Business
ASX flat as global stocks fire up
12:00AMDavid RogersThe sharemarket has posted the worst start to the financial year since the commodities meltdown two years ago.
More renewables the solution
12:00AMAlan KohlerThe reason Australia has a shortage of gas is that not enough renewable electricity generation has been built.
Crows boss banks on main game
7:29PMRICHARD GLUYASAdelaide Crows chairman and ex-Westpac banker Rob Chapman values a message this week from former boss Gail Kelly.
Harvey accounting gets backing
12:00AMEli GreenblatAuditors have given Harvey Norman’s annual accounts backing on the accounting treatment of franchisees.
CBA links exec pay to trust
12:00AMMICHAEL RODDANOutgoing boss Ian Narev will forgo long-term incentive payments this year, as CBA overhauls executive pay.
ABA calls for APRA scrutiny
12:00AMMichael RoddanThe Australian Bankers’ Association has called for greater scrutiny of the prudential regulator APRA.
exclusiveHarvey Norman cooks up strategy
12:00AMGlenda KorporaalRetailer Harvey Norman opens the first stage of its new upmarket flagship store at Auburn in Sydney’s west today.
Oroton swings to $14m loss
12:00AMEli GreenblatEmbattled fashion and accessories retailer Oroton has swung to one of its worst losses in decades.
exclusiveGupta’s powering ambition
Sarah-Jane TaskerSanjeev Gupta, who burst into Australia as the saviour of Whyalla, wants to become a major power player too.
MARGIN CALLGordon’s mystery moves
Will Glasgow, Christine LacyA magician never reveals his tricks — just ask child magician turned Bermuda-based billionaire Bruce Gordon.
NSW the winner in league final
12:00AMGlenda KorporaalAirlines and hotels will be big beneficiaries as two interstate teams play in the grand final in Sydney.
Dick Smith ‘misled’ investors
12:00AMSamantha Woodhill, Ben ButlerShareholders burned by the collapse of the retailer have launched a class action lawsuit in the NSW Supreme Court.
Emerald CityPrize listing in Woollahra
12:00AMLisa AllenHaematology expert Doug Joshua and mathematician wife Anne have relisted their Woollahra mansion.
Seven tunes in to Lattice purchase
Bridget Carter, Scott MurdochSeven Group Holdings has tipped in nearly $100m to back Beach Energy’s $1.58bn purchase of Lattice Energy.
F1 TV rights shift to Foxtel
Darren DavidsonFoxtel and Fox Sports have scored a major coup by securing exclusive broadcast rights to Formula 1.
Yassmin writes for Teen Vogue
The Muslim activist says she tried to fight racism in Australia by being a high-achieving ‘model minority’ but it didn’t work.
Zuckerberg concedes ‘fake news’
Darren DavidsonMark Zuckerberg says he was wrong to deny the role played by Facebook in spreading ‘fake news’ during the US election.
New feature: Abbott-phobia clinic
Gerard HendersonBut first, Clementine Ford challenged by facts: Van Badham and Hitler; Michael Leunig and marriage; and the Gruen love-in.
NBN review urges fibre shift
DAVID SWANA joint federal inquiry into the NBN has called for an overhaul, urging the rollout shift to using as much fibre as possible.
Musk reveals mission to Mars
DAVID SWANIn Adelaide, the SpaceX boss unveils the design for his ‘BFR’ spaceship, and plans for six trips by 2024 | PICTURES
Lockheed Martin’s Mars plans
ANNABEL HEPWORTHUS aerospace giant Lockheed Martin to unveil details of its plan to send astronauts to Mars, including the “lander concept” for the red planet.
Start-ups ‘not surprised’ by slap
PRIMROSE RIORDAN, DAVID SWANThe start-up sector has argued it has been left with failed initiatives after a damning audit reignited a political brawl.
ETFs woo fixed-income investors
James KirbyAustralian investors’ love affair with hybrid notes is about to be challenged by the arrival of exchange traded funds.
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Bust-up didn’t stop Bob Bondurant
John ConnollyYou know me, I love rattlesnakes, coyotes, javelinas and cars on fire.
BHP looks foolish in Gaia worship
Terry M
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Victoria’s amazing, unused gas
Robert GottliebsenA remarkable gas reserve in Gippsland could transform Australia’s energy outlook. But politics stands in the way.
Trump’s faith in magic puddings
Adam CreightonDonald Trump’s plan to slash taxes is a good idea, but funding them by driving up debt isn’t.
Stop poking the BEAR
Tony DamianOne week was not enough for proper consultation on the government’s proposed Banking Executive Accountability Regime.
US responds to mystery attacks
Felicia SchwartzThe US will cut staffing in Cuba and is warning travellers after health attacks on its embassy.
‘If not now, when?’
Cameron StewartKatherine Keating is doing philanthropy her way, one of many Australians who are transforming the way we give and receive.
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Eric Johnston
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Sydney Bureau, Australia
Eric Johnston joined The Australian in July 2014. Previously he was the business editor of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, overseeing award-winning business coverage and driving investigative reporting. He also has worked at The AFR and as a correspondent with Dow Jones, where his stories appeared in The Wall Street Journal.
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