Business

Handshake after deal. | Newsreel

Renewed optimism to make deals in Australia

Investors are signalling improved conditions for Mergers and Acquisitions in the Australian market over the next 12 months. Pitch Partners’ Dealmaker report showed an
Read more 9 April 2024
Toondah Harbour at Redlands. | Newsreel

Major blow for Redlands harbour redevelopment

The Federal Government has indicated it is likely to block the $3 billion Toondah Harbour project planned on the Redland coast, east of Brisbane. In a statement released
Read more 9 April 2024
Women enjoying cup of coffee. | Newsreel

World-first coffee research leaves vibrant aftertaste

Coffee aficionados rejoice! We are entering a new phase of deep coffee appreciation. New research has mapped a new language to identify the finer taste points of a
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Steve Greenwood - CEO of Queensland Futures Institute. | Newsreel

Population policy needed to ignite the regions

Queensland needs a robust population policy to boost the appeal of regions and a 50-year plan to give certainty to investors, according to the head of the state’s
Read more 9 April 2024
House under construction. | Newsreel

Supply barriers blunt new housing initiatives

An 18 percent drop in productivity in the construction sector and a skills shortage means the nation faces a large shortfall in housing needs. Master Builders Australia
Read more 9 April 2024
Aboriginal business person. | Newsreel

Inquiry focus on First Nations business success

A Federal Government inquiry will investigate ways to improve outcomes for First Nations businesses. The Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Read more 9 April 2024
Australian Tax Office sign. | Newsreel

Not-for-profits need to re-apply for tax exemption

Thousands of not-for-profit organisations will need to re-apply for income tax exemption status from July 1 this year. The Australian Tax Office (ATO) said around
Read more 9 April 2024
Fortescue manufacturing facility in Gladstone. | Newsreel

Gladstone centre of green hydrogen manufacturing

Australia’s first manufacturing facility able to build hydrogen electrolysers at a commercial scale has been opened in Central Queensland. Fortescue’s Gladstone
Read more 8 April 2024
Rooftop solar being installed. | Newsreel

Call for policies to support energy reform at home

A broad cross-section of Australian advocacy groups have urged the Federal Government to use the upcoming budget to better invest in the clean economy. The group, which
Read more 8 April 2024
Rural firefighter battles bushfire. | Newsreel

20-year ‘mega droughts’ loom for our sunburnt country

Researchers have warned that Australia could be facing 20-year “mega-droughts” and that future dry periods may be “far worse than we imagined”. A research team
Read more 8 April 2024