Casino regulator buries Bell probe into Star as doubts raised
Documents submitted to the Bell inquiry raise new questions over just how committed the NSW casino regulator had been in its part around Star’s reform efforts.
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Share tips: the impact of our rising unemployment
An unloved ASX-listed company is struggling as the jobless rate hits its highest level in years, but the bad news appears priced in.
‘Have we bred a monster?’ The real cost of private education
Barefoot Investor tells a couple who spent $40,000 a year on school fees that it’s now time they focus on their retirement savings, rather than paying for their daughter’s uni experience.
Bonuses back as ASX acts like nothing has happened
ASX’s chairman got $550,000, its now CEO got $3.8m and others such as the chief risk and finance officers were paid as though the unfolding train wreck is nothing more than a technical glitch.
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Creditors question why CFO was being paid but ‘not at work’
Apricity Finance Group creditors are asking why its CFO was paid up until the company’s $50m collapse, while telling the liquidator he left two years prior.
PwC scandal: It’s time to ditch consultants and company tax
Two much bigger, far wider and far more fundamental points have got lost in the understandable furore over the PwC tax scandal.
New Hope cashed up after strong quarter
New Hope Corporation is swimming in cash – which itself is generating income – after a significant uptick in quarterly underlying earnings.
Australia must build on Biden’s $555bn green boost
Biden’s IRA deal is a significant win for Australia. It ends the risk of capital flight and with it jobs and technology going to the US.
‘Bloody hard!’ Barefoot lifts the lid on how he runs his business
Bastards, bust-ups and borrowing too much are the ‘three Bs’ to avoid in business says Scott Pape, who this week for the first time shares how he runs his own Barefoot Investor set-up.
Tale of a trucking magnate and his piano dealer
Belying his tough guy image, billionaire Lindsay Fox loves the sound of a good piano. Preferably the $1m handcrafted Steinways he now sells with the man who tried to teach him to play.
Embattled gas industry to launch charm offensive
Tired of being cast as the villain in the climate wars, the gas industry is determined to win the hearts and minds of the Australian public.
Where to next for gold after its strong run?
A climbing gold price has been great for goldminers and investors, but recent pullbacks in both point to a clouded future.
Jobs still hot so rates must rise
The most extraordinary feature in the latest jobs data is that demand for workers has been so hot and that will lock in another interest rate rise.
Rising unemployment changes everything
From working from home to the pace of wage rises, this time a lift in jobless numbers will be felt more broadly.
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