Experts share their latest strategies and insights to safeguard businesses from cyber incidents.
Regulators warn cyber reforms won’t provide immunity from prosecution
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has outlined changes that would provide some cover for companies to provide more information to agencies after a cyberattack.
ASX winning streak faces CBA dividend reinvestment test
The “hyper-rally” in Commonwealth Bank shares that has helped the ASX smash its record high may come to an end thanks to a little-known force: its DRP.
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
McCann’s first trick at Star is to buy time. Next, he needs performance
Star Entertainment’s board hired Steve McCann for his deal nous. He had to call on it sooner than we all expected.
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- Defence
Kamala Harris’ potential defence chief backs Labor supercomputer deal
Michèle Flournoy, a possible Pentagon boss, says quantum computing will be like the nuclear bomb in how it will reshape the China v USA narrative this century.
Consulting firms hurt as companies treat change as ‘business as usual’
Companies are building up internal teams of consultants and technology experts, fuelling the rise of consulting marketplaces and cutting demand for big advisory firms.
How Hamas uses brutality to maintain power
The group has abused hostages and Palestinians in its efforts to maintain control of Gaza and wage an insurgent war.
Korean $1.5b hostile bid sparks fears for Qld renewables play
A contentious bid for control of Korea Zinc has thrown the future of one of the east coast’s largest renewable energy and hydrogen players into doubt.
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Companies
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Make Platinum great again: Inside Regal’s rescue mission
Platinum has been in decline for a decade. Phil King’s Regal is hot property. This is a deal that speaks to the shifting fortunes of Australia’s funds management sector.
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- Mergers & acquisitions
John Wylie’s Tanarra urges Healius to halt $700m imaging business sale
The country’s second-largest pathology group has been considering selling its Lumus division. But the outspoken investor says it’s going too well to offload.
New Hope mounts bid for Anglo American coal mines
New Hope has warned the UK-listed miner that its asking price will need to be lower due to a devastating fire at one of the flagship mines.
AFL increases soft salary caps for men’s and women’s competitions
The male ceiling will lift by $700,000 by the 2027 season while the AFLW equivalent will rise $300,000 amid other changes.
Adairs snares ex-Country Road boss as next chief
Two months on from exiting the turmoil at Country Road Group, Elle Roseby will next year take the top job at the ASX-listed home furnishings and linen company.
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- Gaming & wagering
Star Entertainment lands $100m instant cash injection in bailout deal
The casino’s lenders are now seeking approvals for a new two-tranche loan that would give new chief executive Steve McCann a chance to turn around the business.
CBA explores replacing local call centre staff with AI
The bank has begun testing its Hey CommBank platform, which would significantly expand the use of artificial intelligence in customer interactions.
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Markets
ASX tops 8150; Xero climbs on Syft acquisition
Australian shares reset record. UBS cuts oil forecast. Platinum soars on Regal bid. Microsoft unveils $88.9b buyback. Follow updates here.
- Analysis
- Monetary policy
Powell could enter the US Fed hall of fame if he doesn’t ‘screw up’
The central bank chairman is set to begin lowering interest rates this week, but will he successfully pull off the elusive soft landing?
CBA warns of $US80 iron ore price as China’s steel crisis deepens
Commonwealth Bank warned the risk of $US80 iron ore is ‘not too far from current reality’ on the same day as Goldman cut its forecasts by 15 per cent. Brokers says that more producers need to cut output.
‘No sacred cows’: Star Entertainment shareholder demands fire sale
Wilson Asset Management’s John Ayoub is demanding the troubled casino operator sell assets and return cash to investors “in one form or another”.
‘Stars aligning’ for breakout rally in gold, silver
Traders are piling into the precious metals ahead of the Federal Reserve’s hotly anticipated board meeting this week, extending a powerful rebound in resources stocks.
Opinion
Why dwindling productivity is a big deal for superannuation
Despite having one of the largest pension schemes in the world, the start-ups that can drive productivity aren’t getting the financial support they need.
Member for Wentworth
There is a much better way to fund universities’ R&D spend
The damage that international student caps would do to our sovereign research capability can be addressed by fully funding research overheads.
Economics professor
When the CEO pipeline is mostly men it’s time to look outside the box
One of the reasons for the dearth of female CEOs is that companies are choosing from a pool that is far too shallow.
BOSS editor
Not pulling the climate trigger shows needle Labor must thread
Anthony Albanese has overruled Tanya Plibersek on a deal with the Greens because he doesn’t want to hang a lantern over what a Labor-Greens minority government might entail for the mining industry, especially in WA.
Editorial
What Trump or Harris would mean for global markets and Australia
Tariffs are unlikely to have a direct impact on Australian trade, but changes to US trade policy may have a larger effect on our ambition to diversify our export base.
Economist
The ‘insolvency armageddon’ is all hype
Concern about the record number of company failures is not only overblown, but the surge in businesses going bust is probably a good thing, writes Michael Read.
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Reports
Clean Energy - the bumpy transition
This special report looks at how Australia is tracking to meet net zero goals, and the new technology that can help us get there.
