NAB has rails run in HSBC’s great Aussie bank sale
With everyone else too big or distracted, HSBC is NAB’s for the taking if the global giant decides to walk away from the local retail banking market.
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Woodside at front line of Trump’s energy emergency
After a billion dollar bet, the Australian producer will deliver the first financial test of the new president’s pledge to ‘drill baby, drill’.
Thousands shut up shop as company collapses hit record
About 7480 businesses collapsed in the last six months – more than ever – as rising costs coupled with badly bruised households fuel a surge in hospitality failures.
Trump offers the best chance for business to reset
There’s plenty of volatility to come, but by playing under Donald Trump’s new world order, business is poised to thrive.
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Major business closures for Sunshine Coast, Noosa in 2024
From high-end French restaurants to cocktail bars and local construction companies, 2024 has seen a number of local Sunshine Coast and Noosa businesses call it quits and permanently shut shop. See the list.
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.
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.
Woman, child in caravan rollover on Bruce Hwy
Emergency crews have rushed to a caravan rollover involving a woman and child that is blocking one lane of traffic on the Bruce Hwy.
155+ POLL: Vote for Sunshine Coast’s hottest tradie of 2024
The vote has begun in an effort to find the Sunshine Coast’s hottest tradie of 2024 from more than 155 nominations. VOTE NOW
$8m for charity, chef chaos: Radio stalwart reflects on career
After 26 years of talking listeners through fires, floods and charity drives, Queensland radio star Caroline Hutchinson is stepping away from the microphone and has revealed her next move.
Victoria’s plan to stop Tassie green power push
The days could be numbered for the little-known regulatory quirk that has given a boost to Victorian power customers at Tasmania’s expense.
Iconic Qld music festival’s fresh ideas to battle ticket sales slump
The legendary Woodford Folk Festival has come up with solutions like afterpay to pump up ticket sales after it sounded a dire warning over its future and many answered the cry for help.
Does ANZ need another rock star CEO?
ANZ has a history of its ambitions being bigger than its balance sheet. The arrival of a big name global banker adds to these worries.
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