Daniel Ziffer has worked at the intersection of journalism and public debate for nearly two decades. He covers Melbourne-based issues for ABC News. Daniel is the long-time senior producer of Mornings with Jon Faine, ABC Radio Melbourne, and has worked on air and in production at Macquarie Radio, as a freelance foreign correspondent based in New York City, journalist at The Age and a magazine editor.
Woolworths has won its bid against the United Workers Union, with the Fair Work Commission finding the union has been unfairly negotiating with the supermarket giant.
Cryptocurrency Bitcoin breaks through the $US100,000 barrier for the first time, after a surge in value this year on the increasing promise of a Donald Trump presidency and a recent spike on its realisation.
The ASX 200 closed at an all-time high as Woolworths flagged a financial hit from strikes and Metcash shares surged. Catch up on the day's events and insights as they unfolded on our live business blog.
Cbus chair Wayne Swan again apologises to the super fund's members over delays in death and disability payments that are now the subject of legal action by the corporate regulator.
Despite finishing lower for the day, the ASX has ended the week higher, while the ACCC has given interim clearance to an alliance between Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways.
Local stocks reversed and the Australian dollar fell near a seven-month low as the incoming US president pledged a 25 per cent tariff on all products from Mexico and Canada. Here's how the trading day unfolded on the ABC News live markets blog.
The gender pay gap — the difference in average pay between Australian men and women — is 11.5 per cent, which is the equivalent of working from November 19 until the end of they year without being paid for it.
Workplace surveillance is used to check productivity, ensure safety and reduce fraud and losses. But as increasingly powerful tools and devices spread, multiple government inquiries are attempting to define the line of what is appropriate.
Prices rose by 0.2 per cent in the September quarter, according to the ABS, compared to the 1 per cent rise in the three months through June. Underlying inflation remains above the Reserve Bank's target.
Department store Myer struck a deal for Premier Investment's clothing brands, and investors in Premier cheered the news. The ASX closed higher for the third day in a row. Catch up on the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
WiseTech shares recovered after the bankruptcy case embroiling Richard White was withdrawn. Local stocks fell sharply, with all sectors in the red. Catch up on the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
Staring at a third recession in just two years, Kiwis are moving across the ditch to Australia in substantial numbers, seeking a sunnier economic climate.
Australian shares finish strongly higher, but Tyro Payments slumps. Crown is fined $2 million by a Victorian regulator. Here's how the day unfolded, with insights from our business reporters, on the ABC markets blog.
New Zealand's central bank cuts rates by 0.5 percentage points, and economists say more cuts are coming. ASX closes slightly higher. Catch up on how the day unfolded on the markets blog.
"They got away with it" is a common refrain after corporate scandals that end without consequences for individuals. A landmark High Court ruling could radically reshape that.
Oil prices have surged amid fears of a broadening conflict in the Middle East, with the Australian share market trading lower. See how the day unfolded on the markets blog.
A US dock workers' strike reaching from New York to Texas is throwing global supply chains into disarray. And Australians' weekly shop will not be immune.
The Australian share market has ended lower on Tuesday, dragged down by heavyweight mining stocks, while Sigma Healthcare soared after smoothing over some of the ACCC's concerns about its planned Chemist Warehouse merger.
The banking royal commission described the way in which mortgage brokers are paid as "conflicted remuneration" and "money for nothing". Customers don't care.
The rocketing price of housing and rapid inflation in prices for unavoidable goods, such as food and fuel, have created a cost-of-living crisis. And this has gone on to fuel a generational split in income.
The ASX 200 closed on another record high on Tuesday, as traders waited for crucial two-day US Fed Reserve meeting to begin. Catch up on the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
In popular tourist areas far from major cities, a lack of affordable accommodation for workers has seen staff jammed into unsuitable housing. But a new investment model for worker housing hopes to fix the problem.
The European Commission has released a report that warns the EU faces an "existential challenge" and needs "unprecedented" investment in the coming decades.
It's not just older generations who think younger people are doing it tough. The list of people concerned about the impact of inflation on households includes economists, the boss of the Commonwealth Bank, Matt Comyn, and the Reserve Bank.
Australia's balance of payments data is out, prompting some economists to downgrade forecasts for June GDP to as low as 0.1%. See how the day unfolded on our markets blog.