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QLD Business Weekly
From a caravan park to a multibillion-dollar property empire
Starting out with a Gold Coast caravan park 40 years ago, this family has built its property empire and now the youngest Puljich son has launched a new business to meet demand.
How Qatar’s Virgin stake will change aviation
Cashed-up Qatar will likely use Virgin as cover to get more flights into Australia, which ultimately means serious competition for travellers. But what does it mean for Qantas?
This is our moment: Telstra CEO maps out her AI vision
Vicki Brady says big telcos have once again found themselves at the front of a tech revolution.
Let’s make a deal: Platinum issues three tests for Regal
Phil King’s Regal Partners could be closer to grabbing the elusive fund manager Platinum than he realises.
Business stars shaping our future
The winners of the 2024 Lord Mayor’s Business Awards will be revealed on October 25 with the property sector having a larger than usual representation. See who the 44 nominees are.
What REA learned from BHP’s London stalemate
Investors are now putting pressure on Rightmove’s London board to take a seat at the negotiating table for the $11bn offer.
‘Fake discounts’ a serious test of trust for Coles, Woolies
The ACCC’s claims are as damaging as they can get. But the regulator needs to be careful not to buy into the emotion around price gouging.
Olivia Wirth’s Myer revival hinges on it all coming together
The former Qantas executive has moved at lightning speed in her first 100 days in charge of the retailer. This is where she wants to take it.
Will the Fed push Australia to take the rate plunge?
The coming months will mark a test over Australia’s bet on so-called “dovish” rate hikes.
Trust between bosses and Albanese takes a hit
CEOs felt they went the extra mile by investing up big for Australia, only to be ambushed on industrial relations.
Philippines’ deal shows Macquarie model in action
It’s not yet an AirTrunk, but Macquarie is looking to get on the ground floor with another digital infrastructure investment in Asia.
Anglo risks getting caught in the four traps it set for BHP
BHP boss Mike Henry has publicly moved on from Anglo American but the London-listed former target remains even more vulnerable.
What’s a CEO really worth?
Elon Musk’s $68bn Tesla pay deal raises the question of whether one single person really can deliver that much value and how Australia’s top CEOs stack up.
At Nine, culture eats CEOs for breakfast
Mike Sneesby’s exit has all the hallmarks of one of Nine’s semi-regular management coups. This time it was the board calling the shots.
ASX’s board lacks ambition needed for rebuild
As the reputational hits keep coming, the market operator’s board has made a timid choice to help win back trust of regulators.
Just like 2019: markets ignore the warning signs
With everything pointing to a looming economic slowdown, why are cyclical stocks still so expensive?
How Miller will make Westpac a business force again
A former Goldman Sachs banker wants to pull Westpac out of its self-imposed wilderness. Is the banking major ready for change?
Holding all the cards: Inside the battle to save Star
There are three options being mulled by the casino’s board. All of them are equally brutal.
Howard Marks’ rule for markets: Invest long, fail smart
It might sound counterintuitive to many but the Oaktree co-founder’s motto in a rising market is ‘don’t just do something – sit there’.
Why more CEOs are taking the ice bath plunge
Australian CEOs and other corporate players are rapidly embracing the global ice bath trend, claiming it improves their fitness, mental health and decision making.
Why three-way split could be final act for Star casino
Star’s board is trying to avoid the hidden rocks as the casino navigates safe harbour rules.
High voltage: BlackRock backs battery roll out
BlackRock-backed Akaysha Energy is rolling out a network of large-scale batteries to underpin the grid as more renewables come online around Australia.
All bets are off: Bell’s Star hunt misses the mark
The lack of hard facts means the ‘Bell II’ inquiry increasingly looks like nothing more than a vanity exercise.
Bunnings is Wesfarmers’ biggest strength and weakness
Rob Scott’s conglomerate will be tested when gravity finally catches up with the hardware juggernaut.
Lendlease’s grand plan to bring $4bn back home
The Lendlease boss Tony Lombardo is expected to take a significant step towards reshaping his pressured property play.
