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- Opinion
- Chanticleer
The cult of Musk is alive and well. Now he needs to deliver
Elon Musk’s massive pay deal has been re-approved by Tesla investors. But the billionaire needs to stop selling the same old blue sky and start delivering.
- Live
- Markets Live
Shares slip; Deterra sinks on lithium pivot, Telix rises
Shares lose 0.3pc. Telix scraps US IPO. Bank of Japan ahead. S&P 500 hits record high. Citi upgrades copper. Trump says he wants to trim US corp taxes. Follow here.
Why peacetime will be a problem for Putin’s banker
For Elvira Nabiullina, head of Russia’s central bank, demilitarisation could trigger the economic meltdown she’s worked so hard to prevent.
- Exclusive
- Workplace
Employers lose more than 655,000 days of work to mental health claims
Increased awareness around mental health and the rising cost of living are contributing to a big jump in workers’ compensation for mental health injuries.
- Live
- Need to Know
‘None of his business’: Albanese warns Setka
Setka harming labour movement says Malinauskas; new age limit emerges for social media use; EU to impose multibillion-euro tariffs on Chinese electric cars. Follow the latest updates here.
Setka’s threats against AFL umpiring chief may be illegal
John Setka’s threats over Stephen McBurney could breach workplace laws and may even amount to blackmail, lawyers say, as minister Tony Burke condemned the union campaign.
The ‘fundamental gap’ in the UN Gaza peace plan explained
Neither Hamas nor Israel will agree to the proposal without at least one significant change, according to policy experts.
Australia’s most influential corporate column unpacks the most important stories in business, markets and politics.
chanticleer celebrates 50 years
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Australian business is at a crossroads. Can we get out of our own way?
Chanticleer’s 50th anniversary celebration showed Australia’s long period of prosperity and growth will be challenged by geopolitics, regulation and competition.
‘Chanticleer for a day’ draws out three big issues
Infrastructure planning, boosting equity markets and re-thinking social advocacy by companies are three things these movers and shakers put on Chanticleer’s agenda.
The leak that got away: Chanticleer on Foxtel’s $2b losses
Seven former Chanticleer columnists reminisced about their biggest stories on Thursday to celebrate the column’s 50th anniversary. Here’s what they said.
Big business’ Voice advocacy backfired: new Qantas chairman
John Mullen said businesses should not be “completely anaesthetised” on social issues, but warned it can be dangerous for firms to back politicised causes.
‘Pretty surreal’: Transurban chief remembers ‘sexism’ storm
Michelle Jablko’s appointment as ANZ CFO in 2016 was initially lauded, but then the bank’s reaction to criticism of her became the story.
Review
All change as Prabowo prepares for the top job
Economic nationalism has been a constant in Indonesia and the incoming President has some firm views on the topic.
This physicist can prove that economics has it all wrong
J. Doyne Farmer, an American complex systems scientist says the world is more predictable than we think, and he can prove it.
The trouble with psychedelics
The gold-standard methodology for testing a drug’s efficacy, the double-blind trial, does not work for substances that affect the mind.
- Opinion
- AI
AI could end India’s dominance in tech outsourcing
This is not the first time an industry in the country has faced an existential challenge, although the last time was 300 years ago.
- Opinion
- UK election
White Britons are receiving special attention but don’t tell them that
The most important ethnic group in British politics is the one nobody talks about.
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Companies
AGL Energy says investment case for wind and solar is ‘tricky’
But Macquarie Asset Management’s head of green investment sees plenty of opportunities for investors willing to “face into” these challenges.
Judo Bank poaches APRA’s top bank supervisor
Renee Roberts, who led the prudential regulator’s bank supervision teams, will from September join one of the companies she monitored as chief risk officer.
- Exclusive
- PwC tax scandal
Former PwC Australia partner flags legal action against firm
A former senior partner, Wayne Plummer, has indicated he will sue the firm after being publicly linked to its tax leaks scandal.
