BHP assessing Qld investment plans
CEO Mike Henry warned the miner is still weighing the impact of the windfall royalty hit on the life of its mines in Queensland.
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Aussies booking Europe, without flights
Amid the ongoing aviation crisis, luxury tour companies are seeing a boom in European river cruises and land tours.
Kingston targets Langford trust
Former Rothschild banker David Kingston has found a new target – ex-Hawthorn captain Chris Langford, and his Newmark Capital’s new listed property trust.
ANZ to do ‘whatever it takes’ in bank battle for Queensland
The first big corporate test is coming for Treasurer Jim Chalmers, who grew up in Brisbane and gets the final say in Suncorp’s big banking carve-up.
Suncorp banking deal faces ACCC, Queensland scrutiny
ANZ boss Shayne Elliott says he expects ‘a very fair hearing’ as the state flags it will drive ‘a hard bargain’ before agreeing to allow the Brisbane-based company to be sold.
A decade late, ANZ back for a second bite
In moving on one of the last available bite-sized properties in Australian banking, ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott is paying up to stand still.
Turbulence hits even before takeoff
Flights with no passengers to ferry lost bags, European airports asking airlines to stop selling tickets. The global industry is in turmoil, and Australia is no exception.
Bulking up: inside the fitness app boom
Low cost and with celebrity-led content, fitness apps have ridden the pandemic wave to change the way we work out, attracting cashed-up investors.
Rex: we’re taking off while others are making excuses
Rex deputy chairman John Sharp isn’t intimidated by Qantas or Virgin — and lets fly with a jab: his company runs on time, doesn’t lose luggage and has hired when the others fired.
How fund managers are beating the market
Index funds left active managers for dead during the bull market. But stock pickers are back in fashion, finding diamonds in rough times for investors.
Booktopia to Zip: The boardroom fights back
A well-functioning board should be testing management through boom times as well as downturns, but that’s not always the case.
New milk war hits shoppers, Bega Cheese
Latest milk war is delivering farmers record prices but fuelling more hip-pocket pain at the checkout and curdling the profit of Bega Cheese.
ANZ’s big tech reinvention goes beyond banking
In carving out new ground against bigger rivals, ANZ boss Shayne Elliott is forcing his top executives to think outside the banking box.
Grocon hits back at INSW
Grocon has accused Infrastructure NSW of deliberately withholding approval for its massive Barangaroo project, forcing it to sell the site at a bargain price.
Market rout pummels Mirrabooka returns
The listed investment company lifted profits even as returns went backwards and is now on the hunt for bargains.
CEO share bonuses aren’t worth what they used to be
Equity packages are meant to align CEO strategies with a company’s long-term outlook. But bosses might prefer more of their pay in cash in a falling sharemarket.
Viva profits from energy turnaround
Fuels retailer Viva Energy will bank a big turnaround in first half earnings due to stronger conditions in the refinery market.
AGL accuses Weston of harming own customers
The energy giant says it has been unable to get contract information for the collapsed retailer’s clients, leaving it unable to offer them gas at lower prices they agreed to.
Plenary heats up race for AMP’s CommIF fund
The investment group is doubling down on efforts to win management control of the Community Infrastructure Fund which AMP is hoping will end up with Dexus.
Why Zip’s chair skewered the Sezzle deal
Buy now, pay later is facing its moment of reckoning as easy money runs dry.
Childcare chief quits Australia’s biggest chain
Goodstart Early Learning chief Julia Davison says she’ll be ‘very sad to leave’, revealing why she opted to quit the company she founded.
NAB rejects boys’ club and baseball bat wielding claims
NAB has rejected bullying allegations raised by its former head of repo trading, saying the senior manager involved just carried a souvenir bat as a ‘fidget toy’.
MyDeal revenues jump as Woolworths deal looms
The company says it is performing well despite more difficult trading conditions as it finalises a $243m takeover deal with the supermarket giant signed earlier in the year.
Sydney pub king in $63m deal to buy Casino Canberra
Sam Arnaout’s Iris Capital has agreed to acquire the Tony Fung-controlled gaming operation after bidding war with rival publican.
Workers playing long game over wage rises
The PM’s jobs summit will have to confront some hard truths about wages, jobs and the economy.
Alibaba Aus boss Maggie Zhou to step down
The exit of the Alibaba veteran will mark the end of a 22-year career with the Chinese e-commerce giant, but she remains in founder Jack Ma’s inner circle in her new position.
Costa dives as citrus turns sour
Shares in Costa, Australia’s biggest fruit and vegetable wholesaler, have dived as much as 12 per cent amid concerns that poor weather has spoiled its bumper citrus crop.
Why the Collapsecon stacks up
Created by a former Army logistics expert, the world’s first industrial scale, collapsible shipping container is gearing up for production.
Geoff Dixon’s big payback after Nag’s Head sale
The former Qantas chief executive and Crown director has cashed in on profits from the sale of his popular Nag’s Head Hotel in Sydney’s inner city Glebe.
Uber docs reveal bare-knuckle expansion tactics
A European investigation has laid bare some of the dubious tactics used to fuel Uber’s fast-paced global expansion.
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