Winemaking family puts historic vineyard property on market
The wealthy Sydney-based Oatley winemaking family has decided its Craigmoor Winery Estate at Mudgee in NSW is not core to its business operations.
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Build-to-rent dollars to flow into NSW as Queensland slides
After years of trailing Victoria and Queensland, the NSW build-to-rent investment market is taking off, a report by Knight Frank’s Australia says.
The reason Emirates’ reward seats are unashamedly expensive
Emirates hasn’t put its airfares on sale since 2017 and has no plan to, as demand for travel shows no sign of cooling.
DeepSeek threatens an AI revolution outside of US
Experts say China’s answer to ChatGPT has taught the world the US isn’t the only country capable of developing AI at scale and may pave the way for an AI revolution.
Chemist Warehouse sales surge as Sigma merger looms
The retailer has reported rampaging sales figures, just a day before Sigma Healthcare shareholders are due to vote on a multi-billion dollar merger with the pharmacy retailer.
Australian tech stocks plunge as DeepSeek rattles market
Local tech stocks with exposure to AI and data centres have fallen as much as 20 per cent as China’s answer to ChatGPT causes deep unease across the market.
DP World makes $400m Port Botany investment
The logistics giant will pour $400m into doubling rail capacity at Port Botany, with its local boss saying it will lift productivity and help workers generate greater value after a bitter pay dispute.
ASX ends flat; US tech stocks smashed
Seesaw day on the ASX following heavy falls across US tech stocks. Investors spooked following emergence of low-cost Chinese generative AI model DeepSeek. Goodman, NEXTDC, DigiCo, uranium stocks, Nuix fall hard.
Wild West: ASIC tackles private credit markets
The financial regulator is weighing intervention in the growing unlisted assets and private markets amid record investor interest.
‘Hostile Macca’s limits delegate access’
Enforcement of right of entry permits by employers is generally associated with the militant CFMEU, but McDonald’s is forcing delegates to get ROE permits to talk to young workers.
ASIC prepares to bet it all on casino legal fight
The regulator’s blockbuster action against the casino’s former directors is about to start. And the stakes couldn’t be higher.
Start-ups warned against ‘excessive’ capital raising
Start-ups need to be in less of a hurry to raise massive sums of money which leaves them answerable to multiple investors, says TechnologyOne founder Adrian Di Marco.
EML Payments should be sold off, activist investor argues
Activist investor Jeremy Raper has written to the EML Payments board arguing that the company’s brand is beyond repair and it should kick off a sales process.
Unions put the bite on Maccas
Bosses say the retail, hospitality and fast food sector will be exposed if unions force McDonald’s into making a multi-employer deal. The ACTU disagrees.
Multinational snaps up state sand operations
With expectations of improvement in the housing construction sector, the Australian arm of a German multinational has acquired two sand operations in central Queensland.
Swing to right ‘won’t change fundamentals’ of business
Adelaide-born businessman Rob Chapman says the election of Donald Trump will move the ‘pendulum’ right, but says the fundamentals of doing business will remain intact.
Di Marco ‘winged it’ to TechOne’s ultimate success
A son of Italian migrants, who built one of Australia’s most successful software companies, has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for his contribution to the tech sector.
China and new export markets key to wine industry: Brown
Brown Family Wine Group executive director Ross Brown, who has been recognised in this year’s Australia Day honours list, says export markets are key for the Australian wine industry.
Strong gains tipped for drug developers in 2025
There’s a grab bag of Australian-listed drug developers that should be on investors’ radars this year, analysts say, with a hefty upside potentially on the cards.
CBA’s China sale delivers $1bn windfall
After two decades, the banking major calls time on one part of its ambitious Chinese expansion.
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