Energy giant AGL has teamed up with a Sydney-based company backed by tech magnate Mike Cannon-Brookes to explore building solar panels in the Hunter Region in NSW.
Cheyanne Enciso
The impasse over a looming gas shortage in WA could be headed for a major breakthrough, with Woodside Energy to pledge a boost in local supply.
Matt Mckenzie
Global packaging company Amcor’s chief executive Ron Delia will retire for health reasons after nine years in the top job.
The livelihoods of 55 people have evaporated after a 50-year-old construction company went bust with $20m in debt.
Emma Kirk
Transportation safety officers have issued an urgent warning for this legendary luxury brand, warning of a manufacturing defect.
Duncan Evans
Hofmann Engineering’s Erich F Hofmann and his brother were chasing adventure in Sydney when their ship stopped over in Fremantle in 1959, setting the scene for a business that now employs 650 people.
Sean Smith
American giant Alcoa is set to extend its control over the State’s alumina industry, with partner Alumina Limited accepting a $3.4 billion takeover offer.
There is no connection between two sinkholes which opened up above the embattled M6 Tunnel project, a contractor says.
Adelaide Lang
Subiaco contractor SRG Global has bagged a new contract with major Australian steel supplier and manufacturer BlueScope.
Simone Grogan
Buoyed by a bumper session for Australia’s largest retail bank, the benchmark set a record close on Thursday.
Jack Quail
Under pressure from soaring interest rates, elevated inflation and mortgage costs, households have cut back on spending for non-essential items like cars and coffees.
Shares slipped for a second straight session on Tuesday as consumer stocks weighed on the benchmark index.
Seven Group has stepped up its pursuit of the remaining shares of industrial business Boral, declaring its takeover offer unconditional and improving payment terms.
Shares slipped on Monday as iron ore miners sank and fears intensified of a weaker-than-expected GDP reading in the final three months of 2024.
Australia’s Brickworks alleges BGC sold its bricks at below cost in WA to eliminate competition.
The lawyers who argued against Tesla boss Elon Musk’s huge pay package now want $US5.6 billion of the company for legal fees.
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The local share market was off to a record breaking start in March, as fresh highs on Wall Street and positive manufacturing data from China bolstered the benchmark.
One of the world’s biggest car companies has just issued a massive recall for nearly 30,000 Australian vehicles.
With profit season nearing its end, the share market advanced for a fourth straight session on Tuesday.
Victorian family dynasty Barro and NYSE-listed CRH are set to become the new owners of Cockburn Cement after Adbri signed on to a $2.1 billion takeover deal.
Shares in Alumina Limited have fallen 5 per cent despite yesterday’s move by US partner Alcoa to buy the business, with chief executive Mike Ferraro revealing “disappointing” results.
The Henderson shipbuilder says the prospect of billions of dollars in work from the Royal Australian Navy enables it to offer long-term job security and careers for the first time.
Dale Henderson is sticking to his guns, backing in his company to withstand another battery mineral bust and come out in a strong position on the other side.
The power grid operator declared a system emergency on Sunday as electricity demand on WA’s main network hit a new record high, in another sign of severe pressure on the State’s energy supply.
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