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Investment powerhouse Fidelity predicts rising populism in fiscal policy will see shorter, sharper cycles meaning investors need to look beyond once safe plays like big tech.

Karoon Energy chief Julian Fowles says the company is targeting 50,000 barrels of oil per day over the next three years, and he is “completely aligned” with chairman Peter Botten as the embattled oil and gas company tries to quell investor concerns over capital returns.

Qantas will axe its Sydney-Shanghai flights from July 28, blaming “low demand” but may reinstate the service at a later date once the market has fully recovered.

And there has been a shake up at the top of Australia's biggest construction firms with Chinese-owned construction giant John Holland has for the first time claimed the No.1 spot  on BCI Central’s list of the country’s top 50 builders.

The S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.3 per cent ahead of the Federal Budget.

Perry Williams
Business editor

The Markets

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Advertising guru and philanthropist Harold Mitchell was farewelled by hundreds of people including politicians, sporting and media executives at a state memorial service in Melbourne.

The service was held at Hamer Hall on what would have been Mr Mitchell’s 82nd birthday – he died on February 10 after complications following knee surgery.

Among those to attend the two-hour service included Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan, Deputy Premier Ben Carroll and former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews and his wife Catherine.

Sophie Elsworth

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