ACCC green lights Bingo's Dial-a-Dump buy Stuart Condie The ACCC has waved through Bingo's acquisition of Dial-a-Dump on condition the ASX-listed waste management firm divests its eastern Sydney recycling centre.

Bingo cleared for dump deal Perry Williams Waste operator Bingo has won ACCC approval for its $577m takeover of rival Dial A Dump, subject to an asset sale.

Curtin Lib’s rail against feminism Andrew Burrell The favourite for Julie Bishop’s seat once claimed feminism had become “pro-abortion, anti-men, anti-tradition and anti-family”.

Labor slug hits small investors MICHAEL RODDAN Retirees with more than $1.6m in self-managed super will mostly be able to dodge Labor’s ban on franking credit refunds.

AuMake halves losses on soaring revenue Alex Druce Daigou-focused retailer AuMake halved its losses and nearly tripled sales revenue in the six months to December 31.

‘Trump told me, lie to Melania’ Cameron Stewart Michael Cohen shows House committee a cheque he says Donald Trump reimbursed him for hush money to women who claimed affairs with him.

Navy deals buoy Austal Alex Druce Shipbuilder Austal has lifted its payout and first-half profit thanks to its expanding US Navy and commercial ferry work.

Choosing to be female HOLLY LAWFORD-SMITH Sex self-identification raises vital concerns that have hardly occurred to anyone yet.

UNSC to vote on rival Venezuela proposals Michelle Nichols The United Nations Security Council is set for a vote on rival US and Russian draft resolutions on Venezuela, with both likely to be vetoed.

In Richter they trust John Ferguson, Remy Varga Many consider Robert Richter to be the finest criminal lawyer of his generation but the battle to clear ­George Pell’s name was as difficult as any in his career.

Ramsay interim profit up 9.6pc David Winning Ramsay’s result may help ease concerns that have contributed to a fall in the private hospital operator’s share price.

Austal lifts payout as Navy cash sails in Alex Druce Austal has increased its payout to shareholders after announcing a two per cent lift in first half profit.

Man charged over gun linked to Hawi murder Police have charged a man with possessing a handgun that was allegedly found in a garage which stored a getaway car used in the murder of Mahmoud 'Mick'' Hawi.

CBA’s $100m solar headache Will Glasgow, Christine Lacy When it opened, Sundrop - an eco-farming wonderland with a field of 23,000 mirrors - was heralded as groundbreaking.

St Kilda wooden spoon certainties Greg Denham Poor old St Kilda. It must be tough being a Saints fan and things won’t get any easier this season

Labor operatives plot Steggall bid BRAD NORINGTON Zali Steggall’s campaign chief, who orchestrated Kerryn Phelps’s by-election win, is a veteran ALP operativ­e, it has emerged.

Solitary cell for new prisoner Pell TESSA AKERMAN Cardinal Pell has spent his first night alone in jail, ­starting what could be a long prison term for “callous, brazen” child sex abuse