This Month
Gas is in as renewables industry adopts new playbook
In a detailed letter to its members, the Clean Energy Council says it must be realistic about gas and work harder to secure support for regional wind and solar projects.
Big miners fear tax increase from Chalmers’ roundtable
Resources companies are nervous that next month’s meeting with business, unions and policymakers will target mining and energy to pay for cutting other taxes.
Fortescue near settlement with US tycoon after energy deal bust-up
Andrew Forrest will avoid a seven-hour courtroom deposition by agreeing to settle Fortescue’s dispute with US billionaire Paul Tudor Jones.
Australia’s 50 Richest Bosses revealed
The Chemist Warehouse and Guzman y Gomez floats, as well as a change in intergenerational wealth, are creating a new wave of wealthy leaders.
Waiting to get rich from biotech? Don’t hold your breath
Regulatory upheaval in the US and a venture capital drought are dampening investor appetites, but there are still diamonds in the rough.
The 10 wealthiest executives in the ASX 300 revealed
Healthcare and tech company bosses, including the co-founders of the ASX’s newest $30 billion company Pro Medicus, dominate the Rich Bosses list.
Henry’s big plan for what comes next
The former Treasury secretary failed to have a previous Labor government implement a resources super profits tax, but he has plenty of big ideas for tax reform.
Selfies, hushed huddles: Inside Albanese’s CEO conclave in China
Many of the Australian executives are old China hands who say they are witnessing a lucrative transformation that their businesses cannot miss out on.
In Pictures: 8th Australia-China CEO Roundtable
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with executives from Australian and Chinese businesses in Beijing.
‘Aggressive, unreasonable, not legally robust’: Fortescue lashes ATO
The company says the tax office’s behaviour threatens to derail major investments in renewable or decarbonisation projects and force capital offshore.
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PM stares down China retaliation threat over Darwin Port sale
Anthony Albanese has doubled down on an election promise to force the Chinese owners to sell Darwin Port despite warnings Beijing may hit back.
Twiggy Forrest and friends cause ruptures at CEC
The Clean Energy Council is Australia’s premier clean energy lobby, and lately, its most interesting.
Australian miners warn on iron ore oversupply, steel glut
New supply from West Africa, peak steel output and efforts by Beijing to move from coal-fired to electric arc furnaces and hydrogen have put miners on notice.
Fortescue’s British battery maker slumps to $152m loss
The iron ore miner has now pumped close to $1 billion into the British battery maker that was previously named after Formula 1 legend Sir Frank Williams.
June
Financial Review editor wins SOPA award
Associate editor Primrose Riordan has been recognised for her feature story on Fortescue’s Andrew Forrest.
Iron ore giants champion Pilbara after Forrest’s ‘wasteland’ warning
BHP says the resource-rich region can adapt to evolving industry trends, with Rio and Hancock Prospecting also hitting back at recent criticism.
Think Santos is a FIRB headache? Austal is another thing altogether
Treasurer Jim Chalmers will have to make some big calls on allowing foreign investors to buy up critical Australian energy and defence assets this year.
Fortescue’s hydrogen chief moves on in accelerating green energy pivot
The country’s third-largest iron ore producer has been shifting its priorities toward low emissions steel since announcing it would slow its push into hydrogen.
Monash shares dive; Marines in LA; iPhone’s big update
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Israel boards Greta’s boat; LA riots threaten super; ScoMo honoured
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