Today
- Opinion
- Supermarkets
Political brawls sweep the supermarket aisles
Supermarkets are once again an appealing target for politicians wanting to demonstrate their good intentions on helping consumers with cost-of-living pressures.
- Updated
- Jennifer Hewett
This Month
Seven paid for Lehrmann’s story. Now it is the story
The television network’s pursuit of an interview with the accused rapist has put its tactics on trial.
- Aaron Patrick
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- Governance
Age, diversity on company boards plummets, gender stalls
There are more directors with an Anglo-Celtic background than seven years ago on the ASX 300, a new survey has found, and the average age of a director is creeping upwards.
- Hannah Wootton
March
- Exclusive
- Sharemarket
South32 scraps manganese guidance, Groote Eylandt faces power crisis
The future of one of the Northern Territory’s most valuable mining project is in doubt after Cyclone Megan ripped through it and threatened a power crisis.
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- Tom Richardson
BHP cuts contractors at Kalgoorlie nickel smelter
The miner has stood down contractors on the Kalgoorlie nickel smelter and withdrawn plans to house 1000 workers in the regional city as staff wait to hear whether the 51-year-old asset will be mothballed.
- Peter Ker and Brad Thompson
- Investigation
- Gaming & wagering
Laurence Escalante is living large off controversial gambling billions
At 42, he is one of the country’s youngest billionaires. But Virtual Gaming Worlds investors hoping for a big payday are increasingly concerned it may not come.
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- Primrose Riordan and Zoe Samios
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- Retail
Cettire overhauls duties and returns policy to allay wary investors
The company will no longer disclose what customs charges are owed on goods at its online luxury marketplace, and has streamlined other customer features.
- Carrie LaFrenz and Jonathan Shapiro
Mystery lender chases ex-PwC staffer for $30m debt from failed project
Bill Zheng and his Investors Direct Financial group were part of a consortium that proposed to develop the $30 billion Australian Education City near Melbourne.
- Lucas Baird
Rinehart-backed Arafura gets $840m in taxpayer aid for NT project
An $840 million package of loans and grants is the Albanese government’s biggest deployment of taxpayer funds to the struggling rare earths industry.
- Jacob Greber and Peter Ker
Investment in renewable energy slumps 80pc as 2030 target fades
The peak body for the renewables industry said the low level of commitments to new projects last year was due to grid bottlenecks and slow planning approvals.
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- Angela Macdonald-Smith
- Opinion
- Tax reform
How Australia can get on with the job of tax reform
A real estate agent would describe our tax systems as ‘a renovator’s delight’.
- Paul Tilley
February
- Exclusive
- Retail
Woolies CEO says shoppers want ‘value’ not ‘broader conversations’
After a bruising political bunfight over Australia Day merchandise, the Woolworths boss says shoppers want the retail giant to “focus on delivering value”.
- Carrie LaFrenz and Jemima Whyte
Aware Super’s UK property firm fights $35m cladding bill
Build-to-rent developer Get Living will appeal a tribunal’s ruling, warning that the decision could deter investment in the sector.
- Hans van Leeuwen
The rate of teens finishing year 12 is falling
The federal government is increasingly picking up the bill for schools as states and territories fail to meet funding agreements.
- Julie Hare
Moneymakers or wildlife killers? Communities at odds over renewables
Many farmers say they can coexist with renewable energy projects but some in rural and coastal communities are ramping up their opposition.
- Ben Potter and Cindy Yin
January
PointsBet is pushing out bonus chasers. Early signs show it’s working
The CEO of ASX-listed PointsBet says a dedicated cleanout of punters relying on inducements is improving performance.
- Zoe Samios
IGO ‘confident’ in new CEO Vella after Rio dismissal
IGO told the market on Monday morning the board had confidence in Ivan Vella after investigating his dismissal for handling confidential information.
- Updated
- Elouise Fowler
Rio Tinto sacks former head of aluminium division
Ivan Vella was sacked with immediate effect on Wednesday due to his “failure” to properly manage confidential information, Rio Tinto says.
- Updated
- Elouise Fowler
Male run Blackbird-backed start-up pivots to NYC ‘girl’s club’
Kiki co-founder Toby Thomas-Smith says his new female employee – Caitlin Emiko – has helped him realise some New York women are “living, not thriving”.
- Jessica Sier and Nick Bonyhady
December 2023
Ban short-selling in the ‘national interest’, Chalice boss pleads
Hedge funds targeting pre-revenue companies holds back Australia’s objectives in critical minerals, according to aspirant Chalice.
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- Peter Ker
