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A sharp rise in small business restructuring appointments is reshaping Australia’s insolvency landscape, with cases tripling in the first half of the 2025 financial year.
The strong performance of the US share market and a falling Australian dollar has helped drive the Future Fund to a record $234bn.
You could soon own a stake in Adelaide’s Prohibition Liquor Co., with the company raising money for a big move to an historic distillery at Seppeltsfield.
In retaliation against the US President’s additional tariff on Chinese goods, China has responded with their own levy — and filed an official complaint.
Hopes that interest rates could begin to fall are injecting optimism into the SA economy, but Trump’s tariffs pose as a serious threat to the state’s farmers.
New CEO Amanda Bardwell has put her stamp on Woolworths, creating a retail division to oversee its supermarkets, convenience stores, meat supply and private label groceries.
One of the last vestiges of SA’s once mighty automotive sector is booking surging profits and targeting new markets, as its new leader looks to build on the ROH Wheels legacy.
Another major blow to the nation’s fledgling hydrogen industry is sparking calls for SA to rethink its $593m plan.
When even Canada is on the unpredictable president’s hit list, that means even South Australia needs a game plan, writes Belinda Willis.
Adelaide’s Izzi Batt-Doyle has claimed her second Australian record within a year, beating Kerryn McCann’s half marathon record set more than 25 years ago.
The former multi-millionaire and BRW rich-lister was due to face court on trial for fraud – now she’s looking forward to getting “back into business”.
Canada and Mexico are writing the playbook in real time over how to navigate Donald Trump’s trade threats.
The ASX pops with miners, Pinnacle smashes records, and SEC eases up on crypto while Trump gives a nod to talks with China.
Tungsten-focused EQ Resources and Tungsten Mining have recorded big gains after China introduced export restrictions on several critical minerals.
OzAurum has recovered visible gold from its newly revealed high-grade discovery at Mulgabbie North.
The Australian market broke a two-day winning streak on Wednesday as markets saw through US-China trade tensions.
Veterans in the telecommunications space warns Australians are falling for scams within seconds, urging them to slow down before parting with their hard earned money.
The latest competitor on a key route between Australia and the US has put its first seats up for sale.
Nearly $50bn was wiped off the Australian sharemarket on Monday as fears of a trade war led by US President Donald Trump tariffs ripped through the local market.
Mortgage holders need more than one rate cut to start feeling relief, with only about 53,000 Aussies likely to move away from “at risk” should the RBA cut rates in February.
Australia remains behind its ambitious target of 1.2 million new homes by 2029 despite a bounce in new housing approvals in December.
He owns a $6m Glen Osmond mansion but he’s spent the past four months in an Italian prison on remand as US authorities hunt him down over an alleged $50m criminal plot.
BHP has awarded a $40m contract to progress the proposed expansion of its copper smelting and refinery facilities at the Olympic Dam operations in South Australia’s Far North.
The consumer watchdog has warned businesses against deceptive statements about customer rights after thousands of local businesses were found to be violating the law.
A US retail giant is bringing in a major change for Aussie customers – including non-members – that has been hailed a “game-changer”.
More than four million Bupa customers can continue to use Healthscope hospitals with no gap fee after the companies ended a months-long stand off. But others aren’t so lucky.
The bruised national carrier is undergoing a major uniform design overhaul, and is seeking the views of uniformed crew to assist.
The company behind a stable of fashion brands like Country Road, Mimco and Witchery has suffered a sales slump leading up to Christmas to add its name to a growing list of struggling retailers.
Financial markets consider an interest rate cut a all but done deal for February after inflation fell to its lowest level since 2021, aided by temporary cost of living subsidies.
A better than expected fall in inflation means the Reserve Bank may consider an interest rate cut for the first time since February 2020.
DeepSeek risks becoming a greater threat to national security than Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok, a former innovation minister warns.
Local tech stocks with exposure to AI and data centres have fallen as much as 20 per cent as China’s answer to ChatGPT causes deep unease across the market.
The retailer has reported rampaging sales figures, just a day before Sigma Healthcare shareholders are due to vote on a multi-billion dollar merger with the pharmacy retailer.
Activist investor Jeremy Raper has written to the EML Payments board arguing that the company’s brand is beyond repair and it should kick off a sales process.
SA’s drinking water reservoirs are at 20-year lows and farmers are struggling to feed their sheep as drought threatens the state.
Emirates boss Tim Clark has revealed the frustration in the airline industry over delays in aircraft deliveries, which could open the door to Chinese manufacturer COMAC.
Another Adelaide retail store has announced its closure. But its owner is turning hard times into opportunity – and is set to embrace AI.
A big week ahead for markets is overlaid with concern about the potential impact on the tech sector of China’s DeepSeek AI model and lingering uncertainty about US trade policy.
There’s a grab bag of Australian-listed drug developers that should be on investors’ radars this year, analysts say, with a hefty upside potentially on the cards.
A cult gelato brand is among a line-up of food, health and fashion outlets that will open at the Eighty Eight O’Connell project this year. See the full list.
Tim Cooper will step back from the top job at Coopers Brewery after more than two decades, as beer sales at the nation’s last major Australian-owned brewer continue to grow.
Australia’s only maker of architectural glass, Oceania Glass, has been placed in administration with 260 jobs on the line less than a year after warning China was dumping cheap products here.
Medibank, Bupa and other health insurers are locked in a war for new customers, and consumers can be the beneficiary with big incentives to join or switch. But there are pitfalls to avoid.
The stock picker will put to test the notion that smarter investing is about backing the ones with skin in the game.
The Australian share market is expected to fall from near-record highs following President Donald Trump’s shock move to immediately forge ahead with tariffs.
Energy giant Santos has officially opened its flagship Moomba carbon capture and storage plant, one of the world’s largest.
ResMed’s competitors might be hamstrung by potential tariffs imposed by the US, boss Mick Farrell says, but adds the company, which delivered a strong quarterly, doesn’t need the help.
Silicon Valley owes its longevity to its ability to pivot and China’s new AI start-up could set it moving in a new direction.
The Adelaide 500’s major sponsor, Vailo, faces an enormous claim for allegedly outstanding lease payments, in what is tech founder Aaron Hickmann’s latest stoush with creditors.
The challenges faced by the electricity grid have been thrown into sharp relief as record solar output fails to offset coal outages and a lack of interconnection, driving spot prices higher.
A “toxic” culture of bullies is running wild at one of Adelaide’s most affluent councils, lawyers have found – and its CEO agrees they need to learn a lesson.
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