Wind farm fans ‘death row’ fears for endangered species
The approval of a controversial wind farm project has lit a fuse for enraged environmentalists, who say the federal government has signed a death warrant for its surrounding ecosystem. After…
Social cohesion fears with weekend rallies set to clash
National anti-immigration rallies will be met with counter-marches in Sydney and Melbourne as political leaders call for calm. Multicultural communities will hold their own protests in response to planned rallies…
Dead letter day: post boss says the end is nearing
Australians are abandoning snail mail in a trend that has cost Australia Post $230 million and left posting letters on life support. Australia Post chief executive Paul Graham delivered the…
Crunch time for Star despite narrowing full-year loss
Star Entertainment Group is teetering on the brink despite narrowing full-year losses by more than a billion dollars. “There remains material uncertainly regarding the group’s ability to continue as a…
Embattled A-Leagues expansion club wound up by courts
Embattled A-Leagues club Western United is officially defunct after the Federal Court ordered its management group be wound up in insolvency. Lawyers for the club had sought an adjournment to…
‘Be realistic’: contentious wind farm gets green light
A long-standing and controversial wind farm project has been approved after the federal environment minister said Australia had to be “realistic” about the need for renewable energy. After being trapped…
Parcels deliver Aust Post a profit while letters lag
Australia’s mail service has posted its first profit in three years as a record number of parcels delivered more revenue for the company, boosting its pre-tax return to $18.8 million.…
Asia upbeat as markets await US inflation data
Asian stocks edged higher on Friday, riding a tech-driven rally on Wall Street, with investor focus now turning to a key US inflation reading due later in the day for…
Star Entertainment Group posts $471m full-year loss
Star Entertainment Group says it lost $471.5 million last financial year and its soft trading conditions continued in July. The embattled casino group also disclosed Friday it had $189 million…
‘No place for hate’: leaders condemn anti-migrant rally
Australia’s leaders are hitting out at planned anti-immigration rallies across the country as non-white ethnic groups fear being targeted. March for Australia, a group linked to white-nationalist ideology, plans to…