Virgin’s preparations for pets on planes at full throttle
Virgin Australia will assign two rows on selected flights as ‘pet friendly’ as the airline prepares to trial pooches on planes.
Companies
ASX ends flat with CSL the main drag
The local share market closed flat as CSL dives after its results, Macquarie jumps on its trading update, gold miners up as gold hit a record, SGH soars on strong results, Nine, Seven West Media up on positive signs for advertising. Australian carveout on Trump tariffs ‘under consideration’.
Brutal call on Albo’s bush bank fix
The timing of a major announcement has been questioned as the Prime Minister looks to win over voters in key regional seats.
Insane reason for sign outside Aussie home
More than 100 strangers have shown up at a couple’s front door, forcing the residents to erect a sign turning them away, after a shocking scam.
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Major bank slashes fixed interest rates
Another of the major Aussie banks has cut mortgage rates, helping people scraping together repayments or a house deposit.
Controversial $30b solar project approved
The solar farm is expected to cost billions in taxpayer funds, however, most of the power won’t be going to Australian homes.
‘Terrible year’: Domino’s financials fall flat
Domino’s investors opening the yearly results are having a tough time digesting the cold, soggy returns.
Virgin, Qantas quibble over on-time status
Weather, ground delays and the Crowdstrike outage have undermined airlines’ on time performance in July, with almost 30 per cent of flights arriving late.
‘Havoc’ looms as iron ore collapses
Australia is at the mercy of the price of one key export, and one move from China could cause it to wreak havoc on our economy.
Dire warning for ‘stagnant’ Aussie jobs
The Australian economy is growing at its slowest rate since a sharp recession in the early 1990s and it’s particularly bad news for white-collar workers.
Jetstar target of new class action over travel credits
Jetstar passengers are going to court to try to recover money paid for flights cancelled during the pandemic, in a new class action brought by Echo Law.
Bank’s staggering cash cost revealed
Australia’s largest bank has detailed the huge cost of keeping cash circulating nationwide, saying what we take for granted is “challenging”.
The under the radar companies making serious money
They may not be the biggest names on the ASX but companies like ARB, that was founded by a band of brothers in Melbourne’s suburbs, are seriously delivering for investors.
Mining giant looks at Indonesia after collapse
Australia’s biggest mining company is reportedly looking at Indonesia’s nickel industry following the shut down of its vast nickel operations in Australia.
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