This Month
Qatar Airways approaches the landing strip on Virgin Australia stake
The deal, expected to be finalised within days, comes nearly 1½ years after Bain Capital delayed a billion-dollar public listing of the Australian airline.
- Updated
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
August
Power market ‘beginning to fail’, energy users say
Manufacturers say forecasts for slower EV uptake are a short-term reprieve and that the regular use of voluntary usage cutbacks shows the market isn’t working.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Pressure on power grid eases as EV uptake falters
The Australian Energy Market Operator also cited softer economic growth and the bigger size of rooftop solar systems for the cut in forecast demand from the grid.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith and Ben Potter
Corporate Travel shares dive after earnings miss
UK refugee contracts failed to materialise, sending the travel booking company’s earnings spiralling.
- Ayesha de Kretser
- Exclusive
- Big four
Big banks pre-empt RBA move by cutting rates on term deposits
Intense competition for deposits has benefited savers but squeezed bank margins. The cuts come well before most expect the RBA to drop the cash rate.
- Lucas Baird
- Opinion
- Governance
The ASX’s legal mess reveals deep-rooted problems in boardrooms
Court action against the ASX over its bungled CHESS replacement project reflects a worrying escalation in the box-ticking, compliance culture inside Australian boardrooms.
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- Tony Boyd
- Exclusive
- How I Made It
This immigrant quietly made $550m. He has tips for making $1b
Gabriel Jakob is one of the most successful Australian entrepreneurs you’ve probably never heard of. Now he’s telling his story, but not posing for a full photo.
- Yolanda Redrup
Labor facing internal backlash on gambling ads
Communications Minister Michelle Rowland is facing growing backbench pressure to introduce a total ban on gambling advertising.
- Ronald Mizen
- Exclusive
- Health insurance
Pressure for health premium overhaul in election headache for Albanese
The influential medical lobby is demanding an independent umpire to determine how high insurance premiums can rise as negotiations over the next increase begin.
- Michael Smith
- Analysis
- Media & marketing
REA’s success exposes shrinking Domain
The growth engine for Nine Entertainment, property classifieds platform Domain, has not been firing – and is losing ground to News Corp-controlled REA Group.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
- Exclusive
- Russia-Ukraine war
Australian ambassador shared work space with TikTok and a dog trainer
Australia’s ambassador to Ukraine worked out of a WeWork building in Warsaw amid fears Russian missile attacks make it too unsafe to go back to Kyiv.
- Andrew Tillett
- Analysis
- Due diligence
DroneShield: a capital markets plaything or the real deal?
Even as sceptics question its valuation, the drone detection and jamming group has a near $1 billion market capitalisation.
- Jemima Whyte
July
Domacom fund suspended from accepting new money after NDIS closures
Property investment platform Domacom has been blocked from raising new funds following a Financial Review probe into aggressively marketed NDIS investments.
- Updated
- Jonathan Shapiro
Chinese rare earths giant looks to set up in Australia
Shenghe wants to expand into Australia despite strong government opposition to Chinese investment.
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- Brad Thompson
- Exclusive
- Building Bad
Union sparkies spare Cbus-backed builds from work bans
Developments in western Sydney are running months behind schedule due to industrial action at Endeavour Energy. But two projects seem to be exempt.
- Campbell Kwan and David Marin-Guzman
The ups and downs of flying business on Singapore Airlines
Great food and privacy in a large bed – if you can find a spot for your feet.
- Ingrid Fuary-Wagner
Nina lost $11,600 to a scam. Bendigo Bank won’t help her
When Nina Merrilees was scammed in 2022, she was shocked the banks didn’t help her. New research shows most Australians think they should have.
- Hannah Wootton
‘Give her a go’: New judge blasts ‘painfully slow’ progress for women
Jane Needham blasted the “painfully slow” progress of women in law and urged barristers to consider briefing “that young woman who went to a school you haven’t heard of”.
- Michael Pelly
This ASIC boss was scammed. She has a warning for you
When Karen Chester bought shoes in a sale last month, she did not expect to be scammed. The fact she was shows the urgent need for reforms.
- Hannah Wootton
Private credit jumps 45pc in five years and is threatening banks: Citi
Risk-averse major lenders have created a “structural” change in the market by staying away from indebted companies and commercial real estate, analysis says.
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- Aaron Weinman