- Updated
- Mergers & acquisitions
Chemist Warehouse may have to sell stores to save merger
Chemist Warehouse may have to sell off part of its store network to convince the competition regulator that plans to merge with Sigma would not lessen competition and lead to higher prices.
CSR ends 62-year run on ASX as $4.3b takeover gets green light
But some shareholders say that the price paid by France’s Saint-Gobain was too low, with a lower Australian dollar giving overseas buyers more firepower.
Forrest lieutenant Julie Shuttleworth exits Fortescue after a decade
Ms Shuttleworth’s departure adds to the growing list of executives who have left the Andrew Forrest-chaired mining and energy giant in the past year.
- Updated
- Wine & spirits
Australian Vintage wants to revive Accolade Wine merger talks
The market capitalisation of the wine producer has almost halved after its shares resumed trading following a three-week suspension.
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Markets
Tesla shareholders approve Musk’s $72b pay package
The shareholder vote is a major win for the Tesla chief executive as he seeks to reassert control over the company.
Ausbil’s Xiradis more bullish than most on ASX growth stocks
The 45-year market veteran is also considering whether to back Guzman y Gomez’s IPO, saying the fast-food chain will “capture the imagination” of investors.
- Exclusive
- Property market
Ray White founders seek investors for $1b lending bonanza
The White family is seeking to raise $400 million for its second credit fund, which will provide loans to developers. It has already lined up $841 million of deals.
ASX investors spooked by rising technology costs
Shares in the equities market operator slumped 8 per cent after it revealed elevated capital expenditure over the medium term, as it continues with the CHESS fix.
Sam Berridge’s resources fund is pumping out 30pc returns. Here’s how
The portfolio manager of Perennial’s Natural Resources Trust reveals his fund’s “big winners” and explains why he is betting big on domestic gas.
Opinion
Why the government is desperate to cut immigration
There are many reasons for Australia’s inadequate housing supply, but a population jumping by 2.5 per cent a year obviously compounds the immediate problem.
Columnist
Now is the time to write a new chapter in China-Australia relations
China is willing to take Premier Li Qiang’s visit as an important opportunity to join hands with Australia to work from a new starting point.
Ambassador to Australia
Teals are ‘paying the piper’ while Dutton plays Russian roulette
Peter Dutton reckons the cost of living doesn’t discriminate between the teal seats and the rest.
Political editor
Consulting pile-on wound back
The argument for a more company-like corporate form and regulation of professional services partnerships raises two questions that will need thinking through.
Editorial
No truth in claim Dutton needs net zero to win teal seats
When the reality of the energy transition dawns on the Australian public, the Coalition will be able to get away with leaving the Paris Agreement.
Columnist
The Fed treats itself to the luxury of time when it comes to rates
The decision to sit pat highlights the very different approaches central bankers are taking as they try to rein in inflation while maintaining economic growth.
Columnist
Reports
Chanticleer celebrates 50 years
In 1974, Chanticleer revolutionised business journalism. This anniversary wrap celebrates 50 years of covering the corporate deals that shape the nation.
Politics
Chris Minns wants Sydney to feel like Brooklyn
To encourage an urban renaissance, the NSW premier has a message for the city’s property developers: build, build, build.
Migration finally turns a corner as reforms bite
Net migration hit a record high of 547,000 in 2023, but in the last three months of the year numbers started heading in the opposite direction.
- Exclusive
- Nuclear energy
Simon Holmes à Court silences nuclear speech
A nuclear energy scientist had his speech cancelled by Engineers Australia after social media pressure from the Climate 200 founder.
Help us or hospital system could fail: private operator
One of Australia’s largest Catholic hospital operators says a review of the viability of the private sector must secure a viable business model.
Job losses near record lows as unemployment falls to 4pc
The share of workers losing or leaving their jobs has fallen to a near-record low as the labour market shows remarkable resilience to higher interest rates.
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World
UK’s likely next PM copies Albanese election playbook
Labour leader Keir Starmer unveiled a policy manifesto containing almost no new policies, confirming just a handful of tax tweaks if his party is elected on July 4.
