How official economic statistics are lying to us
Wednesday’s improving GDP numbers will be spruiked by Labor in the looming election campaign, but they mask a darker truth.
Business
Wilson builds his own ‘hybrid-like’ fund with $510m IPO
The veteran stockbroker has an income solution for the looming end of Australia’s multi-billion hybrid securities market.
Meet the go-getting grazier building a business empire in regional Qld
Farmer and businessman Jackson Macdonald is just 47, but has just added an impressive new asset to his portfolio of country pubs.
Sanjeev Gupta’s deal-making days are over
The sorry state of the Whyalla steelworks represents beginning of the end for the British magnate. The bigger InfraBuild is next n line to fall.
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Wesfarmers’ plan to take Anko to the world stage
A generational shift is well under way at Rob Scott’s retailing conglomerate, Wesfarmers, and this opens opportunities for the breakout Anko brand.
National chain plans new drive-through in booming town centre
A national bakery chain is looking to open a drive-through outlet at Kepnock’s growing town centre, alongside an approved McDonald’s, as part of its rapid expansion across Australia.
Meet Australia’s biggest company you’ve never heard of
From a gritty corner in Melbourne, this low-profile player has turned its founders into billionaires as they took $500m paydays this week while delivering staggering returns to investors.
Hybrid ute that’s big on luxury and value
This is Australia’s first hybrid ute, but there are also a host of luxuries in the GWM Cannon Alpha Ultra Hybrid mix
Is the $176m Bundaberg flood levee dead in the water?
The state government has declared it will ‘work with’ the Bundaberg council, ‘not against it’ to help protect it against floods, a carefully worded response that stops short of confirming the Bundaberg East Flood Levee was still going ahead. Vote in the poll:
‘Breeding ground’ for modern form of slavery: Bundaberg named in damning report
An overhaul of the PALM scheme has been urged yet again after an Australia Institute report highlighted the alleged exploitation of Pacific Islanders in the Bundaberg region, with some so underpaid they must rely on soup kitchens to eat.
Woolies’ strike is ground zero for battle over productivity
For the sake of the economy, the battle between Woolworths and the unions over large pay increases and tracking worker productivity in warehouses is critical.
Vote now: Bundaberg’s best Christmas lights display
Dazzling displays of Christmas joy have gone up and continue to go up across our region and we have compiled a list of the best of them and where they are located. Now it’s time to cast your vote for the home you think has the best lights of them all. VOTE HERE:
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