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Victoria’s consumer watchdog is assessing how a Panthera Finance entity operates in debt collection in the state.

Investors monitor Panthera Finance amid reg troubles

Sources said while Grant Samuel wasn’t officially engaged, it had kept close to the founders after running a debt refinancing process in 2022.

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  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Wyloo boss Luca Giacovazzi  and Andrew Forrest inspect ore at one  of their nickel mines last July.

Forrest shuts WA mines as nickel dominoes tumble

Andrew Forrest faces another nickel nightmare as a price plunge triggers the shutdown of WA mines his private company Wyloo acquired for $760 million just six months ago.

  • 22 mins ago
  • Brad Thompson

NAB moves focus to young savers, insists deposit market is competitive

Deposits strategy executive Paul Riley suggests rival banks were the target of a scathing ACCC report, and his bank was transparent on pricing where others were not.

  • 22 mins ago
  • Lucas Baird

Indonesian player buys majority stake in Mayur’s PNG sands project

PTSFNI is expected to become a 9.9 per cent shareholder at the stock-level.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

Doctor turnover at private equity-backed IVF player Genea

Liverpool Partner’s Genea has lost four of its biggest revenue earners over the past month.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

‘I want to go to the movies’: Gauff, Djokovic waste no time

Supposed illness didn’t stop Novak Djokovic dismantling his opponent, while Coco Gauff joked about being in a hurry at the Australian Open.

  • Darren Walton and Callum Godde

Opinion & Analysis

Hydrogen’s bubble has burst, so should Twiggy buy rather than build?

Hydrogen share prices have collapsed on the back of rising interest rates and confidence-sapping scandals. Is it time for Fortescue to take advantage?

Peter Ker

Resources reporter

Peter Ker

The big question surrounding bitcoin after its ETF approval

The cryptocurrency has dropped more than 10 per cent in less than a fortnight following the excitement surrounding the SEC’s green light, and pockets of hostility remain.

Karen Maley

Columnist

Karen Maley

Everyone seems to want uranium right now

Governments appear to have finally grasped that nuclear power is the only cheap and reliable low-carbon power available.

Merryn Somerset Webb

Contributor

Travel bulls still buying Webjet’s B2B growth story

Webjet is flying high despite concerns about the economy as it carves out a niche as an intermediary between businesses and hotels.

Ayesha de Kretser

Senior reporter

Ayesha de Kretser

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BHP Group

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Rio Tinto

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Woolworths

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Qantas

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Fortescue boss Andrew Forrest at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Hydrogen’s bubble has burst, so should Twiggy buy rather than build?

Hydrogen share prices have collapsed on the back of rising interest rates and confidence-sapping scandals. Is it time for Fortescue to take advantage?

  • 22 mins ago
  • Peter Ker
Suncorp’s Brisbane headquarters last week, with its sea-scape light-show ceiling top right.

Suncorp hopes for a silver lining amid storm clouds and bank headache

Despite some bearish setbacks, could the insurance-banking group still have bullish prospects? Analysts are hoping the poor weather doesn’t hurt so bad.

  • Liam Walsh
  • Investigation
  • IPO
Michael Clarke and Raj Beri.

The cricket star, the drinks founder and a deal turned bitter

Entrepreneur Raj Beri hired former Test cricket captain Michael Clarke to help market his company and attract investors. Now, Innovation Beverage Group, the company he founded, is seeking to list on the Nasdaq, and is trying to raise more money from investors.

  • Carrie LaFrenz and Max Mason

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Fortescue boss Andrew Forrest at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Hydrogen’s bubble has burst, so should Twiggy buy rather than build?

Hydrogen share prices have collapsed on the back of rising interest rates and confidence-sapping scandals. Is it time for Fortescue to take advantage?

  • 22 mins ago
  • Peter Ker

Yesterday

Will bitcoin ETFs only exacerbate the digital currency’s wild price swings?

The big question surrounding bitcoin after its ETF approval

The cryptocurrency has dropped more than 10 per cent in less than a fortnight following the excitement surrounding the SEC’s green light, and pockets of hostility remain.

  • Karen Maley
Nuclear has been out of favour for decades, especially since the Chernobyl disaster.

Everyone seems to want uranium right now

Governments appear to have finally grasped that nuclear power is the only cheap and reliable low-carbon power available.

  • Merryn Somerset Webb
Winner Stephen Williams (left) and Australian competitor Simon Clarke celebrate after the Tour Down Under.

