AusPost turns tables in $1bn battle with big banks
Paul Graham is seizing the moment to keep Australia Post delivering. This time he wants banks to be part of the solution.
Companies
Should Bonza ever have been allowed to fly?
Plenty of aviation experts thought Bonza was doomed from the start but the airline still received the regulator’s go-ahead, and that’s raised questions about the need for scrutiny of start-ups.
From glory days to banking busts
When we go back to 1964, we find a society which has many lessons for contemporary Australia. Robert Gottliebsen looks at events and watershed moments which shaped the business world.
Whyalla Steelworks resumes after furnace repairs
Steel production at the Whyalla Steelworks resumed on Friday for the first time since an unplanned shutdown in March.
Insignia gains from alternative outlook
Investments in alternative assets and soaring equity markets have boosted the superannuation returns of the ASX-listed wealth manager.
Virgin co-founder backs wilderness walks venture
Virgin Australia co-founder Rob Sherrard has joined a new venture offering walking trails through remote locations in the Northern Territory, Canada and the Himalayas.
UK outdoor retailer to target Australia
Leading British outdoor and lifestyle clothing retailer Mountain Warehouse is opening stores in Australia and seeking to grab a slice out of a crowded market.
Santos interest reports ‘inaccurate’: Saudi Aramco
Santos faces a renewed period of takeover uncertainty with two Middle East heavyweights pondering a tilt at the underperforming energy producer.
The big Kiwi milk sale churns into action
The divestment of $2bn in Fonterra assets is likely to be long and complicated just as dairy farmers are finding their feet, not the least because likely buyers Bega and Saputo have ACCC issues.
Abusive users to be banned from dating apps
The federal government says that, for the first time, popular dating apps will be regulated in order to stamp out gendered violence and other harm on their services.
‘Demolish ASIC and start again’: bank whistleblower
Jeff Morris believes a dismantling of the corporate regulator’s structure is required to help lift its enforcement record, as trying to fix the current model won’t solve longstanding issues.
Metallica revamps board in face of Swan-led takeover
Silica sand miner Metallica Minerals has announced a board shake-up as a hostile takeover by Wayne Swan-chaired rival Diatreme Resources gathers pace.
TV ‘can’t get free pass’ on cost control: Stokes
The nation’s big broadcasters are feeling the brunt of an advertising downturn and are being forced to respond.
Melbourne offices find buyers as capital returns
More than $600m worth of offices have sold but buyers are demanding a discount before buying into the Victorian capital.
ACCC concerned by Lendlease, Stockland estate sale
The competition regulator says the deal in its current form could create issues in three states.
Game, set, match: Stokes has bigger ambitions for Boral
Ryan Stokes wants to bring an ‘owner’s mindset’ to the building icon he has been pursuing for more than two years.
Leigh calls on states to end PEXA monopoly
The federal competition minister says states are not doing enough to fix problems caused by privatising a public monopoly, as plans to end PEXA’s monopoly of e-conveyancing hits a fresh hurdle.
‘Stop obsessing over where work is done’: Atlassian
Working from home is here to stay and the office as we know it will more resemble a first-class airport lounge, Atlassian says.
AMP super fund clocks up strong returns
AMP has delivered superannuation returns better than many of its more fancied market rivals and that’s in part thanks to its exposure to US stocks.
Super funds deliver but inflation heightens rates warning
Global interest rates should fall but won’t return to pre-Covid levels because inflation would continue to be ‘sticky’, says AustralianSuper’s Mark Delaney.
Original URL: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/companies