Politics
Australia joins push to water down anti-Israel UN vote
A fresh vote at the United Nations on Thursday will revive the damaging domestic debate for Labor over Palestinian policy.
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- Defence
Kamala Harris’ potential defence chief backs Labor supercomputer deal
Michèle Flournoy, a possible Pentagon boss, says quantum computing will be like the nuclear bomb in how it will reshape the China v USA narrative this century.
Fee increase for retirees to cover extra $3.8b in aged care wages
The government will spend another $3.8 billion on aged care sector wages, taking the total cost of the pay increase to almost $18 billion.
Blame WFH – not foreign students – for the housing shortage
The major driver of Australia’s rental shortage is not a surge in foreign students, but a sharp rise in households with spare rooms and home offices, experts say.
Andrews could ‘rob a 7-Eleven’ and pressure will still be on Liberals
A secret recording of a meeting between Moira Deeming and the Liberal leadership team after she attended a rally gatecrashed by Nazis has been played in court.
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PwC China stops work on $210m campus as Evergrande crisis mounts
A lavish training institute on the tropical island of Hainan is under review as the firm reels from fallout from its audits of the failed property developer.
Death toll mounts in Central Europe floods
The flooding has swamped parts of Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland and Romania as a low-pressure system crossing the region has unleashed record-high rains.
US and Japan near deal to curb chip technology exports to China
Tokyo is concerned Beijing could block exports of critical minerals — particularly gallium and graphite — if it adopts the export controls being pushed by the US.
Army of lawyers flanks Murdoch family as court battle gets underway
Rupert Murdoch is trying to ensure his eldest son, Lachlan, remains in charge. Some 40 lawyers are listed for the hearings in Reno.
- Analysis
- US Votes 2024
Why violence against Trump is the new normal
The latest assassination attempt against the former president shows how much the US political landscape has been shaped by anger stirred by him and against him.
Property
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Table tennis, hot-desking are so 2019. Offices change again
Many offices are out of date with post-pandemic usage patterns, but there are signs of stabilisation for the first time since the disruption of the pandemic.
HAFF tender to build just 700 homes this year
The first allocation from the $10b federal government fund for social and affordable housing gave little detail about how many new homes will be created.
The $1.5m sale that shows Gold Coast buildings and people are ageing
Housing stock is being recycled on a key part of Australia’s coastline. But sales that make sense on paper aren’t always easy to achieve.
Rich Listers snap up top equestrian centre for less than $30m
Paul Solomon, stepson of Shopkins billionaire Manny Stul, and his wife Georgia have bought Boneo Park on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula.
Kamala Harris’ old flat now listed on Airbnb
The current landlord boasts about how the vice president used to own his San Francisco apartment. But he declined to be interviewed, citing privacy.
Wealth
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- SMSFs
Why being disqualified as an SMSF trustee is a big deal
You lose control of your investments and direct ownership of real estate is off the table.
The sad and lonely lives of the world’s richest kids
There’s a darker side to being super-wealthy, from Vladimir Putin’s two secret sons who “live in isolation” to $180,000-a-week clinics for depressed kids.
Pocket money apps are popular, but are they worth it?
What to know about Spriggy and Kit – and where to look for an even better deal.
Technology
Should schoolkids use AI? A major report says yes
A parliamentary report recommends widespread adoption of generative AI across all education sectors, except early childcare and education.
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- Cyber Summit
ASIC pursues board directors over cyber breaches
ASIC says more investigations are underway, scrutinising how boards and directors have responded to cyberattacks.
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Business to get cyber ‘safe harbour’ protections
New laws will mean companies cannot be punished based on data they share with authorities while trying to recover from cyberattacks.
Work & Careers
DPP who lodged two complaints about judges joins bench
Kerri Judd, KC, has been appointed to the Victorian Supreme Court, less than a year after making complaints against two sitting judges.
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- Consulting
KPMG to have half its consulting work done by low-cost workers, robots
KPMG Australia aims to have half its consulting work done out by lower-cost workers based in Australia and overseas and performed via automated digital robots by 2025-26.
Life & Luxury
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- Digital Life
New notebook falls short of great expectations
Asus’ Zenbook S 16 Windows device promises a multi-day battery life, without having to move off Intel/AMD architecture. But does it deliver?
Heaven scent or mouldy stinker? Exclusive aromas are getting ‘out there’
Le Labo’s new coriander fragrance has been engineered to remind you of Mexico City’s central park. You’ll love it or hate it.
Raised on STEM subjects, this tech leader finally has a use for art
Liz Adeniji’s job is all about hitting benchmarks. She says that locking herself away to sketch helps to improve her mood and clarity of thought.
Awkward season launch for Opera Australia as musicals muscle in
A record four musicals are programmed for OA’s 2025 season, highlighting tensions between art and commerce that saw artistic director Jo Davies leave in August.
Shogun wins best drama Emmy, Hacks shocks in comedy category
A tale of political machinations, Shogun also won acting awards for Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai, the first Japanese actors to win their categories.
