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Tesla chair predicts tech worker boom in western Sydney
Tesla’s chair Robyn Denholm is confident the recent wipeout in global technology stock valuations will not hinder growth in the sector domestically.
- by Anne Hyland
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‘Bias’: Developers eyeing untouched land sue Andrews government over Surf Coast border
Land bankers and developers will be $200 million richer if they succeed in overturning a key government decision protecting land on Victoria’s surf coast.
- by Simon Johanson
Supermarkets freeze prices on home brand staples as affordability bites
Major supermarkets are steering consumers towards deals on home brands with price freezes on pantry staples to help with the affordability of groceries.
- by Emma Koehn
Optus defuses claims ‘unfriendly nations’ entered satellite orbit
A spokesperson declined to elaborate on claims by a senior executive that “unfriendly nations” were sending out spacecraft to listen to what is going on in its fleet of satellites.
- by Zoe Samios
Development sites valued at $510m to test market appetite
Investor appetite for development sites in the Sydney city and fringe areas will be tested in the rising interest rate environment with two separate projects being offered to the market.
- by Carolyn Cummins
Time and place for upmarket apartment buyers is now, says developer
Downsizing home buyers are fuelling Time & Place’s portfolio, with the busy developer gaining approval for an upmarket project in South Melbourne.
- by Simon Johanson
Fertility firm boss happy to ‘have the chat’ with potential suitors
Monash’s CEO said the company would be happy to talk to firms about a takeover but said the stability of ownership had been a plus for recruitment.
- by Emma Koehn
Opinion
Lachlan Murdoch
Lachlan Murdoch’s $220m bet on digital bookmaking falls flat
It is hard to know whether this deal’s failed consummation came down to price or lack of appeal. There is even a question mark over who was doing the stalking.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Flight fight: Rex blames cancelled routes on ‘predatory’ Qantas
Rex has launched a new flight from Melbourne to Devonport, using staff and planes that once serviced a route Rex said it was forced to cancel after Qantas’s entry.
- by Angus Dalton
Volatile energy market creates blackout risks in NSW, Queensland
Australia’s east-coast energy crunch continues to deepen as a blow-out in power prices in Queensland forces the market operator to step in.
- by Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
Buy now, pay later on the brink: ‘The entire market is collapsing’
The buy now, pay later sector’s rising bad debts and losses have become more apparent after pandemic stimulus payments from the government ended last year, and investors are worried.
- by Colin Kruger