Sports streamer DAZN buys Foxtel in blockbuster $3.4bn deal
New ownership for subscription giant Foxtel and its hit brands Kayo and BINGE is set to shake up Australia’s media and sport landscape.
Agribusiness
SunRice half-yearly profits increase
The second half of the financial year has shown an increase in profits for SunRice. See what was unveiled to shareholders.
‘Yield is king’ at Cunderdin
Yields are the key profit driver for the Whisson family at Cunderdin, WA, and they do everything they can to maximise them. See their story.
Victorian fruit icon back on the ASX after 20 years absence
Previously delisted in 2005 following its acquisition by Coca-Cola Amatil, SPC Global has now re-emerged after a three-way merger.
Cobram to double USA grove area
Australia’s leading olive oil producer is set to double its area of olive grove plantations in the United States, as it continues to grow its business across the Pacific.
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.
Southwest dairy family making the most of market conditions
The green drought hit southwest Victorian dairy farmers in 2024, but Rachel and Dale McLean say their year in dairy turned out a little differently.
High risk, high reward TMR feed system means few surprises for this SA dairy
Always knowing their cost of production has the Altmann family kicking financial goals on their Murray Bridge dairy farm. See how they do it.
Yearly lamb sale a ‘massive driver of business’ at Maroona Station
Purchasing four properties in the space of a decade and continuing to sell their lambs at their on-property sale, are measures of the Starling family’s success.
Who’s behind some of Australia’s best tasting food?
From milk, to steak, to chocolate, lamb and butter. We find out from the people behind some of Australia’s best tasting food what it takes to produce it.
Inside the rise of this northern NSW family beef business
For David Scarrabelotti, a business that started with selling a few bobby calves has grown to 360 staff, a huge spread of country near Kyogle, NSW, and an abattoir. See how he did it.
In the drive for national wealth, we’re losing our way
The Albanese government’s boast of a fistful of new laws and regulations is the very thing that threatens to hold back the economy over the long term.
Maintaining profitability the key for this Gippsland dairy family
Dairy farmers Stuart and Belinda Griffin aren’t afraid to make changes on farm, and as a result have improved their milk production by 13 per cent.
Wellard considering selling last remaining vessel
Australian livestock shipping operator Wellard Limited is considering selling the largest purpose-built livestock export ship in the world.
Dividend breakthrough for A2 Milk
After more than two decades on the dairy scene, a2 Milk is delivering a dividend to shareholders for the first time.
Casual pub conversation drives three-fold productivity increase
See how one NSW Riverina cotton-growing family have tripled their production while overcoming agronomic and business obstacles.
Elders launch into $475m takeover of rival
Elders have announced it will buy a rival NSW based agribusiness group in a huge deal, amid a fall in profit in the last year by 55 per cent.
GrainCorp’s $268 million earnings
GrainCorp has delivered earnings of $268 million for the 2024 financial year, down from $565 million, citing lower crop volumes.
23 of the most influential livestock-carrying ships
From controversial cocaine busts to drone attacks these are some of the major vessels which carried livestock across the globe last year. See the list.
Non-bank lending ‘more open’ for first-gen Australian farmers
Farmers needing finance beyond the traditional banks are chasing alternative options, with non-bank lending debt growing 400 per cent in 12 months.
Crunch time has arrived for ANZ’s Shayne Elliott
There’s a full slate of career-defining issues coming directly at the ANZ boss. For a CEO heading into his ninth year, it should be much smoother.
The rise of an Adelaide Hills artisanal cheesemaker
Behind the heritage listed walls of the former woollen mill that has stood since 1872, the humble beginnings of South Australian cheesemaker Udder Delights is ever-present.
Agribusiness index up almost 20 per cent year on year
An index tracking the performance of Australian agribusiness companies is up almost 20 per cent in the past year, a sign of good health for the industry.
White gold in a field of green
A massive lift in efficiency sits hand-in-hand with better outcomes for the environment at this Queensland irrigated cotton operation.
‘Won’t put my boys through that’: Beef baron on succession pain
After a “very rough ride” on farm succession, live exporter Geoff Pearson now works on 1000km of coastal southern WA grazing country.
How is Woolies going to win back trust?
The new boss talks about getting the balance right with customers but deeper trust issues are already hurting the supermarket major.
Foreign investment in Australian farms plummets
Historically foreign investors spend between $7 billion and $8.5 billion on new farming investments in Australia. That changed in 2023-24, with that figure dropping 34 per cent.
‘You’re only as good as your staff’: McKenna’s legacy remembered
Tributes are flowing for respected Victorian meat processing giant, businessman and racing enthusiast Colin McKenna who has died after a short illness.
Musolinos top of the crop in SA
A family horticulture business at Virginia, SA, has weathered the storms of succession and a heartbreaking workplace accident to become an industry powerhouse.
The pioneering spirit behind Act of Treason
Queensland might seem a world away from the agave fields of Mexico. But for this pioneering distiller, it’s the perfect place to forge a new kind of Australian plantation.
Decades in dairy for Curdievale Renyard family
Simone and Nick Renyard have long been ambassadors for dairy. But what makes their southwest Victorian farm tick?
Inflation outlook ‘well anchored’: RBA
A top Reserve Bank official gives a strong indication the central bank could be preparing the way for an interest rate cut.
Treasury Wine Estates to settle $65m class action
The Australian wine heavyweight has reached an in-principle agreement to settle a shareholder class action dating back to 2020.
State-of-the-art technology helps produce lamb, beef and grain
Coggan Family Farms is a leading force in innovation. Here’s how they use Swarm Farm Autonomous sprayers and cattle collars to improve efficiency.
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