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Total dividends paid from ASX 200 shares over the year to June 2023 came in at just over $95.5 billion. Fast-forward two years and that figure had dropped to $83 billion.

Millions of retirees rely on them. So why are dividends disappearing?

Australia has long boasted one of the world’s highest yielding sharemarkets. But in the past few years, that has started to change.

  • Cameron Gleeson

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Money columnist Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon attributes one savvy move to her lifetime of investing success.

My best investment move – and how you can copy it with one click

When I started investing at 18, I checked a box that I didn’t really understand. It turns out that was the best move I could have made.

  • Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
BHP, the largest Australian mining company, earns most of its money from digging up iron ore in WA and selling it to China.

BHP profits take a hit as prices fall for Australia’s mining exports

Prices for shipments of Australian iron ore and coal have tumbled on softer demand in China, while Donald Trump’s trade wars continue casting a cloud over the outlook.

  • Nick Toscano
The Australian dollar was propelled higher against the US dollar immediately after the Reserve’s surprise decision to hold rates steady.

ASX slides; Gold and real estate stocks fall

Miners posted a session to forget after US President Donald Trump said he will move to impose a 50 per cent tariff on copper, a metal in huge demand.

  • Frances Howe
Vanessa Hudson, chief executive officer of Qantas, speaking during a news conference at the company’s hangar in Tullamarine.

‘Like new’: Qantas announces major upgrade along with $1.4b profit

The airline will pay shareholders its first dividend in six years after revealing a solid half-year profit on the back of robust travel demand.

  • Chris Zappone
Telstra generic pics. 20th June 2018 The Age Fairfaxmedia News Picture by JOE ARMAO

Telstra shares surge higher amid bumper dividend, profit

The telco lifted its first-half profit and dividend while chief executive Vicki Brady also announced a $750 million share buyback plan.

  • David Swan
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Payouts to investors will ramp up in the coming week.

$34 billion in payouts to come for investors despite weaker profits

Payouts to investors will ramp up in the coming week with companies keen on maintaining dividend payments despite weaker profits.

  • Millie Muroi
With the August reporting season on the ASX nearing an end,

Boards wary about splashing dividend cash as growth slows

Boards are taking a cautious stance on lifting dividends as businesses face rising costs and an economy that is slowing because of steep interest rate rises.

  • Clancy Yeates
Federal treasurer Jim Chalmers and the Albanese government risk a backlash from shareholders if the retrospectivity of a proposed new law on franking credit is not dropped

Shareholder revolt likely over proposed franking credit laws

The Albanese government’s proposed change on franking credits, if it becomes law, will raise only $10 million a year. This leads to the question; why bother?

  • John Collett
Spending habits, mining demand, labour shortages: There’s some key themes emerging for this earnings season.

Rate hikes and staff shortages: What to watch out for this earnings season

Consumer spending, demand uncertainty for miners and labour challenges are front and centre as the earnings season ramps up next week.

  • Georgina Mckay