February
ACCC picks fight with gas exporters over domestic supplies
Competition cop Gina Cass-Gottlieb says Queensland gas exporters plan to use increasing amounts of domestic gas to meet commitments to foreign buyers.
June 2023
Why this CEO thinks 454pc growth in his company is just the beginning
Telix Pharmaceuticals has topped the inaugural Financial Review Fast Global list, with offshore revenue driven by the US FDA’s approval for its prostate cancer screening tool.
March 2023
Climate is the key if farmers are to keep breaking records
Australian farm exports are at an all-time high. But carbon and land use challenges must be met if success is to continue.
November 2022
Australia’s ‘nice problem’ from the Ukraine war
Natural gas and agricultural exports hit record highs in September due to the war in Ukraine, sparking a rebound in the trade surplus.
February 2022
Net exports to drag on economic growth
Net exports will drag on economic growth in the final quarter of 2021 with the trade surplus slumping for a fifth consecutive month in December.
December 2021
Coal, gas boost fails to offset 23pc iron ore export slump
A 23 per cent slump in the value of iron ore shipments in October pushed export values lower after a solid run of record-breaking results.
September 2021
Farmers set for $70b windfall
Bumper harvests and higher prices are expected to generate a record $73 billion of produce for Australia’s agriculture sector with many farmers locking in favourable contracts.
December 2019
Paper industry insists WTO loss is no problem
Australia's anti-dumping regime has suffered a blow, but the paper industry insists there is no problem.
July 2017
Foreign cash crops reap bitter harvest for nation's farming industry
David Smith says Chinese crop buyer's were knocking on neighbours' front doors with offers of cash for crops that were still on the vine.
June 2017
Europe's new appetite for business with Australia
Trade with Europe is moving from wrangles over agriculture to opportunities in services as the EU regroups strongly after Brexit.
January 2017
Deal to secure Alcoa's Portland smelter's future in sight
A $200 million deal to secure the future of Alcoa's Portland smelter could be signed within a week.
Fruit growers juice the benefits of Free Trade Agreements
Free trade agreements with China, Korea and Japan are helping Australian citrus growers see growth almost three times that of inflation.
November 2016
Kangaroo Island jumps into capital raising for $55m purchase
Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers has successfully completed an institutional capital raising for a $55 million plantation purchase.
April 2016
Deloitte dives into India's growth with equity deal
Deloitte's rapidly expanding Indian offshore hub paints a graphic picture of the future of professional services, how they will be delivered and by whom.
Andrew Forrest's new China free trade zone for food: rejects steel dumping claim
Andrew Forrest wants a new free trade zone in China just as the country cracks down on our imports.
September 2015
China-Australia FTA concerns unwarranted
Earlier in September former Labor trade minister Craig Emerson offered a new proposal to break the political deadlock over the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement. He suggested that future Australian governments be legislatively bound to apply labour market testing in respect of the deal with China, as well as with any other country that we strike an agreement with, such as India.
August 2015
'Fascination with housing' won't make us rich, says RBA's Phil Lowe
Australians' obsession with property won't make the nation better off as a whole, warns Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor Philip Lowe.
April 2015
Number cruncher Russell Wilkinwson helps GW dodge digital annihilation
This burly balding number cruncher will save big freight forwarder, Geodis Wilson, from internet annihilation.
Essential Oils enters perfume and cannabis markets
Essential Oils' development of a world-first perfume based on pearl extract, and a push to enter the medical cannabis market, are among new initiatives to move up the value chain.
March 2015
PwC exports problem solvers
PwC is exporting the intellectual property of its acquired consulting company, The Difference, to Europe, as demand for complex problem solving surges.