‘Weaponising fear’: Politicians descend on city after rail jobs bombshell
On the eve of the federal election, the state Transport Minister has visited the Downer train factory in Maryborough to address concerns of major job losses.
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Mixed response as Gympie debuts blueprint to boost primary industries
Primary Industries Minister Tony Perrett debuted an ambitious blueprint to grow primary industry in Qld by another $7billion on Friday, but not everyone in the Gympie audience was impressed.
Council votes on raft of new higher fees and charges
Bundaberg Regional Council has unveiled new fees for animal registration and waste disposal, with some big rises in various categories to hit the hip pocket.
Feisty hot hatch that is one of the best drives you’ll find for $55k
Keen drivers will fall in love with Hyundai’s i30N that has developed a cult following.
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Alternatives to buying bank shares
This week’s share tips columnists focus on a couple of finance stocks that could outperform Australia’s struggling banks.
Luxe SUV that was turning heads at footy training
The Genesis GV70 luxury SUV comes up against the prestige big guns … and fires some shots of its own.
Big Blue: Meet the CEO who’s thinking laterally
A small buyout of a Perth operator has big global implications for Cleanaway, a company better known for collecting household waste for councils.
Getting the band back together: Behind banking’s extraordinary day
A series of cascading executive moves in one day, including a high-profile defection, are reshaping the top of the nation’s banks.
WiseTech’s Richard White is now untouchable
If the WiseTech boss was another chief executive, he’d be long gone. Instead, a weak board had delivered a predictably weak response to his actions.
Gupta ‘stonewalling’ Whyalla steel probe
Administrators will turn their investigation to the ‘complex web’ of deals between the magnate and the collapsed steelmaker.
Agribusiness dishes out hard lessons from tariff pain
Throughout the history of food trade, tariffs have followed. That’s why its worth listening to the cooler heads at the farm gate.
Share tips in a stock market slump
This week our Share Tips columnists have chosen large, quality companies as turmoil strikes Aussie and global stockmarkets.
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