Today
Manufacturing sector mood hits lowest level since the GFC
A net 41 per cent of manufacturers expect conditions to worsen during the next six months, according to the ACCI-Westpac industrial trends survey.
- Michael Read
This Month
Rinehart and Forrest set for battle of the billionaire boots
Gina Rinehart’s acquisition of Rossi Boots and its trademarks paves the way for her to produce Kidman-branded apparel, and compete with Andrew Forrest’s R.M. Williams.
- Brad Thompson
Boral adds $2b in value as Kerry Stokes finds right CEO
Vik Bansal has given local managers more decision-making powers and greater accountability for delivering profits and cost-cutting.
- Simon Evans
AEMO sharpens warnings on WA gas shortfall
Uncertainty around the timing of new gas developments is worsening the risk of shortages in the West Australian market, the energy market operator said.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Tesla recalls nearly all its US cars over Autopilot crash risk
The US regulator says the self-driving function on the electric cars “may not be sufficient to prevent driver misuse” and could increase the risk of a crash.
- Updated
- David Shepardson
Golden times for the used car market are over
The average time taken to sell a secondhand vehicle in Australia is at its highest level in a year, and values keep dropping.
- Simon Evans
BHP executive the new boss at Incitec Pivot
Mauro Neves de Moraes ran coal and copper operations for the mining giant in Queensland and Chile. He was given the top job over an internal candidate.
- Updated
- Simon Evans
Raphael Geminder lobs higher offer in bid to take Pact Group private
The packaging company’s board has recommended shareholders accept the billionaire’s new proposal after previously urging them to reject a lower offer.
- Kylar Loussikian
November
Buying your steak direct from paddock to plate
These food companies are bypassing retailers altogether and selling fresh produce direct to consumers.
- Nina Hendy
The AI tech that’s sorting fruit and veg amid labour shortages
Vision AI’s technology to sort fruit and vegetables faster has been picked up by manufacturers.
- Nina Hendy
Luxe-for-less beauty brand wins hearts and purses
The millennial and Gen Z thirst for instant gratification has made MCoBeauty eager to get its “dupe” products on shelves as fast as possible.
- Lauren Sams
Lab-grown food may be the next great investment boom
It is no longer science fiction to envisage a day when half the world’s meat and dairy industry is displaced by food grown in vats.
- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
- Opinion
- Trade wars
Asia-Pacific tech war is really a subsidies battle
The US pivot towards protectionism and its desire to shift trade to ‘like-minded’ friends raise fears that its market will be closed to Asian exports.
- Mary Lovely
- Exclusive
- Start-ups
Aussie chipmaker eyes payoff from $80m investment
Australia’s largest semiconductor maker Morse Micro is spending big to prepare for mass production of its chips.
- Tess Bennett
Manufacturing play Amaero launches raise
Amaero International, a small cap with advanced manufacturing ambitions, was rounding up investors for an $8 million placement via Alpine Capital on Friday morning.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Indonesian buyer hunts Incitec Pivot fertiliser bargain
The interim CEO of Incitec Pivot says a downturn in the fertiliser business does not mean it is the wrong time to sell it.
- Simon Evans
Elders shares jump as CEO says it is no ‘one-trick pony’
The agribusiness group was still able to deliver its second-highest profit in 10 years despite slowing fertiliser sales and interest rate rises.
- Simon Evans
Sun Cable sounds out federal government fund for Tasmania cable plant
The Mike Cannon-Brookes-owned venture has approached the National Reconstruction Fund for support for its proposed high-voltage-cable plant.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Bids roll in for Synlait’s Dairyworks; debt levels spark concern
The asset is likely to be acquired by one of the smaller strategic buyers, with the likes of Bega understood to have swerved the auction.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Can US weapons makers adapt to 21st century warfare?
Traditional suppliers are facing competition as big tech muscles in on the action and targets defence and security as promising markets.
- The Economist
