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Super Retail has for the first time revealed how it will defend toxic workplace allegations , claiming a key whistleblower was herself accused of bullying and dismissed rumours of an affair she later relied on for a potential $30m claim.

 For millions of workers, the retirement pot is looking healthier after 10 per cent-plus returns over the past 12 months. So, after three years of double digit gains, can it keep up?

The criteria are simple and selfish: at least 1000km, zero EV charging hope, no tourist traps and in an ordinary car suitable for non-nomads. Here are Motoring columnist John Connolly's top two Australian road trips.

Vesna Poljak
Business Editor
The markets


Commentary
Chalmers’ left hand conflicts with what is right on regulation
By JOHN DURIE
Columnist
Every politicians bangs the ‘cut red tape’ drum but next week the ACCC will trial a Jim Chalmers-sanctioned merger regime that will become a lawyers’ and regulator’s picnic.
Latest news
‘We will be putting him to sleep’: TerraCom’s six-year whistleblower nightmare
The day a man who had worked at a Queensland mine for just five weeks was sacked, he made extraordinary allegations about fraud. Here’s how the TerraCom court saga started.
By ANGELICA SNOWDEN
Woolies CEO draws line under Banducci’s spending spree
The costly exit from the standalone digital marketplace with the closure of MyDeal sends a message that new Woolworths boss Amanda Bardwell wants to flip the script at the big retailer.
By ERIC JOHNSTON
Qantas snaps up midlife 737s as it awaits arrival of A321XLR
Qantas will buy four ‘midlife’ 737-800s to provide bridging capacity as it pays the price for delays in new aircraft orders under previous CEO Alan Joyce.
By ROBYN IRONSIDE
Big super still wary on US after ‘revenge tax’ walkback
Major Australian super funds were reconsidering their exposure to the US before Scott Bessent backed away from the so-called ‘revenge tax’. They’re still nervous of Donald Trump’s erratic decision-making.
By CLIONA O’DOWD
Top 10 last-minute tax deduction tips to increase your return
Time is quickly running out for taxpayers who want to beef up their refund from this financial year. These 10 strategies can deliver big deductions.
By ANTHONY KEANE

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