Analyst news

• 'Fake News': Brisbane community news website slammed as propaganda by Lord Mayor

  28-01-2021 22:00 via abc.net.au
  
  BrisbaneNow, a community news website run by Brisbane Labor councillors, has been criticised as "political propaganda" by the LNP Lord Mayor, for only offering Labor commentary on local issues.
  
  Read more

• ASX swings to red as Wall St futures drop, Domino's returns JobKeeper payments

  28-01-2021 22:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market gave up morning gains to finish in the red again, as US share futures point to renewed losses on Wall Street tonight. Domino's is returning $792,000 in JobKeeper payments, saying it did not end up needing the subsidy amid strong profit growth.
  
  Read more

• ASX set to recover from $46b sell-off, following Wall Street's rebound

  28-01-2021 22:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Wall Street rebounds from yesterdays heavy sell-off, and the Australian share market is set to recover from its worst sell-off in three months.
  
  Read more

• ASX recovering from $46b sell-off following Wall Street's rebound

  28-01-2021 22:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is recovering from its worst sell-off in three months, as US shares generally post solid gains.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• ASX recovering from $46b sell-off; Domino's returns JobKeeper payments

  28-01-2021 22:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is recovering from its worst sell-off in three months, as US shares generally post solid gains. Domino's is returning $792,000 in JobKeeper payments, saying it did not end up needing the subsidy amid strong profit growth.
  
  Read more

• Wall Street scrambles to stop short squeeze after Reddit-driven trading frenzy

  28-01-2021 21:04 via abc.net.au
  
  GameStop shares sink as trading platforms including Robinhood and Interactive Brokers restricted trading in the video game retailer whose 1,700 per cent rally has been at the heart of the slugfest in the past week.
  
  Read more

• Robinhood reverses 'unacceptable' GameStop trading halt amid investor, political backlash

  28-01-2021 21:04 via abc.net.au
  
  GameStop shares tank as trading platforms including Robinhood and Interactive Brokers rein in trading in the video game retailer, before rebounding in after-hours trade as some of the restrictions are relaxed following an investor and political backlash.
  
  Read more

• GameStop stock price crashes as Robinhood app restricts trading

  28-01-2021 21:04 via abc.net.au
  
  GameStop shares sink as trading platforms including Robinhood and Interactive Brokers restricted trading in the video game retailer whose 1,700 per cent rally has been at the heart of the slugfest in the past week.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Major freight route to be fully sealed by Christmas cutting 200km from trips

  28-01-2021 20:25 via abc.net.au
  
  The Torrens Creek Road in western Queensland is a vital freight route connecting western regions to major business centres, but during the wet season it's usually impassable.
  
  Read more

• 'Client is in jail' among red flags in thousands of JobKeeper claims under scrutiny

  28-01-2021 18:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Dodgy employers have signed up jailed criminals, people living outside Australia and the dead to receive $1,500-a-fortnight JobKeeper payments — and are now being pursued over rorting of the $90 billion wage subsidy program.
  
  Read more

• ATO probes JobKeeper cash for prisoners, the dead and other fraud cases

  28-01-2021 18:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Dodgy employers have signed up jailed criminals, people living outside Australia and the dead to receive $1,500-a-fortnight JobKeeper payments — and are now being pursued over rorting of the $90 billion wage subsidy program.
  
  Read more

• ACCC puts Google's ad power in spotlight

  28-01-2021 11:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Google's power over the multi-billion-dollar online world of advertising is front and centre of a new consumer watchdog report.
  
  Read more

• CBA boss expects rules for pay later firms

  28-01-2021 10:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Commonwealth Bank boss Matt Comyn expects scrutiny and regulatory concerns to increase for buy now, pay later providers, despite authorities declining to impose conditions on the credit providers.
  
  Read more

• Aust shares have biggest drop since Sept

  28-01-2021 08:35 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia's share market had its biggest loss since September, but an investment analyst believed the decline could be good for investors.
  
