This Month
Cruises diverted as aid is rushed to quake-struck Vanuatu
At least 14 people were killed and hundreds injured in two earthquakes in the South Pacific nation, and Australian rescue crews and medical teams are being urgently deployed.
- Updated
- James Hall and Tom McIlroy
Influx of Kiwis, backpackers adds to migration woes
Large numbers of New Zealanders escaping a sluggish economy and backpackers arriving en masse are keeping numbers far higher than government forecasts.
- Julie Hare
Myer says Black Friday sales were ‘encouraging’ despite tough trading
The retailer’s executive chairwoman Olivia Wirth used her first annual meeting in the job to sell plans for a merger with Premier Investments’ fashion brands.
- Carrie LaFrenz
Woolworths NZ faces criminal charges for allegedly misleading shoppers
The Commerce Commission was not satisfied that “specials really are special”, leading to legal action against the supermarket and its rival Pak’nSave.
- Carrie LaFrenz
Retailers exhale as Black Friday stokes demand
From sneakers to Frank Green water bottles, shoppers opened their wallets for early Christmas deals.
- Carrie LaFrenz
‘Dad has never done a deal like this’: Ben Weiss’ wartime buyout
The son of famed corporate raider Gary Weiss has just pulled off a deal to take an AI company private in Tel Aviv. It nearly didn’t happen.
- Paul Smith
November
Cash to stay king for essential products
The federal government will also call time on the use of cheques in the Australian economy, limiting their use from 2028.
- Tom McIlroy
Coles chairman says cost of living has been ‘politicised’
James Graham told the comapny’s AGM that supermarkets are being targeted unfairly by politicians.
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- Carrie LaFrenz
- Exclusive
- Funding
Woolworths, Westpac funds back controversial $500m anti-crime start-up
Auror’s use of AI technology to help retailers track criminals led to an Information Commissioner investigation, but investors aren’t worried.
- Paul Smith
‘Critical milestone’: Chemist Warehouse, Sigma merger clears ACCC hurdle
After several delays, the regulator found the tie-up will not substantially hurt competition, paving the way for the creation of a $28.9 billion sharemarket giant.
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- Carrie LaFrenz
- Opinion
- US Votes 2024
Don’t worry: America and Australia will survive this election
Harris was hindered and Trump boosted by the economic issues that have plagued incumbent governments around the world.
- Michael Green
The Aussie drama taking Netflix by storm
For four days in late October, Territory, which follows the Lawson family and its tenuous hold on Marianne cattle station, topped global Netflix viewing.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
NZ firm turns $1b unicorn helping kids get into elite unis
The 11-year-old Crimson Education has cracked the billion-dollar valuation after a small fundraising round led by New Zealand venture capitalists.
- Paul Smith
Economist Warren Hogan abandons RBA rate rise call
Warren Hogan at Judo was the only economist tipping a rate rise. He is now calling for a rate cut, but not until November 2025.
- Cecile Lefort
October
- Opinion
- New Zealand rugby
The haka is overused and we shouldn’t just stand for it
It is preposterous that opponents are supposed to be mute and reverential while 15 man mountains threaten to tear them to tiny pieces, writes Oliver Brown.
- Oliver Brown
What this CEO learnt from losing $30m
Kyle Faulconer, the CEO of PepsiCo in ANZ, discovered the value of rapid prototyping and minimum viable products after a failed launch cost his client $30m.
- Euan Black, Sally Patten and Lap Phan
- Opinion
- Monetary policy
Why interest rates will not fall soon – or by much when they do
Rising demand for investment capital to fund things like the green revolution will keep the price of money higher than it was.
- Richard Holden
- Exclusive
- Tax avoidance
How Chris Ellison’s secrets came to light
Allegations of serial tax evasion have raised questions about how the miner Mineral Resources is being run.
- Neil Chenoweth
Rock stars and Wiggles: Google takes on big tech rules
The search giant is bankrolling parties and events that are an unsubtle reminder to the government of its huge power.
- Paul Smith and Sam Buckingham-Jones
- Opinion
- The AFR View
A rare insight into the role of founders in listed companies
There can be a tension between the maverick individualist approach needed to create new businesses from scratch, and the obligations of a public company.
- The AFR View