By Richard Holden >>
EDITOR’S PREVIEW
PROFESSOR RICHARD HOLDEN researched the Federal Labor Government’s taxation direction in the 2026 Federal Budget and was horrified to deduce that its effect would be to place extra tax on businesses that are actually improving their productivity. Productivity is – up until now it seems – what Australian Governments…
From Ellen Boonstra, Business Acumen’s Asia correspondent >>
SOUTHEAST ASIA’s primary automotive manufacturing hub, Thailand has secured more than US$4.1 billion (about 137 billion baht) in investment pledges across its electric vehicle (EV) supply…
MACQUARIE Technology Group Limited (ASX: MAQ) intends to build an engineering and technology campus co-located within a ~200MW data centre precinct in Macquarie Park, Sydney.
This progresses Macquarie’s announcement on July 14, 2025 that a wholly…
MACQUARIE Technology Group Limited (ASX: MAQ) intends to build an engineering and technology campus co-located within a ~200MW data centre precinct…
OPINION by John Sheridan, myRegion >>
CROPS AND ROCKS. Dirt and seeds. With a garnishing of travel and education. It pays the bills, but postpones…
AS AUSTRALIANS grapple with current fuel price hikes and supply challenges, a new Rabobank report has highlighted the key role the nation’s canola…
MACQUARIE Technology Group Limited (ASX: MAQ) intends to build an engineering and technology campus co-located within a ~200MW data centre precinct…
RMIT UNIVERSITY chancellor Peggy O’Neal AO has been appointed by the Federal Government as the new Australian business champion for Vietnam.
“It is…
By Leon Gettler, Talking Business >>
CLINUVEL Pharmaceuticals has taken significant steps forward developing innovative solutions for acute and…
OPINION by John Sheridan, myRegion >>
CROPS AND ROCKS. Dirt and seeds. With a garnishing of travel and…
From Ellen Boonstra, Business Acumen’s Asia correspondent >>
SOUTHEAST ASIA’s primary automotive manufacturing hub,…
CLICK FRENZY’s new owners, Gabby and Hezi Leibovich, have officially brought the popular Australian…
AS CLUMSY and debilitating as Facebook’s news feed ban has been – for thousands of businesses and community…
By Jeff Purser >>
ONE OF THE STRANGEST patterns I have noticed over the past 25 years is that most conversations do…
MASTER BULDERS Australia has backed the Hands Off Our Fuel campaign and members are urging policy makers to “leave this…
JEFF PURSER, communications strategist, writer and producer of Australian feature films Fat Pizza and Cedar Boys,…
THE Housing Industry Association (HIA) has warned the 4.75% rise in minimum award wages will negatively impact the pace…
AUSTRALIAN-BUILT generative AI software is being trialled by iconic American confectionery company Tootsie Roll. The reason? This manufacturing…
LUFTHANSA marks a centenary of aviation service on January 6, 2026.
On that day, 100 years ago, the first ‘Luft Hansa’ was founded, and by April 6 of the same year, it had its maiden commercial flight. Australia's…
THE ULTRA-RARE ‘Yellah’ HSV GTSR W1 Maloo ute – build number 001 of just four secretly produced – sold last weekend for $1.2 million, winning the title of the highest-priced Holden in history.
A…
NEW FIGURES from the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman reveal a 50 percent jump in requests for help from distressed business…
MASTER BUILDERS Australia’s has welcomed the announcement, by the Fair Work Commission, that it has appointed Michael Crosby as the new CFMEU…
For many, the arduous task of donning compression stockings can be frustrating. This is especially true if the wearer is living independently,…
MONASH UNIVERSITY has launched the Monash Ventures Pre-Seed Fund, a $15 million initiative developed in partnership with Breakthrough Victoria to…
THE Queensland Government and resources industry leaders are meeting in Brisbane today to develop innovative ways to rebuild explorer confidence in Queensland and to ensure the state can meet…
REDFERN’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and heritage will be at the heart of plans to upgrade three parks in one of Sydney’s most important growing communities.
More than 4,500…
THE Australian Workers’ Union, Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union, Electrical Trades Union and Maritime Union of Australia have issued a joint statement welcoming the South Australian and…
THE GOLD COAST became the centre of Australian screen culture in February as the 2026 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA)…
THE FORD Dealer Network has reaffirmed its commitment to Australian basketball with Basketball Australia confirming an extension to its major…
MORE INDIGENOUS law graduates will be able to access the support they need to make the transition to legal practice…
By Ellen Boonstra, Business Acumen’s Asia correspondent >>
FOR MORE THAN SEVEN decades, World Press Photo has defined a global standard for…
By Leon Gettler, Talking Business >>
GETTING AHEAD in the corporate world has its challenges for women.
New data from…
By Leon Gettler, Talking Business>>
WHAT ARE THE SECRETS to becoming so wealthy that you don’t have to worry about your next pay…
AS AUSTRALIANS grapple with current fuel price hikes and supply challenges, a new Rabobank report has highlighted the key role the nation’s canola…
By Leon Gettler, Talking Business >>
A LOT OF THE FOCUS of the Federal Budget has been on fixing intergenerational equity problems.
But Toby Ellis,…
ANZ BANK’s board will face the bank’s first shareholder resolutions on financing deforestation at its annual meeting in Sydney on Thursday.
The resolutions – facilitated by the Australian…
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