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Glen NorrisSenior Business Reporter

Glen Norris has worked in London, Hong Kong and Tokyo with stints on The Asian Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and South China Morning Post.

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Federal ministers Barnaby Joyce, Matt Canavan and David Gillispie visit the Mandalong Coal Mine at Morriset and the Vales Point Power Station at Lake Macquarie (pictured). Picture: Toby Zerna

Nuclear ‘must be an energy option’: power boss

Nuclear power shouldn’t be ruled out as part of Australia’s energy mix, says Richard Wrightson, given it could be produced at about the same cost as wind.

City Beat

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 07: Colin Munro of the Heat bats during the BBL match between Brisbane Heat and Hobart Hurricanes at The Gabba, on January 07, 2024, in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Albert Perez/Getty Images)

Queensland Country Bank batting up for Brisbane Heat

Queensland Country Bank is hoping for a big innings in the Big Bash league as the Brisbane Heat’s new principal partner for the next three years.

Business

An undated handout photograph from Anglo American Plc shows coal being stockpiled at the Moura coal mine in Australia, released to the media on Monday, June 22, 2009. Xstrata Plc, the Swiss metals company that sold shares in London seven years ago, is seeking a merger with Anglo American Plc to create a mining group that would rival BHP Billiton Ltd., the world's largest. Source: VisMedia via Bloomberg News EDITOR'S NOTE: NO SALES. EDITORIAL USE ONLY.

Anglo coal mine in Qld faces closure after fire

A major fire at Anglo American’s troubled Grosvenor coal mine in Queensland is expected to impact global supply, with warnings the operation could face permanent closure.

Business

Sou'West Brewery in Torquay sits closed and empty with a sign on the door after the venue was shut because of financial issues.

Business owners put homes on line to meet debts

Company directors are being forced to refinance the family home to meet debts and ongoing expenses amid the deteriorating economic downturn.

QLD Business

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - FEBRUARY 20, 2024.People walk past a Suncorp BankÃs branch in Brisbane. A tribunal has authorised the $4.9 acquisition of SuncorpÃs banking arm by ANZ Bank. Picture: Dan Peled / NCA NewsWire

ANZ deal was always right, says Suncorp’s boss

Everything is in place to complete the ownership transfer by August 1 but customers won’t notice any change, says Suncorp chief executive Steve Johnston.

Business

Qatar airlines starts air freight service to and from Melbourne.Pic: Melbourne Airport

Qatar set to take stake in Virgin Australia

Qatar Airways is reportedly about to take a 20 per cent stake in Virgin Australia as the Gulf-based carrier expands its global reach.

Business

Mathieson gets green light to lift stake in The Star

Billionaire pubs baron Bruce Mathieson has been given the all clear by NSW regulators to increase his holding in troubled casino company Star Entertainment Group.

Business

DAILY TELEGRAPH 29th NOVEMBER 2021STRICT EMBARGO FOR THE DAILY TELEGRAPH BRADFIELD CAMPAIGNPictured at Crown at Barangaroo in Sydney is Crown CEO Steve McCann for the Daily Telegraph Bradfield campaign.Picture Richard Dobson

Star’s new chief gets nod from regulators, big shareholders

The powerful NSW casino regulator has made a rare public statement, labelling the appointment of new Star Entertainment CEO Steve McCann a ‘defining’ moment.

Business

Crown Melbourne officially launches Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations on Monday, 31 January to the Year of The Tiger. Crown CEO Steve McCann dots the eye of the dragon as Dr Robert Chong AM looks on. Picture : Ian Currie

McCann steps in as Star’s $10m white knight

Former Crown Resorts boss Steve McCann has been picked to lead struggling Star Entertainment with an eye-watering salary package, that includes a $2.5m sign-on bonus.

Business

Some heavy machinery on site at the Curragh Coal Mine near Emerald where Thiess have won another contract to continue operations.

Foreign ownership deal for coal group Coronado abandoned

Czech investment group Sev.en has failed to gain control of coal miner Coronado Global Resources after the $1.5bn deal fell foul of the Foreign Investment Review Board.

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