This Month
Senate’s Transparency Warrior flings the invisibility cloak
Former independent senator Rex Patrick has turned the FOI game into a tidy earner, lodging documents for corporates, while shielding identities.
- Mark Di Stefano
Nick Scali shares climb on AGM update
The retailer joined Beacon Lighting in reporting improving trading momentum in a market where shoppers have largely been shunning bigger ticket items.
- Carrie LaFrenz
How Australia resoundingly voted No
Just under 13 million people voted in the Voice to parliament referendum with 60 per cent casting their ballot against the change.
- Ronald Mizen
September
WA to impose royalty on hydrogen extraction
Western Australia plans to introduce a royalty on hydrogen production, but many of the big green hydrogen projects in the state won’t need to pay it.
- Peter Ker
Qantas should start acting like a national carrier: SA premier
Peter Malinauskas is annoyed that the airline scrapped direct flights from Adelaide to Singapore 10 years ago, as he praised Qatar Airways.
- Simon Evans
- Opinion
- Energy transition
There are lower-risk ways to keep the energy transition moving
The switch from carbon can’t be put off, but Australia’s construction industry is not ready for it. There is a surprising ray of hope from Dan Andrews’ Victoria.
- Cameron O'Reilly
Albanese pitches Voice to younger female voters
Seeking to replicate Labor’s success at last year’s federal election for the looming referendum, the prime minister invoked the Matildas’ historic World Cup campaign on Friday, urging support from women.
- Tom McIlroy
August
Starter’s gun primed for six-week fight over Voice
South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas and AFL executive Tanya Hosch will headline the launch of the Yes campaign on Wednesday.
- Tom McIlroy
Corporate buyers tipped to bid for $170m of farming aggregations
Fund manager AAM has put its Sunshine Farms aggregation in NSW up for sale for more than $90m, while a European family is selling Fairview in SA.
- Larry Schlesinger
First home ‘help to buy’ scheme to start in 2024
Up to 40,000 low- and middle-income families will get extra help to buy their first home from next year.
- Tom McIlroy
- Opinion
- Rare earths
Why speculative investors dominate in rare earths debate
Australia is racing to bypass China in the hunt for the rare earths that are critical to the global economy and to national security. But the West is far behind.
- Updated
- Jennifer Hewett
July
BHP warns of $3b hit from labour hire laws
BHP Australia boss Geraldine Slattery has warned the Albanese government’s ‘same job, same pay’ for labour hire threaten the country’s ability to exploit critical minerals for the energy transition.
- David Marin-Guzman
- Opinion
- Voice to parliament
Albanese has no plan B to get the Voice across the line
The Yes campaign is losing the race to persuade more Australians to support the Voice, even thought it started in front.
- Jennifer Hewett
Steven Marshall’s PwC snub could have cost more than the Games
PwC did all it could to convince South Australia to bid for the 2026 Commonwealth Games. It didn’t work, but neither did Steven Marshall’s re-election campaign.
- Myriam Robin
Do you live in a region without a uni? This $67m boost could help
Community-led study hubs that enable people in regional areas to get a degree are being backed by Education Minister Jason Clare’s higher education review.
- Julie Hare
Thai cave rescuer takes on new risks
Dr Richard Harris says we all need to walk a bit more on the wild side if we are to enjoy life to the fullest and truly know ourselves.
- Simon Evans
Warren Randall snaps up another McLaren Vale boutique vineyard
The acquisition of 80ha Hiltop Vineyards cements Randall Wine Group’s position as the largest vineyard owner in the McLaren Vale.
- Larry Schlesinger
June
The winners and losers in the SA budget
First home buyers purchasing a new home worth up to $650,000 are big winners in the SA budget, and won’t pay any stamp duty, saving $29,580.
- Simon Evans
SA treasurer cuts growth forecasts for next two years
South Australian Treasurer Stephen Mullighan says there are tougher times ahead, with consumer spending starting to slow.
- Simon Evans
April
Solar eclipse drives uptick in fossil fuel generation
The rare solar eclipse will curtail electricity generation from solar panels, forcing a brief increase in demand for fossil fuel power.
- Colin Packham
