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Australia’s looming power crisis: Gottliebsen Robert Gottliebsen Australia is rapidly losing its ability to supply reliable power. Renewables are important, but can't fill the gap, making gas or nuclear power the solution our state premiers must push. | Wednesday, 17 March 2010 |
The mining boom is back – and here are 10 ways your business can get a slice of the action James Thomson With the mining boom officially back, companies should be looking for ways to get at least some exposure to the next mining boom – direct or indirect. | Thursday, 25 February 2010 |
Kerry Stokes merges Seven Network with his private mining equipment empire WesTrac James Thomson Kerry Stokes' merger of WesTrac with his publicly-listed media company Seven Network will create a $2.6 billion diversified entity to be known as Seven Group Holdings Limited. | Sunday, 21 February 2010 |
Young coal baron Nathan Tinkler heads towards $300 million float James Thomson Nathan Tinkler remains on track to float his company Ashton Resources in the next six months, after successful completing the $480 million purchase of the Maules Creek Coal mine in NSW. | Thursday, 18 February 2010 |
Clive Palmer forced to correct $70 billion coal deal boast James Thomson Clive Palmer has been forced into an embarrassing back down after a Chinese company denied it had signed a $70 billon coal supply deal with Palmer’s company. | Tuesday, 9 February 2010 |
Giant $70 billion coal deal could make Clive Palmer Australia’s richest person James Thomson A $70 billion deal will see Clive Palmer’s China First coal mine in central Queensland supply China’s giant China Power Investment Corporation with coal for the next 20 years. | Sunday, 7 February 2010 |
Griffin Coal administrator to investigate insolvent trading claims James Thomson The administrator of collapsed Perth miner Griffin Coal says he will look into claims the company may have traded when insolvent, after revealing the company’s debts could top $1 billion. | Thursday, 14 January 2010 |
WA Government back flips on Griffin Coal as offers flood in for collapsed miner James Thomson The WA Government has been forced to back down on its promise to pay the entitlements of 500 workers affected by the collapse of coal miner Griffin Coal. | Tuesday, 5 January 2010 |
Unions declare collapsed miner Griffin Coal is viable as WA Government guarantees entitlements James Thomson The West Australian Government guarantees Griffin Coal workers their $12 million owed in entitlements is safe. | Monday, 4 January 2010 |
Wealthy entrepreneur’s mining company in $700m collapse James Thomson Perth’s business community rocked by collapse of Ric Stowe’s giant mining company Griffin Coal. | Sunday, 3 January 2010 |
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Parents not protecting children online Patrick Stafford New research from Microsoft Australia shows 65% of Australian parents are not doing enough to protect children online. | Wednesday, 17 March 2010 |
Google employee lashes out at Apple, iPhone Patrick Stafford Tim Bray, who has recently been hired by Google as an Android developer advocate after leaving Sun Microsystems, has hit out at the Apple iPhone in his blog. | Wednesday, 17 March 2010 |
Microsoft unleashes Internet Explorer 9 Patrick Stafford Software giant Microsoft has unveiled the latest version of its Internet Explorer software for public view. | Wednesday, 17 March 2010 |
PC sales set to explode Patrick Stafford PC sales across the world are set to grow over the next year due to sustained economic growth both home and abroad in the information technology sector, according to new forecasts from IDC. | Tuesday, 16 March 2010 |
Choice calls for supermarket ombudsman Patrick Stafford Consumer group Choice has called for the establishment of a supermarket ombudsman, saying it would help solve issues relating to competition and fairness. | Tuesday, 16 March 2010 |
Microsoft not so hot on employees using iPhones Patrick Stafford According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Microsoft staff are concerned by the number of employees using iPhones, manufactured by rival Apple. | Monday, 15 March 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 |
How will your sector perform in 2009? James Thomson The threat of recession hangs heavy over the business landscape, but not every company is bracing for bad news. In a sector-by-sector breakdown, SmartCompany reveals the industries of likely refuge in the maelstrom ahead. | Monday, 19 January 2009 |
Where are we in the downturn? There are plenty of differing opinions about how far in we are, and how long we have to go, before the light appears at the end of this downturn tunnel. LOUIS COUTTS gauges to distance. | Thursday, 8 January 2009 |
Economy 2009: 10 key forecasts Steve Burnham There are several key elements affecting the overall economy, and the stability or otherwise of each can be integral to your business’s viability for the year ahead. JAMES THOMSON surveys the likely scenarios. | Wednesday, 7 January 2009 |
PageUp's flexibile talent James Thomson PageUp People founders Karen and Simon Cariss have always shown a talent for adapating their business to suit changing markets. As they explain to PATRICK STAFFORD, their strategy is paying off and the downturn is boosting demand for PageUp's talent management solutions. | Thursday, 18 December 2008 |
The year the rich would rather forget The year 2008 may well go down in history as the year Australia’s richest investors lost their mojo. JAMES THOMSON tracks the downward spiral, and measures the rich top 30’s rate of leakage. | Thursday, 11 December 2008 |
How regulation can actually help your business Regulations are the natural enemy of business, but often they will provide opportunities to win new business by providing solutions to customers' compliance problems. TOM McKASKILL explains why you need to take a fresh look at the laws and regulations gov | Thursday, 11 December 2008 |
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 |
Mortgage magic Steve Burnham Specialist lender Bluestone Group has been at the forefront of changing the mortgage industry in Australia. Its founder Alistair Jeffery shares the experience with AMANDA GOME. | Monday, 16 April 2007 |
New internet millionaire shares his secrets Amanda Gome What works online? Ask David Eedle. He just sold his young internet site for more than $3 million. He made plenty of mistakes building the site and learnt from all of them. By AMANDA GOME. | Wednesday, 28 February 2007 |
Start fast, stay fast Amanda Gome Start fast, stay fast | Wednesday, 7 February 2007 |
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