  Read more

• Western Force launches academy with Fortescue

  28-01-2021 08:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Andrew Forrest’s Western Force has unveiled a new academy in partnership with Fortescue Metals Group, which aims to bolster local rugby talent.
  
  Read more

• Head office targeted in latest Virgin cuts

  28-01-2021 08:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Virgin Australia has confirmed 350 corporate and head office staff will depart in coming months as its major restructure draws to a close.
  
  Read more

• Resources run in 2020 IPOs

  28-01-2021 08:23 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Newly listed businesses on the ASX returned 34 per cent in 2020, while 74 companies joined the bourse.
  
  Read more

• New $25m super yacht facility for Henderson

  28-01-2021 08:13 via businessnews.com.au
  
  State development agency DevelopmentWA has filed plans to build a new $25 million marine engineering facility in Henderson for WA luxury yacht manufacturer SilverYachts.
  
  Read more

• WA MPs win in shadow cabinet reshuffle

  28-01-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Madeleine King has taken on the resources portfolio in the opposition’s frontbench reshuffle as Anthony Albanese has made the bold assertion he will win the next federal election.
  
  Read more

• WA MP wins in shadow cabinet reshuffle

  28-01-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Madeleine King has taken on the resources portfolio in the opposition’s frontbench reshuffle as Anthony Albanese has made the bold assertion he will win the next federal election.
  
  Read more

• Kaiser Reef relists after pouring first gold

  28-01-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth-based Kaiser Reef has relisted on the ASX as the newest gold producer after commencing mining operations in Victoria.
  
  Read more

• Alcoa fined over worker death

  28-01-2021 07:54 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Alcoa of Australia has been hit with one of the largest workplace safety fines handed down in Western Australia after a contractor fell to his death at the company’s Kwinana alumina refinery.
  
  Read more

• Consumer watchdog vows to pursue Google's ad dominance as tech giants push back on news code

  28-01-2021 07:34 via abc.net.au
  
  The consumer watchdog raises fresh concerns about tech giant Google's digital advertising dominance, vowing to pursue its potential misuse of market power.
  
  Read more

• ACCC vows to pursue Google's ad dominance, as tech giants push back on news code

  28-01-2021 07:34 via abc.net.au
  
  The consumer watchdog raises fresh concerns about tech giant Google's digital advertising dominance, vowing to pursue its potential misuse of market power.
  
  Read more

• Mitchell Fwy extension proponent named

  28-01-2021 07:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A joint venture between WBHO Infrastructure and NRW Holdings has been named preferred proponent for $76 million worth of upgrades to the Mitchell Freeway.
  
  Read more

• Victorian kangaroo meat heading to supermarket shelves under expanded harvest

  28-01-2021 07:27 via abc.net.au
  
  The Victorian Government increases the number of kangaroos allowed to be killed as part of its controversial kangaroo harvesting program by nearly 40,000.
  
  Read more

• 10 startups to watch in 2021

  28-01-2021 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Could WA’s next Canva be ready to take on the world? Some pointers on what to look for among the leading local hopefuls.
  
  Read more

• Fortescue poised for continued demand

  28-01-2021 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Fortescue Metals Group chief executive Elizabeth Gaines says the Pilbara miner is well-placed to meet sustained demand for iron ore from China, after posting record first-half shipments.
  
  Read more

• 9,000 VET students, $30m for schools

  28-01-2021 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA Labor is promising thousands of new places at the state’s TAFEs if re-elected while the Liberal Party WA has focused attention on Perth’s northern suburbs.
  
  Read more

• Tinley advocates for Indonesian language teaching

  28-01-2021 05:49 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Peter Tinley has warned against a decline in Asian language education, weeks after Murdoch University reversed a decision to axe its Indonesian major.
  
  Read more

• Sun Cable signs development agreement with NT Government to build 'world's largest solar farm', but Singapore yet to commit

  28-01-2021 05:18 via abc.net.au
  
  The Sun Cable project, on track to be built in the Northern Territory, aims to supply up to 15 per cent of Singapore's energy by 2027, but the city-state has concerns about reliability and has not yet signed any agreements.
  