Biden vows weapons, aid for Ukraine ‘until they prevail’
The US president has signed a new security agreement with Volodymyr Zelensky and the G7 plans $75 billion in aid to Ukraine in its war against Russia.
US jobless claims jump to the highest level in 10 months
The number of unemployment claims rose 13,000, higher than economists expected but still within a range that reflects a healthy labour market.
Argentine Senate passes Milei reform bill as protests rage outside
The bill is key to overhauling an embattled economy, and includes plans for privatising public firms, granting special powers to the president and spurring investment.
Musk says shareholders approving his $75b pay package
It’s D-Day for the Tesla CEO as shareholders vote on his controversial pay package – with major implications for the billionaire and his company.
Property
‘Impossibly unaffordable’ housing a social risk: report
The level of housing price relative to incomes poses an “existential” risk and demands a rethink of urban growth boundaries, a new global report says.
Chris Minns wants Sydney to feel like Brooklyn
To encourage an urban renaissance, the NSW premier has a message for the city’s property developers: build, build, build.
- Exclusive
- Property market
Ray White founders seek investors for $1b lending bonanza
The White family is seeking to raise $400 million for its second credit fund, which will provide loans to developers. It has already lined up $841 million of deals.
Council pushes plan to double rates for landlords, as cover for new homes jump
The Greens-controlled council is one step closer to imposing different rates for landlords and owner-occupiers after passing a motion on Wednesday night.
FOMO driving investors into property, especially in these suburbs
Experts reveal their top picks for suburbs that could deliver strong capital gains and rental returns for investors over the near to medium term.
Wealth
- Opinion
- Flat Chat
ATO warns property investors not to ‘double-dip’ on expenses
Rental property taxes can be tricky, and that’s before you add in the strata factor.
The four biggest mistakes downsizers make
Many people overestimate how much they will have left over after downsizing, but smaller doesn’t necessarily mean cheaper.
When it’s worth giving up government subsidies to stay home for longer
There may be more home care packages in the recent federal budget, but in some cases you would be better off financing care yourself.
Technology
- Updated
- Workplace culture
Canva co-founder calls for ‘wartime’ approach to staff performance
Cliff Obrecht says companies that let poor performance slide are forced to do big lay-offs, something the graphic design group headed for an IPO has avoided.
- Opinion
- AI
Why the growing ‘slop’ on your social feeds is dangerous
Like the other type of slop, AI-assisted search comes together quickly, but not necessarily in a way critical thinkers can stomach.
AI power shift as Apple brings ChatGPT to iPhones with OpenAI deal
Apple has made its long-awaited entrance to the artificial intelligence battle being waged by the world’s biggest companies, with a major overhaul of Siri and apps across its devices.
Work & Careers
Why this top 100 CEO goes undercover shopping
Melbourne’s Chadstone shopping centre showcases the very latest in fashion. It’s also a test case for how the big mall owners manage their vast real estate.
Kim Williams shares Paul Keating’s lesson on art of persuasion
The ABC’s new 72-year-old chairman plans to use a speech next week to argue a tsunami of American and British content is diluting Australian culture.
Life & Luxury
How to select a scent, by a perfume world master
Estee Lauder bought his company in 2015, but Frédéric Malle keeps evolving. Now he’s forged an alliance with Acne Studios.
Who were the 15 greatest Wallabies of all time?
In a new book, author and indispensable rugby commentator Gordon Bray had a brutal task picking from the 900 players who have represented Australia over 125 years.
- Driving With Tony Davis
- Motoring
Why Aston Martin’s $633k convertible is perfect for the open road
The DB12 Volante is the latest addition to the British marquee’s stable of high-performance convertibles.
The billionaire sports investor gunning for golf
John Henry turned a commodities fortune into a sporting empire. Now, he’s taking on the sovereign wealth that is rewriting the rules of the game.
BYO is coming to a fine-dining restaurant near you
The trend is no longer confined to lower-priced eateries, which is good news for diners who have their own wine collections.
