Business
Companies
National Storage taps investors as demand rises
National Storage REIT is hoping to replenish its investment pool after tapping investors for $325 million following a big year of purchases.
- by Alex Druce
Latest
Warehouse vacancy nears record low as demand soars
Demand for industrial and logistic property is reaching a fever pitch, leading to the lowest level of vacancy rates in key markets across the country.
- by Carolyn Cummins and Simon Johanson
Accountants join revolt over Frydenberg’s proxy advice reforms
Peak bodies representing more than 200,000 accountants have hit out at a controversial proposal to weaken the influence of the shareholder advisory industry.
- by Anne Hyland
Opinion
BNPL
US class action against Afterpay exposes the hidden cost of BNPL
The legal action itself may be frivolous but it brings the spectre of regulation back on the radar for Afterpay, which is hoping to hit paydirt in the US.
- by Elizabeth Knight
‘Predatory’: Crown let punter keep losing after $100k cheque bounced
Crown’s head of VIP customer service, Peter Lawrence, has conceded that its treatment of that customer was irresponsible and motivated by profit.
- by Patrick Hatch
Clothes or shelter? Mall investors face mortgage dilemma
If households are falling behind with mortgage payments, they are less likely to buy jewellery, the latest fashion or eat out in restaurants, according to analysts.
- by Simon Johanson
Woodside faces higher carbon hurdles for gas plant go-ahead
Woodside will have to ensure harder and faster emissions cuts in order to expand its Pluto LNG plant in Western Australia.
- by Nick Toscano
Mike Tyson sues Australian streetwear retailer Culture Kings for ‘deceptive’ T-shirts
Former world champion boxer and “the baddest man on the planet” Mike Tyson has sued local streetwear retailer Culture Kings and its rich-lister owners.
- by Dominic Powell
Cashed up and striking gold: the resurgence of Australia’s mineral explorers
A boom is bubbling away at the small end of the mining market, with investors injecting close to $8 billion of cash into the sector over the past 12 months.
- by Tess Ingram
Opinion
Global economy
Reinventing the wheel: big tech is shaking up the world in a new way
A restaurant meal served to you by Tesla. An Apple store that doesn’t seem to be selling anything. An Amazon haircut. After years of inventing new products, big tech is causing new upheaval.
- by Matthew Lynn
France fines Google $345m for abusing ‘dominant’ ads position
Practices used by the search engine giant to sell ads “penalise Google’s competitors”, the Competition Authority said.