This Month
The beef baron, the waste magnate and the battle for Brisbane
A bustling weekend farmer’s market on the city’s fringes has emerged as a battleground in a stoush between two industry titans.
- James Hall
How the ‘buzz’ in Brisbane is bucking a national trend
As office vacancy rates creep higher in capital cities such as Melbourne, investors are flocking to Brisbane where the market is thriving.
- James Hall
- Opinion
- Health insurance
Not-for-profit health cover means no incentive to manage costs
As private hospitals struggle, the insurers that fund patients are content to let their management costs blow out.
- Nick Hossack
Receivers appointed to sell Selina Australia’s ‘flashpacker’ hotels
The global budget hotel operator collapsed last month. Now its profitable Australian hotels are being sold by receivers acting on behalf of Dorado Capital.
- Larry Schlesinger
- Opinion
- Retail
Pressure is on Domino’s boss to deliver a turnaround
US parent Domino’s Pizza Inc and local chairman Jack Cowin are each becoming more involved in how ASX-listed Domino’s Pizza Enterprises is run.
- Carrie LaFrenz
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Paris shines in the glory of Olympic gold
Paris has used its unique sights and attractions as the backdrop to its Games. But in terms of organisation too, this is the one that Brisbane must learn from in 2032.
- The AFR View
July
Why industry policies are no longer a ‘hidden’ trade war
The Productivity Commission’s deputy chairman has added to warnings that the federal government’s signature Made in Australia policy could fuel protectionism.
- James Hall
Expert department ‘not party’ to PsiQuantum deal
Persistent criticism of the nearly $1 billion investment in PsiQuantum was again levelled at ministers and bureaucrats this week.
- James Hall
PsiQuantum promises US a computer after $US500m investment
Three months after inking almost $1 billion worth of deals with the federal and Qld governments, the tech start-up has signed up to build another quantum computer in Chicago.
- Paul Smith
‘No time’ to get business case for Brisbane Games stadium
Hours after Brisbane 2032 Games boss Andrew Liveris pleaded with politicians not to make it a political football, they did.
- James Hall
Qld premier raises problem of water risk under Dutton’s nuclear plan
Labor Premier Steven Miles has quoted a new report outlining the need for a state-based plebiscite to adopt the Coalition’s nuclear plan.
- James Hall
- Updated
- Energy
Labor’s hydrogen dream stalls as Fortescue slims down H2 vision
Fortescue will cut 700 jobs and slow its push into green hydrogen in a blow to the Albanese government’s plan to make Australia a hydrogen superpower supported by more than $8 billion of taxpayer funded incentives.
- Peter Ker and Angela Macdonald-Smith
- Exclusive
- Private equity
Viral beauty brand Coco & Eve snares $100m American PE investment
The company, marketed as vegan and cruelty-free, was founded in 2018 by Emily Hamilton and sells a range of hair, self-tan and body care products.
- Carrie LaFrenz
Qld Premier suspends CFMEU donations amid investigation
Premier Steven Miles said he would refuse to meet with the union’s officials until after Queensland police had conducted an analysis of allegations of criminality.
- James Hall and Tom Rabe
$2400 a night: Hotel prices soar as Origin fans flock to Brisbane
A perfect storm for the blockbuster rugby league series decider has sparked a surge in hotel rates across the city.
- James Hall
Albanese makes three-day assault on Queensland battleground
The prime minister has thrown down the gauntlet in Queensland during a pseudo-election-campaign tour.
- James Hall
Life sentences for Qld children as LNP pledges youth crime crackdown
Children convicted of murder in Queensland would be jailed for life, with Opposition Leader David Crisafulli saying “victims must come first”.
- James Hall
Morgans joins the Guzman y Gomez hallucination
New coverage from the Brisbane firm puts out a bull case of an imagined reality.
- Mark Di Stefano
- Exclusive
- Energy
LNP to debate nuclear despite ‘intriguing’ omission
The LNP’s Queensland base will be “white-hot angry” if convention doesn’t debate nuclear energy, senior federal MP warns.
- James Hall
Crown Group founder fails to raise funds to buy back 473-unit site
Crown Group co-founder Paul Sathio had won the tender to buy the site but was unable to accrue enough funds by the settlement date.
- Campbell Kwan
