Security issues put Chinese deals on the spot
Foreigners buying strategical assets owned by the state and territory governments is not subject to federal approval, and that's a problem.
Labor weighs inquiry into foreign purchase of strategic assets
Labor is considering calling a Senate inquiry into the purchase of national strategic assets by companies owned by foreign governments.
If we are paranoid about it why isn't Australia?
Technicians from China's State Grid, the frontrunner in the race to buy the $9 billion NSW network, were thrown out of the Philippines earlier this year over national security concerns.
Sign up, share price to drop next week, Crescent tells stockholders
Crescent Capital Partners managing partner Michael Alscher said Cardno shareholders should sign up to the private equity firm's partial takeover offer as the share price will drop "materially" next week.
Cardno board 'hung and quartered' itself over Crescent bid, key shareholder says
One of Cardno's largest shareholders has praised the board for stepping aside and giving private equity firm Crescent Capital the chance to turn around the struggling engineer.
Former Cardno boss Buckley says he's inclined to accept revised Crescent offer
Cardno's former managing director Andrew Buckley said he was inclined to accept Crescent Capital Partners' revised partial offer for the struggling engineer and said others were likely to do so, too.
Crescent Capital poised to take control of Cardno
Private equity firm Crescent Capital has upped its bid price 30¢ to $3.45 a share, and committed to Cardno's existing turnaround plan.
South Australia is test case for new market approach
The full force of the fall-out of subsidies to the renewables industry is set to be felt in South Australia over the next few years as much of its baseload power generation capacity is idled, leaving it increasingly exposed to the intermittency of renewable energy.
Dealing with the population surge
Citibank and Infrastructure Partnerships Australia estimate the infrastructure shortfall in Australia currently amounts to around $700 billion but by 2031 Australia will have a population of more than 30 million and the four major capital cities will increase their populations by 46 per cent.
Huge infrastructure investment turns LNG tap on
Some of the biggest infrastructure investment is not only pumping money into local communities but is creating entire export industries.