BHP’s CEO needs to avoid facing his own ‘Origin’ moment
There’s a number of Anglo investors who believe the land grab for ‘red gold’ gives the miner a powerful bargaining chip.
How Bendigo is finding its inner challenger to the big banks
Marnie Baker has a plan that will give the regional bank a chance to be all things to customers – and shareholders.
A painful warning for economy in Telstra’s job cuts
The telco’s move signals the era of ‘jobs hoarding’ across corporate Australia is finally reaching its end.
Why this eco-warrior thinks nuclear stands a chance
One of Europe’s biggest green energy investors with huge projects in Australia says it is unlikely we will be able to ‘go all the way’ with renewables.
Beston cash crunch forces farmers to wait for milk money
South Australia’s biggest dairy processor has blamed tough markets for delaying payments.
The two big hurdles BHP faces in getting its Anglo prize
BHP chief Mike Henry’s ‘light’ sweetener to Anglo American’s board was never expected to succeed but the question is, how much does he want this messy deal?
More engineers needed to ‘make it in Australia’: James Dyson
The billionaire inventor who turned the vacuum cleaning market upside down says there’s a big obstacle to being a manufacturing force again.
Why ‘good’ and ‘bad’ Lendlease will have to part ways
Chief executive Tony Lombardo knows he is going to have to dig deep later this month to pull the builder out of its downward spiral.
Why the wave of bank bad debts was misleading
The doomsayers may not want to hear it but there’s no mortgage cliff, and it’s unlikely to come.
Central banks ‘will win’ inflation fight: Blackstone boss
Wall Street’s $US1 trillion investor is preparing to move up the risk curve as it bets on a turning point in the recovery.
Aussie tea producer bags new market with ‘wellness’ brew
A renowned Australian tea producer is focusing on its ‘health wellness infusion’ range as demand declines for the traditional ‘cuppa’.
Macquarie makes trademark shift to find new energy
After years defying gravity, the homegrown investment bank is falling back to earth and this has promoted a different approach.
Wesfarmers boss is selling a new story: growth
Just as many chief executives are bunkering down, preparing for a slowdown to arrive, Rob Scott is looking over the horizon.
Inside the game plan of NAB’s new CEO
Career business banker Andrew Irvine has two big challenges ahead as he drives the nation’s second biggest bank.
The questions Star’s high-priced probe won’t ask
It is becoming clear that responsibility for the casino’s reform efforts in Sydney were falling through the regulatory cracks.
‘Time’s up’: Wylie takes aim at Lendlease chairman
Activist shareholder Tanarra Capital has stepped up the pressure on the property major ahead of a critical briefing, demanding ’fresh thinking and leadership’.
Casino cop’s side hustle in lending
One of NSW’s most powerful public servants has a little-known side gig overseeing a firm that charges knocked-back borrowers supersized interest rates.
Copper wars are on as BHP’s CEO bets it all on Anglo
In making the high-risk $60bn mega-deal, BHP’s boss Mike Henry needs to prove the miner is not slipping back to its destructive old habits.
$15m Noosa stoush as high-flying developer falls out with friends
A bumper wheat crop back in 1970s meant farmer Ian Cameron could buy beachfront property in then burgeoning Noosa with friends. The deal has now taken a strange legal twist.
Star Chamber descends into a trial about office politics
A high-stakes inquiry into Star’s Sydney casino has failed in its efforts to cast former CEO Robbie Cooke as its villain.
NSW’s casino cop makes Crown’s big win all about him
The state’s powerful casino regulator chose his moment to heap maximum pressure on the board of troubled rival Star.
The big lessons for Star from Macquarie’s risk hound
There’s one major cultural reason why the casino operator has found itself so deeply in trouble.
Howard Marks on investing: The risk of not taking risk
Just as markets have started to get bumpy, investors should take heed of the saying no pain, no gain.
Brisbane accountant’s trek from suburbs to city empire
From a small suburban office in Clayfield 35 years ago to an accounting empire that boasts seven offices across the country, Paul Vincent is surprised by his firm’s success.
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