January 2016
Paul Bassat's journey from start-up whizz to venture capitalist
Paul Bassat, the man behind Square Peg Capital, is Australia's most connected venture capitalist. He's a man with the future in his hands ... and his pocket.
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- Anne Hyland
February 2015
Foxtel and Discovery plot Bruce Gordon solution
Discovery Communications and Foxtel want their bid target Ten Network Holdings✓ to sell its main assets to them and remain as a listed entity in a move that could circumvent opposition to their joint 23¢ a share offer by Ten's largest shareholder, Bruce Gordon✓.
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- Dominic White and Jake Mitchell
March 2014
New rollout statistics highlight sluggish NBN progress
Fewer than 2000 existing homes and businesses were passed with fibre optic cabling in October as construction of the national broadband network slowed to a crawl.
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- James Hutchinson
November 2013
Export forecasts put $20bn LNG project at risk: report
The owners of the $20 billion Arrow coal seam gas project in Queensland are looking for more value in the project, before giving the green light for it to go ahead.
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- Elise Shaw
Government agency plans to tame unions
The Abbott government will revive the Howard-era construction watchdog and hand it new powers to crack down on union pickets at building sites and impose civil penalties, as well as moving to establish a Registered Organisations commission to investigate and police union behaviour.
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- James Massola | Mark Skulley
Aurizon looks to both rail and port operations in the Pilbara
Rail group Aurizon has confirmed its interest in operating port as well as rail facilities in the Pilbara as it pushes ahead with the development of its Western Australian iron ore business.
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- Jenny Wiggins | Luke Forrestal
Car industry study slammed
A 20-year veteran of the Productivity Commission and its pre-cursor organisations has slammed a car-industry commissioned report into the economic impact of shuttering local production.
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- Jacob Greber | Economics correspondent
Killing off car manufacturing may cause $21.5bn hit to economy
A new study by Allen Consulting Group has suggested that the shutdown of the industry by 2018 would lead to a $21.5 billion hit on the economy in net present value terms.
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- Mark Skulley
Holden gives pay rise, but axe over jobs
In a bittersweet twist, Holden’s Adelaide workers will receive a 3 per cent pay rise next week as a result of the federal government yet to agree whether to save their jobs.
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- Phillip Coorey | Chief political correspondent
Chevron braces for another Gorgon cost blowout
Chevron appears to be bracing for another cost blowout at its $52 billion Gorgon liquefied natural gas venture in Western Australia, the country’s biggest resources project.
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- Angela Macdonald-Smith
BHP gives up on Abbot Point terminal, cools growth elsewhere
BHP Billiton has declared its intention to cease work on all growth projects in its Queensland coking coal business, except for those in execution. This includes the $US5 billion coal terminal at the port of Abbot Point on the north Queensland coast.
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- Luke Forrestal
State burning off thousands of jobs as gas boom moves north
Australia’s peak gas body said NSW was missing out on thousands of jobs being created by the $60 billion liquefied natural gas boom in Queensland.
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- Mark Ludlow
October 2013
The demise of the Australian car industry is inevitable
The policy goals Prime Minister Abbott took to the election were small government, lower taxes and a budget surplus. He explained how he intended to maintain these goals while meeting his heavy spending commitments: “a stronger economy is the key to everything else”.
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- Bill Carmichael