September
Dan Murphy’s parent Endeavour rocked by CEO exit
Over three decades Steve Donohue rose from the Dan Murphy’s shop floor to the top job. On Friday, he shocked the market with his departure.
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- Carrie LaFrenz
Inflation to hit three-year low, but don’t expect a rate cut: Bullock
Michele Bullock says she will ignore data on Wednesday that is likely to show inflation back in target band, warning government energy rebates will not bring forward a rate cut.
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- Michael Read
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Troubled Fletcher gets its quick cash, but problems don’t disappear
It’s good that companies can raise equity quickly. But it is also a long road back.
- Anthony Macdonald
Woolworths faces investor calls to ditch Big W, New Zealand
The new chief executive of the country’s supermarket chain is being urged to focus on the company’s core business, which is losing ground to Coles.
- Carrie LaFrenz and Jonathan Shapiro
Australia set to break with US on West Bank vote
The Albanese government is disappointed Palestinians have not made more concessions on a UN resolution demanding an end to Israel’s occupation but won’t vote no.
- Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Fix low productivity or get used to high inflation for longer
The economy is in an unusual bind. The only way out is to reverse Australia’s dismal productivity performance.
- Paul Bloxham
- Exclusive
- Earnings season
Country Road goes cheaper at Mimco, Politix in brand ‘reset’
The high-profile retailer will also launch its first fragrance as part of the overhaul, part of a bid to arrest a slide in sales after a difficult year.
- Carrie LaFrenz
- Opinion
- Gambling
It’s time Australia put the guardrails on its gambling habit
The public is ready for gambling reform, if only politicians were brave enough to take it up.
- Aruna Sathanapally
- Opinion
- Japan
Japan and Australia face a turning point in world history
Tokyo and Canberra back a free and open international order against unilateral attempts to coerce, says a contender in Japan’s prime ministerial race.
- Yoko Kamikawa
New Zealand nearly triples fees for foreign tourists
Like many popular travel destinations, the shaky isles have struggled with the impact of visitors on the natural environment and local infrastructure.
- Lucy Craymer
August
Landmark mansion Iona headlines spring trophy listings with $40m guide
The seven-bedroom, 1888-built mansion is on a 2716-square-metre block and is thought to be the Sydney eastern suburb’s largest private landholding.
- Bonnie Campbell
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- Earnings season
Woolworths loses ground to Coles after tumultuous year
The major retailer recorded a slight fall in underlying profit, which were all but wiped out by a big write-down in its New Zealand business.
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- Carrie LaFrenz
New Zealand to push through law to reverse ban on oil and gas exploration
The law would end the ban, in place since 2018, on exploration as the right-of-centre government plans to lure investment to the country’s oil and gas sector.
- Renju Jose
Jackson Hole gathering reveals fresh concern for central bankers
Officials from three of the world’s major central banks have signalled they are on course to lower interest rates emerging weakness in labour markets and growth become the chief threat for policymakers.
- Steve Matthews, Mark Schroers and Jonnelle Marte
NZ gloom weighs on ASX-listed companies
Earnings season has revealed how tough conditions are in New Zealand. The question is what that means for Australia.
- Jemima Whyte
Blundy’s Accent Group misses lofty expectations
After a tough 2023-24 when sales rose just 2.4 per cent and earnings fell, the new year began slower than investors expected, pushing shares down 16 per cent.
- Carrie LaFrenz
Prominent lawyer’s haunting post before superyacht tragedy
The Clifford Chance legal partner was aboard tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s boat to celebrate their marathon courtroom victory when it sank off the coast of Sicily.
- Kate Beioley, Caroline Binham and Brooke Masters
New Zealand regulator lambasts banks for ‘sporadic’ competition
The NZ Commerce Commission called for open banking to be “fully operational” within two years and for the government to invest more capital into its Kiwibank.
- James Eyers
- Exclusive
- Executive shake-up
Ex-Levi Strauss executive to run Country Road brand
Just weeks after Elle Roseby left the Australian retailer, chief executive Raju Vuppalapati has appointed a former Levi’s colleague to head the fashion label.
- Carrie LaFrenz and Jonathan Shapiro
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- Earnings season
Booming Chinese demand not enough to stave off a2 Milk share slump
The company has warned revenues will grow far below the pace expected by investors this year after challenges finding product for the lucrative export market.
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- Carrie LaFrenz