Why Star’s secretive Macau backer is betting big
A secretive investor is friends with Star’s two Hong Kong-based partners, sources say, which could give gaming regulators a new headache if he keeps buying up shares.
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Miner hails end to legal nightmare as green group waves white flag
New Hope chairman Robert Millner says Australia must cut red and green tape to help the economy after a marathon battle over a Queensland coal mine.
The family car that’s better than a ute or SUV if you don’t need to go off-road
If many families lived with a Kia Carnival for a week, it may well reduce the obsession with dual-cab utes and SUVs.
‘I turn bloody big pigs, other dead creatures into wall art’
With a 112kg wild boar which was causing chaos on local farms now permanently mounted on a country Qld pub wall and his animal preservation service in hot demand, this “normal bloke” takes us into the fascinatingly feral world of taxidermy. *Graphic.
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ANZ’s board ignored a very loud message on bonuses
Qantas, Woolworths and now ANZ have all found out the hard way. On reputation – you go up slowly but come down at high speed.
Mammoth milestone with new underground mine in Bowen Basin
A new underground mine set to deliver hundreds of jobs has cut first coal, with up to two million tonnes (mt) in saleable production expected.
The worrying warning sign behind Chalmers’ budget update
The commodity super-cycle is rapidly coming to an end, and Australia’s finances are nowhere near ready for this moment.
Dollar’s wild ride shows risks of playing with RBA fire
Jim Chalmers’ big shake-up of the central bank is a convenient distraction but unlikely to change the path of interest rates.
Why the fight against scams just got serious
All banks are now on the hook as the corporate regulator asks ‘how much is enough’ when it comes to protecting customers.
CQ’s largest egg farm to expand despite neighbour concerns
An application to increase CQ’s largest egg farm to 165,000 chickens has been approved despite objections from some neighbours claiming potential issues with increased noise, dust, odours and traffic.
Inside new Westpac CEO’s plan to rebuild the bank
Taking the reins of Westpac on Monday, one of Anthony Miller’s first tasks will be to visit call centre staff – who are the eyes and ears of the banking giant and hear exactly how customers feel.
Why isn’t Stanwell Power Station paying for using the Fitzroy River Barrage?
Irrigators lumped with 53 per cent water charge increases say two of the major users of the $40 million infrastructure are not paying their way. See what council says.
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