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Miners hope for budget tax credits
Lithium and nickel miners who lobbied for tax breaks are set to be among the big budget winners as the Albanese government tries to shore up its ‘made in Australia’ plans.
- Brad Thompson
France’s Engie powers up for partner search at Victorian solar farm
Engie has shortlisted a blue-chip lender lineup, including ANZ Group, BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank, to stump up Goorambat’s debt financing.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Anglo American rejects second, higher BHP takeover offer
BHP chief executive Mike Henry said he was disappointed that directors of the London-listed miner had not been willing to enter into further discussions.
- Peter Ker
Rio investigates latest iron ore train derailment
Rio Tinto’s driverless trains are under scrutiny after the third derailment in 11 months at iron ore operations in WA.
- Brad Thompson
PM’s pension now in the hands of Stephen Jones
Five still-serving Labor parliamentarians will have their pension schemes tweaked by the financial services minister. As will all the nation’s senior judges.
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- Myriam Robin
Perpetual’s Greg Cooper knows KKR well
Perpetual’s now deputy-chairman is a distant relative on the KKR family tree.
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- Myriam Robin
Opinion & Analysis
How Rio Tinto executives can get paid more this year
Rio Tinto has made a step-change to executive remuneration. Bonus payments could increase materially, but not for the usual reasons.
Columnist
PEXA’s offshore venture shows much-needed proof of life
Going global has brought plenty of successful Australian businesses undone. This unheralded tech unicorn needed proof it was making headway – and it found some 10 days ago.
Columnist
New laws risk the end of free sports on TV
The government has one chance of modernising how broadcast rights are organised. Otherwise, iconic sporting events will be harder to find.
Contributor
Showtime! Media CEOs’ last stand with Foxtel over future of TV
Years of lobbying by free-to-air networks and Foxtel have come down to this week, when two crucial pieces of legislation are set to go before the Senate.
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Brookfield’s Healthscope debt trap is a mess for everyone involved
The investment giant is bringing its punchy approach to restructuring – and tactics more often found in the US – to Australia as it works on the hospital group.
- Jemima Whyte
- Investigation
- Rich List
For this Rich Lister, does the reality live up to the hype?
Property mogul and entrepreneur Shaun Bonett has a fortune of more than $2 billion, according to the Rich List. Those valuations might not live up to the hype.
- Primrose Riordan and Nick Bonyhady
- Analysis
- Social media
The real reason Elon Musk is taking on Australia
Australia has become the latest battleground for the billionaire’s global war on internet censorship, Will he win?
- Michael Pelly
Yesterday
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
How Rio Tinto executives can get paid more this year
Rio Tinto has made a step-change to executive remuneration. Bonus payments could increase materially, but not for the usual reasons.
- Updated
- Anthony Macdonald
BHP’s Mike Henry traverses the globe by private jet
The mining giant has rented a private jet for its global M&A push on Anglo American.
- Mark Di Stefano
KKR’s MYOB refinancing drags while bolt-on payday looms
The private equity giant is still to pin down a price and structure to its liking, leading to questions on whether it would press ahead or park the big-ticket refinancing.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Labor slams the NRL’s ‘deeply concerning’ Sportsbet tie-up
Communications Minister Michelle Rowland is deciding what to do with recommendations from an online gambling inquiry, including a blanket advertising ban.
- Zoe Samios
- Exclusive
- Casinos
Star Entertainment implosion leads to closure of fine diner Tetsuya’s
The relationship between the casino’s former CEO and chief financial officer deteriorated over an unnamed “material” project, a NSW inquiry heard last month.
- Zoe Samios
Cleaning up! Private equity shoot-out tipped for Colinton’s Dimeo
While there’s no certainty a deal will be signed, it’s a credible turn-out for Colinton Capital Partners.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
NSW toll reform suggestions ‘a recipe for disaster’: IPA
NSW’s tolling review should dump suggestions of overriding the state’s toll road contracts with legislation because it risks spooking investors, says Infrastructure Partnerships Australia.
- Jenny Wiggins
ANZ confirms investigation of its government bond sale
ANZ said is “co-operating fully” with ASIC as it investigates “suspected contraventions” of the Corporations Act relating to a government bond sale last year.
- James Eyers
PwC elevates tax and legal into its service line
The new model will also bring together the firm’s deals and private advisory professionals and its consultants into a renamed “advisory” service.
- Edmund Tadros
Tesla buyers using tax breaks bring spike in EV leasing
FleetPartners shares have climbed 48 per cent in six months and the CEO said 63 per cent of its novated lease customers in March bought an EV, taking advantage of a $3000 tax break.
- Simon Evans
Plan B in the works as ARN-Anchorage bid collapses
Here’s what Street Talk reckons could unfold in coming weeks.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
ARN throws a Hail Mary to revive collapsed radio merger
Takeover target SCA gave a dim view of the revised plan, which doesn’t include private equity firm Anchorage Capital.
- Nick Bonyhady
Partners Group to restart Guardian sale after childcare review
The Swiss private equity firm expects deals to ramp up in the second half, and primed its early learning business to be the first off the block.
- Aaron Weinman
Fortescue, Woodside find common ground on green hydrogen
Andrew Forrest has been one of the oil and gas giant’s biggest critics. The two are on the same page about US tax credits issues holding up renewable projects.
- Brad Thompson
East coast’s No.1 equipment hire biz Orange Hire set to change hands
Orange Hire’s EBITDA shot up from about $18 million at the time of Arcadia’s arrival in late 2020 to $30 million-plus.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
- Exclusive
- Regulation
ASIC investigates ANZ over Treasury trades
The corporate regulator acted after receiving a complaint from the Australian Office of Financial Management, which raises government debt, sources said.
- Aaron Patrick
ANZ wants to revisit Bank@Post deal amid scrutiny of branch closures
It is the only major bank not to allow customers to access services through Australia Post. Rural branch closures will be a focus of a Senate report this week.
- James Eyers
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
PEXA’s offshore venture shows much-needed proof of life
Going global has brought plenty of successful Australian businesses undone. This unheralded tech unicorn needed proof it was making headway – and it found some 10 days ago.
- Anthony Macdonald
Queensland Airports Limited auction revs up for take-off ... yet again
The auction’s start date has already slipped a couple of times, from the new year, to post-Easter, and now to late May. Of note, a firm timetable is yet to be set.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
- Exclusive
- Airports
Virgin Australia goes to war over airport ‘gold plating’
The airline’s chief financial officer, Race Strauss, says much of the $15 billion being spent by major airports on infrastructure is unnecessary.
- Jenny Wiggins
