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Friday, 12 August, 2022

News in-depthQantas Airways Ltd
The Qantas chief who brought a new travel disruption term to Australian vernacular
To be ‘Joyced’ is a word now in use to describe being severely inconvenienced at an airport by luggage delays or flight problems
Tuesday, 9 August, 2022

News Corp
News Corp profits almost double as subscriptions drive recovery from pandemic losses
Growth at Rupert Murdoch’s media company underpinned by revenue rises at news operations
Monday, 8 August, 2022

Inside BusinessAustralia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd
ANZ once more bets on an acquisition to spur growth
After pulling back internationally, Australian bank turns to regional deal to preserve declining mortgage market share
Monday, 8 August, 2022

BHP Group Ltd
Oz Minerals rebuffs BHP’s $5.8bn offer
Board says mining group’s bid ‘significantly’ undervalues Australian company
Thursday, 4 August, 2022

Climate change
Australia enters ‘new era’ on climate change as greenhouse gas bill passes
Coal mine near Great Barrier Reef is blocked as government secures its environmental policy
Monday, 1 August, 2022

Chinese economy
India could surpass China as world’s biggest minerals buyer, says economist
Dambisa Moyo warns Beijing’s debt and population challenges will affect resources companies
Wednesday, 27 July, 2022

Australia
Australia’s ‘avo-lanche’ forces farmers to look to Asia and UK for sales
Avocado is now being used as a cheaper substitute in salads as a glut of the fruit sends prices tumbling
Saturday, 23 July, 2022

Australia
Australia set to give its 69mn sheep IDs as foot and mouth fears rise
Biosecurity procedures put to the test as Indonesian outbreak of livestock disease spreads
Wednesday, 20 July, 2022

Reserve Bank of Australia
Australia launches review of ‘embarrassing’ central bank
RBA was criticised for maintaining low interest rates as inflation climbed
Tuesday, 19 July, 2022

BHP Group PLC
BHP warns of slowing global growth as monetary policy tightens
Falling prices and mounting recession fears take toll on world’s biggest miners
Tuesday, 19 July, 2022

News in-depthAustralia
Labour shortage threatens Australia’s post-pandemic resurgence
Unemployment has hit a near 50-year low but companies are struggling to find workers
Monday, 18 July, 2022

Life of a Song
Beds Are Burning — Midnight Oil’s 1986 song was a plea for justice for indigenous Australians
The track has been adopted and adapted globally — and revisited by the band in a fiery Sydney Olympics performance
Monday, 18 July, 2022

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd
Australia’s ANZ to acquire insurer Suncorp’s banking unit for $3.3bn
Deal will allow one of the country’s biggest lenders to expand its mortgage book
Thursday, 14 July, 2022

Australia
Australia’s near-record low unemployment stokes staffing crisis
Labor government discusses work visas with Pacific Island leaders to alleviate worker shortage
Wednesday, 13 July, 2022

US-China relations
US employs ‘tuna politics’ to resist China’s Pacific push
Kamala Harris warns island nations of ‘bad actors’ after promising more aid to the region
Tuesday, 12 July, 2022

Oceania
US woos Pacific island nations in effort to push back against China
Vice-president Kamala Harris to give virtual address to regional forum
Thursday, 7 July, 2022

New Zealand
Ardern warns against ‘self-fulfilling prophesy’ of war in Pacific
New Zealand’s prime minister says China should not be alienated as it has a ‘crucial role to play’
Wednesday, 6 July, 2022

Coronavirus pandemic
Pacific Island Niue suffers Covid outbreak after opening to tourists
New Zealand sends medical team to help two doctors serving a population of 1,600
Sunday, 3 July, 2022

News in-depthNato
China’s rise pushes Asia-Pacific nations to embrace Nato
North Atlantic alliance to expand co-operation with Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand
Friday, 1 July, 2022

Aerospace & Defence
US Coast Guard’s $3.3bn deal boosts Australian shipbuilder Austal
Contract lifts shares by 25% despite controversy over design faults in boats to counter China in Pacific
Thursday, 30 June, 2022

Brookfield Asset Management Inc
Brookfield buys AGL stake as Australia’s coal closures accelerate
Canadian investment group’s move prompts speculation it is preparing another takeover bid
Tuesday, 28 June, 2022

Australia
Australia locks down honey bees to protect critical industry from parasite
Apiaries subject to Covid-style restrictions to save pollinators crucial to agricultural sector
Friday, 24 June, 2022

Australian politics
China’s ambassador to Australia heckled as he calls for closer ties
Relations were strained by Canberra’s ban on Huawei and calls for an investigation into Covid’s origins
Thursday, 23 June, 2022

Mining
Australia mines inquiry finds ‘prevalent’ sexual abuse of women
Industry has not done enough to stamp out ‘appalling’ behaviour, says state government report
Tuesday, 21 June, 2022

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