This Month
Blue Owl co-founder says private credit has itself to blame for crisis
Doug Ostrover, now the $400 billion firm’s co-chief executive, says enormous demand for big returns is still driving investors towards the sector.
ETU’s revenue jump help by property investing
It is unclear how making bank from selling a Sydney McMansion or adopting the father-son rule in senior appointments aligns with the union movement’s values.
Bendigo Bank tech outage leaves top clients out of pocket
The latest setback adds to a tumultuous period for the lender, after an independent review found its anti-money-laundering settings were inadequate.
RETRACTION: We could run out of fuel – and our reserves are overseas
The Australian Financial Review has retracted this article because the author’s claim that a “significant portion of Australia’s strategic fuel reserve is held offshore, largely in the United States” was factually incorrect.
Qatar warns Gulf states will cease oil exports within weeks
Qatar’s energy minister says it expects all Gulf producers to shut down exports within weeks; Four men arrested in London for spying for Iran. Follow live.
February
Hong Kong’s metro giant wants to help develop Sydney transport sites
MTR Corporation chief executive Jeny Yeung says running public transit systems and developing the land around stations makes it easier to be sustainable.
QR ordering platform Me&u invests for growth as maiden profit looms
Me&u, a mobile ordering start-up used in pubs and cafes, says it has the funds to invest in its first consumer app after showing a path to a maiden profit.
AGL and Origin have sent a clear message about the energy transition
The country’s two biggest listed energy companies, under Frank Calabria at AGL and Damien Nicks at Origin, are getting on with the energy transition while signalling the end of coal and no support for nuclear.
Diversa at risk of super fund exodus in First Guardian fallout
Diversa Trustees is in talks with several large super fund clients who want to cut ties with the business over concerns with its governance and transparency.
January
Rapid, repeated interest rate rises coming this year, economists say
Almost half of the 38 experts surveyed in the Financial Review’s first quarterly poll for 2026 reckon the next move is up, and some think it will not stop there.
Tom Waterhouse turns venture capitalist (and manages a 3900pc return)
Once loved and loathed as one of the country’s most prominent bookmakers, the scion of the high-profile racing family appears to have found a lucrative niche.
December 2025
Chinese staff’s demand for client data raised the alarm at Airwallex
A senior executive warned about improper access of private customer details presumably “driven by [China]“, but received pushback due to revenue concerns.
Corporate Travel investors stomach big write-downs; shorts circle
Corporate Travel’s shares have been suspended since August after the company disclosed it had found material errors that could go back years.
November 2025
Optus parent avoids earnings hit from Triple Zero outage
Singtel has shrugged off the potential financial impact of the Australian telco’s fatal Triple Zero outage, widening its full-year earnings guidance.
University chancellor in fiery Senate grilling over management style
John Pollaers says Swinburne University council would review calls for an independent investigation into deep staff unrest at the Melbourne-based institution.
Lendlease buys TCorp stake to increase grasp on major real estate fund
The NSW government asset manager has sold out in a move that will rankle investors that have been pushing to oust the property giant as the vehicle’s manager.
October 2025
‘No bin chickens, no Tom Cruise’: Liveris pitches Brisbane 2032 to NY
Andrew Liveris has made a Tourism Australia-esque pitch to Wall Street heavyweights for business involvement in the Brisbane Olympics.
Billionaire takes on private credit giant over Sir Stamford rebuild
The future of the now-closed luxury hotel in Sydney’s CBD has hung in the balance for years as a company controlled by a wealthy family pursues legal action.
Family-owned pub sells for $64m in Sydney’s biggest deal this year
The Webster family has offloaded its Richard’s on the Park pub in Sydney’s west, which marks the second-biggest pub sale nationwide so far in 2025.
BHP-backed firm adds green value to Trump-Albanese deal
A start-up working for Rio Tinto and backed by BHP says its technology to recover critical minerals could make some US mines more valuable.
