February 2015
Japan strives to clean up, reprieve coal from climate pressure
The future of coal - a top Australian export threatened by climate change - could be decided on a tiny island in a narrow strait near Hiroshima.
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- Ben Potter
October 2014
Power urges Australia to embrace Chinese investment
Fortescue Metals chief executive Nev Power has urged Australians to embrace Chinese investment in Australian agriculture and property to reap the benefits of its proximity to the world’s economic driving force.
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- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Telstra sees best time ever to invest in Asian mobile
Telstra chief financial officer Andy Penn has said it is now one of the best times in history to invest in Asian mobile networks.
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- David Ramli
Asian infrastructure bank snub: envoy Geoff Raby says 'We definitely should have been there'
Australia was wrong not to have become a founding member of the new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Australia's former ambassador to China, Geoff Raby, had said.
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- Su-Lin Tan
June 2014
Should schools teach coding as part of the curriculum?
Schools should teach kids how to write computer code as a basic part of the education curriculum or risk Australia falling behind, technology leaders argued on Tuesday at The Australian Financial Review and Macquarie Future Forum in Sydney.
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- Misa Han
Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg: who’s most influential?
Who will be the most influential person in technology over the next 20 years: Mark Zuckerberg or the late Steve Jobs?
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- Max Mason | Misa Han
Banks face losing market share to start-ups
Big banks beware. Your “insane” profits – estimated at $29 billion this year – are in the sights of some of Australia’s most ambitious technology entrepreneurs.
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- James Hutchinson
Concern over start-up tax change delay
Australian technology luminaries have voiced frustration at the federal government’s slow moves to end up-front taxation of employee share options, saying it’s holding back start-ups.
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- James Hutchinson
Atlassian co-founder moves to cool down IPO hype
The co-founder of $3.5 billion Australian software company Atlassian has moved to calm talk of an imminent public listing, saying the company could remain privately held indefinitely.
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- Paul Smith
We need to shake up the way we breed disrupters
Much has been said about businesses – media and retailing come to mind – that have faced disruption by hot new technologies that have shaken old business models to the core.
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- The Australian Financial Review
George Brandis is blocking path to better online security: Labor
Labor has accused the Coalition government of failing to take online security threats to Australian consumers seriously, by stalling legislation it previously supported to govern the way companies must disclose details of privacy breaches.
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- Paul Smith
November 2012
Banks walk with the watchdog
It’s rare to see the prudential regulator sharing a stage with two of Australia’s leading bank chief executives.
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- John Kehoe
APRA on risk watch as banks upgrade IT
The corporate regulator intends to keep a close watch on the increasing risks stemming from rapid technological change in Australia’s biggest financial institutions.
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- Ruth Liew | James Hutchinson | George Liondis
Banks asked to be less risque
Michael Smith | There was a clear message yesterday for Australia’s big banks adjusting to life in a new low-growth world.
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- Michael Smith
APRA warns banks against unbridled ambition
Australia’s banks have been warned against taking undue risks in a bid to boost profits in an environment of slow loan growth.
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- George Liondis
June 2012
Instant retail rewards make sense
Loyalty should be rewarded straight away, if retailers are serious about taking steps to lure back customers to bricks and mortar stores, Myer chief executive Bernie Brookes says.
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- Sue Mitchell
Consumer change challenges retail
Australian retailers will have to find new ways of luring customers and garnering sales as consumers eschew products in favour of experiences and find better prices online.
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- Sue Mitchell