This Month
Corporate Travel investors stomach big write-downs; shorts circle
Corporate Travel’s shares have been suspended since August after the company disclosed it had found material errors that could go back years.
November
Optus parent avoids earnings hit from Triple Zero outage
Singtel has shrugged off the potential financial impact of the Australian telco’s fatal Triple Zero outage, widening its full-year earnings guidance.
University chancellor in fiery Senate grilling over management style
John Pollaers says Swinburne University council would review calls for an independent investigation into deep staff unrest at the Melbourne-based institution.
Lendlease buys TCorp stake to increase grasp on major real estate fund
The NSW government asset manager has sold out in a move that will rankle investors that have been pushing to oust the property giant as the vehicle’s manager.
October
‘No bin chickens, no Tom Cruise’: Liveris pitches Brisbane 2032 to NY
Andrew Liveris has made a Tourism Australia-esque pitch to Wall Street heavyweights for business involvement in the Brisbane Olympics.
Billionaire takes on private credit giant over Sir Stamford rebuild
The future of the now-closed luxury hotel in Sydney’s CBD has hung in the balance for years as a company controlled by a wealthy family pursues legal action.
Family-owned pub sells for $64m in Sydney’s biggest deal this year
The Webster family has offloaded its Richard’s on the Park pub in Sydney’s west, which marks the second-biggest pub sale nationwide so far in 2025.
BHP-backed firm adds green value to Trump-Albanese deal
A start-up working for Rio Tinto and backed by BHP says its technology to recover critical minerals could make some US mines more valuable.
September
Sorry, Mr President, but parents should seek a second opinion
Donald Trump ignored facts and instead relied on gut feel, a personal anecdote and a dangerous ability to see wokeness everywhere to sow doubt over vaccinations.
August
Australia’s biggest newspapers to extend print editions by five years
Nine Entertainment and News Corp are set to sign a new deal to keep printing newspapers until 2030.
July
Hedge fund Sage Capital doubles down on CBA short despite losses
While the latest quarter proved difficult, the short seller insists the bank’s expensive price tag is due for a reckoning.
Divorce funding start-up JustFund secures $200m facility as loans grow
A start-up which provides loans to people who cannot afford divorce lawyers has secured debt funding from private credit provider MA Financial.
The wealthy families keeping their private foundations private
The Rinehart, Medich and Lowy families are among the nation’s rich listers shielding the activity of their charitable foundations from the public eye.
Treasury’s charity tax plan splits wealthy families
Australia’s richest families will be forced to distribute the $11 billion locked in private foundations at a faster rate to charities, under a federal plan.
Solar farms forced to ‘switch off’ due to energy grid logjam
Delays to critical poles and wire projects will force some solar farms to shed more than two-thirds of the power they produce.
June
Big tax bill looms for ‘Canvanauts’ after company shuffle
The Australian Tax Office has ruled Canva’s restructure means hundreds of current and former staff need to pay huge tax bills despite not selling any shares.
Buyout fund lobs bid for collapsed airline Rex
Bids for the carrier, better known as Rex, were collected last week with local and international buyers canvassed by investment bank Houlihan Lokey.
May
Pocock lashes ANU integrity over Senate missteps
David Pocock says the ANU appears to have misled Parliament on multiple occasions and that its repeated failures raise questions about integrity and governance.
Victorian Libs look to Hamer for showdown with Allan
The state party will pursue failed federal candidates including Amelia Hamer, Simmone Cottom, Darcy Dunstan and Jason McClintock for the 2026 election.
April
Rio warns of ‘material uncertainty’ over Bell Bay smelter’s future
Despite six years of negotiations, the mining giant and Hydro Tasmania have not reached a deal over power supply for the aluminum operation beyond December.