Fairfax Media
News and interviews on Fairfax Media including trends, features, blogs and community conversations from an Australian business perspective.
US television ad spending grows alongside internet: StudyWednesday, 16 May 2012
Spending on television advertising in the US grew by 4.5% year-on-year, despite predictions the growth of the internet would erode television spending, according to a new Nielsen survey. ...
The world’s richest mothers
Monday, 14 May 2012
Each year, Mother’s Day provides us with an opportunity to reflect on how the wonderful women who brought us into the world have shaped, guided and provided for us. ...
Digital roadkill
Thursday, 10 May 2012
Just over 13 years a group of Silicon Valley technologists wrote The Cluetrain Manifesto, detailing what they saw as being the new rules of business in a connected world. ...
How Clive Palmer funds his amazing adventures
Monday, 07 May 2012
Clive Palmer's incredible year just keeps getting more and more incredible. Just months after apparently turning the course of the Queensland election, forming a breakaway soccer organisation and attempting to sue the Hyatt hotel chain, Clive has made headlines ...
John B. Fairfax stops the bleeding
Friday, 11 November 2011
News that Fairfax family elder John B. Fairfax and his family interests have sold the vast majority of their stake in publishing giant Fairfax Media have been met with predictable headlines this morning. ...
Households still cautious, says Glenn Stevens: Midday Roundup
Friday, 26 August 2011
Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Glenn Stevens has told the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics that households are still cautious and may be for some time. ...
Business confidence rises in March quarter: Midday Roundup
Tuesday, 03 May 2011
SME confidence has risen during the March quarter, even taking into account the impact of the Queensland floods, the latest NAB quarterly SME survey has revealed. ...
Fairfax moves into group-buying space, LivingSocial discusses multi-million dollar investment
Thursday, 17 March 2011
Fairfax has dipped into the group-buying craze, with one of New Zealand’s largest auction sites launching a sister operation that will offer discounted deals for experiences, following the lead of US giant Groupon and its army of clones. ...
Fairfax buys online accommodation booking business Occupancy for $29.1 million
Tuesday, 08 March 2011
Media giant Fairfax has acquired accommodation business Occupancy for $29.1 million, in yet another sign the company is ramping up its digital strategy following a string of purchases in the past five years. ...
Retail trade up 0.2% in December, Job ads up 2.4%: Economy Roundup
Monday, 07 February 2011
Retail turnover grew by just 0.2% in December, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, despite expectations of a 0.5% rise. ...
Retail Coalition set to register as a company as it fights against GST exemption
Monday, 17 January 2011
The Retail Coalition is set to ramp up its lobbying activities this week, with the group preparing to lodge as a company with ASIC in order to hire a chief executive and board of directors in preparation with a fight centred on Canberra. ...
United States could hit debt limit in two months, Floods hit coal prices: Economy Roundup
Friday, 07 January 2011
United States treasury secretary Timothy Geithner has said the US could reach its $US14.3 trillion debt limit by March, urging Republicans to increase the country's ceiling or face economic consequences. ...
Housing finance up 2.8% in October, Company at centre of NZ coal mine disaster collapses: Economy Roundup
Monday, 13 December 2010
The total value of owner-occupied housing finance rose by a seasonally adjusted 2.8% in October, according to the latest figure from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. ...
Rinehart’s message
Wednesday, 08 December 2010
Gina Rinehart’s $50 million investment in Fairfax Media would seem to confirm one of the theories regarding her sudden interest in the media sector, and blow up a few others. ...
Gina Rinehart shocks market again with stake in Fairfax Media
Wednesday, 08 December 2010
Australia's richest woman, iron ore billionaire Gina Rinehart, has once again shocked the business world by reportedly spending about $50 million to buy a 2% stake in Fairfax Media. ...
Brian McCarthy resigns as Fairfax CEO, Greg Hywood to act as interim chief
Monday, 06 December 2010
Brian McCarthy has resigned as chief executive and managing director of Fairfax, with current non-executive director Greg Hywood to takeover for an interim period while a global search is conducted for a new chief. ...
Global shares down after Korean attacks worry markets, Construction sector struggles: Economy Roundup
Wednesday, 24 November 2010
The Australian sharemarket has opened lower this morning following a drop in overseas markets, as investors remain nervous following the artillery strikes between North and South Korea that killed two marines and wounded civilians. ...
Fairfax Media adopts new structure, Qantas puts A380s back in the air: Economy Roundup
Tuesday, 23 November 2010
Media giant Fairfax will create a new organisational structure that will see the company split into nine operating businesses, with a new chief executive to be appointed to oversee the company's metro publishing and online sectors. ...
Government to unveil banking reform package, Westpac profit jumps 84%: Economy roundup
Wednesday, 03 November 2010
The Federal Government is preparing to unveil a package of banking reforms, which reportedly include a number of the Coalition's own ideas, to keep interest rates under control. ...
Commodity prices fall in October, Shares lower: Economy roundup
Tuesday, 02 November 2010
The Reserve Bank of Australia index of commodity prices fell in October due to coal and iron ore prices backing off. ...