First-timer wins gruelling Tour Down Under

Welshman Stevie Williams has won the cycling tournament on his first try, becoming the first European to take the crown in a decade.

  • Roger Vaughan
Emyria lead psychiatrist Jon Laugharne, trauma therapist Claire Kullack and chief executive Michael Winlo.

The company using MDMA to treat post-traumatic stress, legally

WA drug development company Emyria is eyeing a major expansion of its MDMA-assisted PTSD therapy after getting the green light from regulators.

  • Tom Rabe
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A Qantas jet parked at LAX where engineers are trying to form a union to bolster their case for pay increases.

Qantas accused of intimidating LAX engineers

The airline strongly rejects the claims, which come as LAX-based mechanics and maintenance workers push for collective bargaining rights.

  • Ayesha de Kretser
Webjet boss John Guscic is sitting on plenty of cash but needs to pay out bondholders.

Travel bulls still buying Webjet’s B2B growth story

Webjet is flying high despite concerns about the economy as it carves out a niche as an intermediary between businesses and hotels.

  • Ayesha de Kretser
ME Bank failed to give home loan customers proper information when their interest rates were changing.

Bank fined for giving home borrowers wrong information

Lenders have been put on notice to use “very high levels of diligence” on software systems after the Federal Court fined Members Equity Bank $820,000 for sending home loan customers letters with inaccurate information.

  • Jenny Wiggins
The Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park in Sulawesi, where Nickel Industries has processing operations.

Indonesia’s bid for EV nickel supremacy is doomed to failure

Battery technology is moving so fast that the world may not need the nickel after all.

  • Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Rio Tinto’s Gudai-Darri iron ore mine in WA’s Pilbara.

BHP issues RFP to electrify the Pilbara

Street Talk understands the $231 billion mining giant has issued a chunky request for proposal.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Rob Stewart, managing partner at GIP Australia.

Goldman Sachs in charm offensive for $5b Jemena stake

Although GIP has shown early interest, it is not the only party considering an offer.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Mack Horton won gold in the 400m freestyle at the Rio Games in 2016.

Swimmer who won gold and called Chinese star a drug cheat retires

Mack Horton, who had an intense rivalry with Sun Yang, says he has lost his hunger for the sport and he won’t be competing at the Paris Olympic Games.

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Nickel glut prompts rethink for South32’s Colombian mine

CEO Graham Kerr says South32 might reshape the mine’s output. He also says his Worsley alumina refinery doesn’t have the issues that shuttered Alcoa’s Kwinana.

  • Hans van Leeuwen
“Barbenheimer” will be in full effect at this year’s Oscars, with both “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” all but guaranteed nominations.

The movies set for Oscar noms – and who will do it tough

Australia will wake up on Wednesday to the Academy Award nominations, ahead of the big night in March. Here’s a round-up of what and who is in line to get the nod.

  • Kyle Buchanan
BHP chief executive Mike Henry’s shift to future-facing commodities will not be without some ups and downs.

BHP’s striking battery minerals warning, and nine other opinion reads

From the Big Australian’s battery minerals warning, to the case for Donald Trump. Here are 10 thoughtful opinion pieces from the week.

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Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic reacts after defeating Iga Swiatek.

Teenager stuns world No.1 Iga Swiatek to reach fourth round

World No.1 Iga Swiatek has crashed out of the Australian Open, losing to Czech teenager Linda Noskova as her bid for a maiden Melbourne Park title fell apart.

  • Shrivathsa Sridhar and Nick Mulvenney
Alex de Minaur reacts to making it through to the fourth round.

De Minaur primed for fourth round Open shot at Rublev

The 24-year-old Australian says he’s never been better placed to crash through the Australian Open fourth-round barrier.

  • Darren Walton
Storm Hunter plays a forehand to Barbora Krejcikova.

Aussie qualifier’s dream run ends in three-set battle

Aussie hopeful Storm Hunter was the last Australian woman left in the singles after a surprise run of form.

Alex de Minaur beat Flavio Cobolli.

De Minaur races into Open fourth round

The last Australian man left in the Grand Slam, Alex de Minaur swept aside Italian challenger Flavio Cobolli and will now bid for the quarter finals.

  • Melissa Woods and Darren Walton
In cases of hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), one side of the heart does not fully develop.

Mesoblast surges on FDA ‘rare paediatric disease’ designation

Shares in Australian biopharmaceutical company Mesoblast jumped 25 per cent after Revascor was recognised as a potential treatment for heart disease in babies.

  • Joanna Mather