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Fair Work allows mining workers to opt out of collective union agreement Madeleine Heffernan Industrial umpire rules that company's undertakings meet the 'better off overall' test within the Fair Work Act. | Friday, 27 January 2012 |
Rinehart expanding mining interests with diamonds, uranium Patrick Stafford Australia's richest person expected to explore fo uranium, diamonds, oil and gas. | Thursday, 26 January 2012 |
No compensation for businesses affected by energy company’s decision to cut power due to fire risk Myriam Robin South Australian electricity distributor ETSA Utilities has said it will not pay compensation to businesses that lost trade as a result of it cutting their supply on January 1. | Thursday, 5 January 2012 |
Professional services tipped to grow, as report details decline of Sydney Madeleine Heffernan Professional services are expected to grow in the year ahead, despite a report detailing the decline of professional services-rich Sydney. | Monday, 19 December 2011 |
Gender pay gap reaches decades-high on mining boom Madeleine Heffernan The gender pay gap has reached a decades-high as bumper packets in the male-dominated mining sector lead to a rapid increase in the average man's pay. | Friday, 18 November 2011 |
Gina Rinehart’s daughter launches legal claim against iron ore billionaire James Thomson & Angela Priestley Hope Welker – the daughter of Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart – has launched legal action against her mother in the Supreme Court of New South Wales this morning. | Thursday, 8 September 2011 |
Government steps up Buy Australia push, appoints Peter Beattie to trade role James Thomson The struggles of the manufacturing sector has forced the Federal Government to step up its Buy Australia push. | Thursday, 25 August 2011 |
Steel industry agony can’t justify protectionism: Burgess Rob Burgess With its support of the steel sector, the Gillard Government is treading a foolish path. It is treating manufacturing woes as if they're cyclical, when it knows this isn't the case. | Monday, 22 August 2011 |
From a $US600m deal to administration: the sad tale of AED Oil Madeleine Heffernan You would have thought that an oil producer with $US600 million in cash during the middle of a resources boom would be a good bet. | Tuesday, 16 August 2011 |
Nicole Kidman's Highlands retreat given reprieve – for now – as coal company shifts exploratory holes Jonathan Chancellor Actor Nicole Kidman has unwittingly secured a 200-metre exclusion zone between her $6.5 million Sutton Forest, Southern Highlands farming property and the nearest coal exploratory drill hole in the area. | Tuesday, 28 June 2011 |
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Groupon makes a loss in first quarter Patrick Stafford Group buying giant Groupon has made a loss in its first quarter trading as a publically listed company. | Wednesday, 8 February 2012 |
Google hires Apple executive for new project Patrick Stafford Search giant Google has hired a former Apple executive for a new project, a new report from VentureBeat claims. | Monday, 6 February 2012 |
Your sector-by-sector guide to 2012 Madeleine Heffernan The only certainty is uncertainty: chances are the Australian economy is headed for another topsy-turvy year. | Tuesday, 17 January 2012 |
The mining industry gains further ground IBISWorld The mining division remains the nation's most important exporter. | Tuesday, 20 September 2011 |
Industries set to fly and fall in 2011-12 Robert Bryant Organic farming is tipped to enjoy a big boost in new financial year, while wired telco carriers won’t fare so well. | Thursday, 30 June 2011 |
Waste not, want not Robert Bryant, IBISWorld Investment in recycling technology provides fuel for industry growth. | Tuesday, 17 May 2011 |
Positive currents Robert Bryant, IBISWorld Buoyant conditions in the housing and institutional building markets has sparked healthy growth within the electrical services industry. | Tuesday, 1 March 2011 |
Lacking in energy James Thomson Australia's energy providers are struggling to meet the online needs of their customers. | Tuesday, 7 December 2010 |
Digging up trouble Robert Bryant After a long boom, the mining service industry is expected to crawl along with only modest growth over the next five years. | Tuesday, 9 June 2009 |
The boom goes bust James Thomson It's official - the resources boom is over. It's bad news for Australia's economy and even worse news for the gang of mining executives and entreprenuers who became fabulously wealthy during the past two years. | Sunday, 1 February 2009 |
No silver lining for miners Robert Bryant The silver, lead and zinc sector faces a difficult year, as falling global demand and collapsing prices sink sales. | Tuesday, 27 January 2009 |
Spilt milk James Thomson Australia’s dairy wholesale sector is coming off a good year, thanks to surging global food prices. But as prices fall, increased competition will lead to consolidation and force some companies out of the sector. IBISWorld general manager ROBERT BRYANT explains. | Tuesday, 20 January 2009 |
Suren Chandrajit Madeleine Heffernan  CEO of True Value Solar, Suren Chandrajit, says despite a spate of collapses this year, the solar industry faces a bright future. | Wednesday, 21 December 2011
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Phil Hutchings James Thomson  RedFlow's Phil Hutchings talks about the company's up and coming IPO and why the float is more about credibility than money. | Tuesday, 7 December 2010
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Amber Fergusson James Thomson  One half of the husband-and-wife team behind Carbon Management Solutions, Amber Fergusson, shares the secrets behind their enormous growth. | Tuesday, 28 September 2010
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Jim Myatt James Thomson  Australian Power & Gas is taking on the Goliaths of the energy sector with a clever outsourcing strategy and a selling machine. | Tuesday, 22 June 2010
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Ben Freund James Thomson  Ben Freund talks about how he built his business, dealing with high-profiled investors and why he has no exit strategy. | Tuesday, 16 March 2010
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Pizza Capers gets a bigger slice of the action Patrick Stafford While other retailers are discounting to get cash in the door, Pizza Capers founders Scott Geiszler and Anthony Russo are standing firm with their premium product. They tell PATRICK STAFFORD about the challenges of managing their fast-growing empire. | Thursday, 4 December 2008 |
Recruiter rides the outsourcing wave Amanda Gome Andrew Banks heads the winning HR firm Talent2, and has built a highly successful and lucrative career from making canny calls on recruitment trends. He tells AMANDA GOME about his strategies and predictions. | Tuesday, 14 October 2008 |
The king of follow-through Amanda Gome Plenty of young entrepreneurs talk of bundling companies together and heading off to a float “by the end of the year”, but William Scott is one who went and did it. He tells AMANDA GOME of his amazing journey. | Wednesday, 28 November 2007 |
The king of follow-through Amanda Gome Plenty of young entrepreneurs talk of bundling companies together and heading off to a float “by the end of the year”, but William Scott is one who went and did it. He tells AMANDA GOME the story. | Thursday, 22 November 2007 |
Thinking smarter Steve Burnham The IT financing and intermediary business ThinkSmart has just floated – very successfully. Founder Ned Montarello shares his journey with AMANDA GOME. | Wednesday, 6 June 2007 |
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