September
Australia’s new pandemic playbook
On the eve of the release of the national COVID-19 review, 10 key actions have emerged for when a similar pathogen hits Australia.
- Tom Burton
Adairs snares ex-Country Road boss as next chief
Two months on from exiting the turmoil at Country Road Group, Elle Roseby will next year take the top job at the ASX-listed home furnishings and linen company.
- Carrie LaFrenz
- 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
Ukraine’s new foreign minister Is Zelensky’s latest power play
Ukraine’s new foreign minister has cultivated deep contacts in NATO states during postings to Ankara and Warsaw. He’s also close to Ukraine’s wartime power centre.
- Volodymyr Verbianyi and Natalia Ojewska
August
- 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
‘We know over 500 customers’ are searching for it’: the big changes coming to DJs
Although shoppers remain cautious, Scott Fyfe and Anchorage Capital are hoping their $250 million revamp will keep consumers spending.
- Carrie LaFrenz
July
Shipping crises ‘spanner in works’ for inflation fight
Australian consumers and retailers are facing long delays and higher prices for goods from Europe and Asia amid an international shipping crisis that could stoke local inflation.
- Tom Rabe and Jenny Wiggins
June
Australia crashes from T20 World Cup after epic Afghan win
Australia is heading home from the Twenty20 World Cup elimination after a heavy loss to India and Afghanistan’s enthralling win over Bangladesh.
- Updated
- Scott Bailey and Oliver Caffrey
Why markets like to see new political faces
Whether a government is weak or strong, left or right, doesn’t seem to matter much for economies, but new leaders are associated with higher growth and returns.
- Ruchir Sharma
Jacob Zuma the disruptor has South Africa’s fate in his hands
Six years after being pushed from office, the former prime minister successfully upstaged his successor Cyril Ramaphosa in national elections this week.
- S'thembile Cele and Ntando Thukwana
Party that freed South Africa from apartheid loses 30-year majority
With more than 99 per cent of votes counted, the once-dominant ANC had received just over 40 per cent in parliamentary elections – well short of the majority it held.
- Gerald Imray and Mogomotsi Magome
May
Nelson Mandela’s party set to lose majority in seismic election
South African voters have watched the economy stagnate over the past decade, while unemployment and poverty have climbed and infrastructure has crumbled.
- Bhargav Acharya and Anait Miridzhanian
- Opinion
- Mining
Why BHP’s pursuit of hot copper went cold
The red metal is the new black. A rebuffed BHP has gone back to the drawing board to plot its next move after Anglo American rejected its request for more time.
- Jennifer Hewett
- Updated
- Mergers & acquisitions
BHP’s $75b Anglo mega deal on ice
Anglo American has rejected BHP’s request for more time to negotiate a $75 billion takeover offer, meaning the deal is off for at least six months, unless BHP lobs a formal bid by 2am. BHP is unlikely to make a bid before the deadline.
- Updated
- Peter Ker
Consulting downturn ‘great for us’ as PiP joins Accenture
Partners in Performance head Skipp Williamson says the firm will continue to do “more than PowerPoints” when it joins Accenture.
- Maxim Shanahan
South African politics complicates BHP’s Anglo American discussions
As they try to seal a $75 billion deal on the same day as the South African election, the two miners remain split on the costs Pretoria will impose on any deal.
- Peter Ker
- Exclusive
- Consulting
Accenture set to buy Partners in Performance
Consulting firm Accenture is set to acquire Partners in Performance, in the most significant consulting market deal in nearly five years.
- Maxim Shanahan
How South Africa has changed 30 years after apartheid
The country, which goes to the polls on May 29, made widespread improvements in its first 15 years of majority rule. The past 15 have been another story.
- The Economist
BHP’s Mike Henry traverses the globe by private jet
The mining giant has rented a private jet for its global M&A push on Anglo American.
- Mark Di Stefano
Anglo’s South African investors open to improved BHP bid
The shareholder stance defies South African government hostility to the plan that would break up the national champion.
- Harry Dempsey and Rob Rose