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Star Entertainment’s former chief financial officer has turned witness for the corporate regulator in its looming high-profile fight against 10 other directors and executives at the embattled gaming giant, sources said.

Medical device manufacturer Fisher & Paykel Healthcare has become the first ASX-listed company to warn of a hit to earnings from US President Donald Trump’s decision to place tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports.

China has shown the world artificial development can be done on the cheap, opening the door for Australia to catapult itself into a new digital Cold War, writes Technology Editor Jared Lynch.

Perry Williams
Business editor
The markets


Commentary
Utterly false: Beware ALP’s ruthless tax tactics
By ROBERT GOTTLIEBSEN
Business Columnist
Treasury and Jim Chalmers are using ‘sleight of hand’ concealment tactics to establish one of the most vicious taxes ever conceived by an Australian government – taxing unrealised ...
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Aussie dollar, stocks, crypto smashed as trade war starts
Aussie shares retreat heavily along with the Aussie dollar and cryptos as Trump orders tariffs. A$ hits five-year low. Tariffs biggest trade shock since 1930s: RBC. Cettire "assessing" US tariff changes. Anna Bligh to vacate ABA's top job.
By DAVID ROGERS, JOSEPH CARBONE
ASIC launches investigation into ASX settlement outage
The corporate regulator is probing whether ASX’s settlements arm broke the law when it was unable to process batch settlements.
By CLIONA O’DOWD
Accenture embarks on hiring spree with first regional office
Local tech boss Matt Coates expects its new Ballarat office to tempt workers to leave the city for a different lifestyle while doing the same tasks at the organisation.
By MATT BELL
Rich-lister Jerry Schwartz plans makeover for Sydney Seaplanes
Hotelier and rich-lister Jerry Schwartz is poised to take over Sydney Seaplanes, with plans to take the scenic charter flights business more upmarket.
By ROBYN IRONSIDE

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