David Ross

David Ross is a Sydney-based journalist at The Australian. He previously worked at the European Parliament and as a freelance journalist, writing for many publications including Myanmar Business Today where he was an Australian correspondent. He has a Masters in Journalism from The University of Melbourne.

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EnergyRenewable energy & economy

30/11/23: Magnis (US) managing director Hoshi Daruwalla(left) and Chair Frank Poullas and an unidentified woman arrive for their AGM. John Feder/The Australian

Magnis in battery factory redo

The beleaguered group has told shareholders it will try to buy back its battery factory, with just $90,000 in the bank, despite earlier walking away from the project.

PropertyRetail

Pub baron adds Calombaris to team ahead of mass rebrand

The celebrity chef will take on a senior role at Jon Adgemis’s carved up Public Hospitality Group, with other changes coming to the troubled empire after a $400m debt rescue deal.

RetailRetail

24 May 2024; A collage of rich lister Dean Mintz and his Cettire online fashion business; Sources supplied. Artwork by Emilia Tortorella

Travels and adventures of returned Cettire order

Just where online retailer Cettire’s products originate is a question that’s increasingly difficult to answer as this tale of a returned order illustrates.

RegulationFinancial Services

LNP MP Luke Howarth, at All American Driveline and Auto Parts, addressing the increased stress of interest rates and cost of living.Picture: Matthew Poon

Opposition seeks cut to financial services red tape

Opposition financial services spokesman Luke Howarth has laid out the Coalition’s vision for less red tape and regulation of the financial sector.

BankingFinancial Services

Treasurer Stephen Mulligan speaks to media during a tour and press conference at the New Emergency Department of Queen Elizabeth Hospital Wednesday ,June,5,2024.Picture Mark Brake

SA demands answers from ANZ on bond trades

Hot on the heels of Queensland halting business with ANZ, now the SA government has demanded certainty from the scandal-engulfed bank over trades in the state’s debt.

RegulationBusiness

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, NewsWire Photos. OCTOBER 26, 2023: Senator Andrew Bragg during the Economics Senate Inquiry at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Lending rules ‘risks killing house dream’

APRA has kept its strict 3 per cent lending buffers amid concerns over inflation and high debt levels, which according to NSW Liberals senator Andrew Bragg makes home ownership harder.

BankingFinancial Services

Thursday 21st December 2023.ANZ AGM 2023 held in Brisbane by CEO Shayne Elliott.Photograph by Arsineh Houspian.

ANZ loses bond deals as trading scandal probed

Queensland has pulled ANZ from its bond deals, while other state governments are closely reviewing its involvement, as the market braces for the bank’s trading scandal to spread.

MarketsBusiness