrative $3bn subscription video on demand market is confronting a new headwind from cost-conscious young Australians, with four in 10 Gen Zs cancelling a streaming service in the past three months.National Australia Bank,…

Australian businesses have been urged to prepare for a tough year ahead, as a major industry report paints a dire picture of many Aussie companies going under. CreditorWatch’s Business Risk Index for October found that Aussie business…

The Fair Work Ombudsman has announced a major overhaul to the rules of fixed-term contracts in Australia that’s set to improve the careers of 400,000 workers. Under the new rules, which come into effect on December 6, workers will be…