  Read more

• Sun Cable signs development agreement with NT Government to build giant solar farm, but Singapore yet to commit

  28-01-2021 05:18 via abc.net.au
  
  The Sun Cable project, on track to be built in the Northern Territory, aims to supply up to 15 per cent of Singapore's energy by 2027, but the city-state has concerns about reliability and has not yet signed any agreements.
  
  Read more

• Transborders Energy pursues FLNG proposal

  28-01-2021 05:10 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth-based oil and gas services company Transborders Energy has signed a partnership agreement with one of Japan’s largest power companies to pursue its floating LNG proposal.
  
  Read more

• Run for a Reason 2021 cancelled

  28-01-2021 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  HBF Run for a Reason has been cancelled for a second year due to health concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
  Read more

• Rio Tinto reshuffle

  28-01-2021 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Simon Trott has been appointed Rio Tinto iron ore chief executive, as part of a shake-up of the company’s leadership team.
  
  Read more

• 'Follow us and show respect': NZ Minister advises Australia on how to mend ties with China

  28-01-2021 04:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The Federal Government is fuming after New Zealand's Trade Minister suggests Australia can mend ties with China by showing its government more "respect."
  
  Read more

• Queensland reopening met with cautious optimism by wary businesses and families in NSW

  28-01-2021 04:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Annastacia Palaszczuk's announcement that border restrictions will be lifted earns a mixed response from businesses, tourism operators and residents who remain worried there could be more lockdowns to come.
  
  Read more

• Weaver launches property fund

  28-01-2021 04:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Former Warrington Property founding director Chris Weaver has launched the first fund under his new venture, Burtonwood Investment Partners.
  
  Read more

• Australian men extradited over text scam

  28-01-2021 03:36 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Two Australian men accused of participating in the same international text-messaging fraud scheme as Perth tech millionaire Eugeni “Zhenya” Tsvetnenko have been extradited to the United States this week.
  
  Read more

• Property industry flags immigration, CBD ahead of state poll

  28-01-2021 03:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Ministerial roles overseeing immigration, investment, population and Perth’s CBD are just a few changes the property industry will lobby for ahead of the state election.
  
  Read more

• A Reddit user's 50k investment surged to $47 million. The reason why is making Wall Street angry

  28-01-2021 02:53 via abc.net.au
  
  The surge in demand for stocks in GameStop, a US video retailer, has been driven by a giddy mob of Reddit users. Here's what you need to know.
  
  Read more

• A Reddit user's 50k investment is now worth $47 million. The reason why is making Wall Street angry

  28-01-2021 02:53 via abc.net.au
  
  The surge in demand for stocks in GameStop, a US video retailer, has been driven by a giddy mob of Reddit users. Here's what you need to know.
  
  Read more

• A bunch of 'degenerates' on Reddit are disrupting Wall Street, and making themselves very rich

  28-01-2021 02:53 via abc.net.au
  
  The surge in demand for stocks in GameStop, a US video retailer, has been driven by a giddy mob of Reddit users. Here's what you need to know.
  
  Read more

• Vaccine companies to front virus inquiry

  28-01-2021 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Coronavirus vaccine giants Pfizer and AstraZeneca will face a grilling from politicians hunting answers about Australia's immunisation effort.
  
  Read more

• Lessons in leadership for teachers

  28-01-2021 01:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Could methods and approaches behind management consultancy provide skills for struggling principals and teachers?
  
  Read more

• Biden's 'surprise' move that has caught Washington insiders off guard

  28-01-2021 00:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Joe Biden has already made a "surprise" move as US President as well as signed a series of orders that will put pressure on allies like Australia, according to one insider.
  
  Read more

• Turning a fibro cottage into an energy-efficient, low-maintenance 'spaceship'

  28-01-2021 00:04 via abc.net.au
  
  A regional NSW sustainable building consultant has renovated a fibro cottage in one of the state's cool climates into a low-maintenance, low-cost house that produces more energy than it uses.
  
  Read more

Follow @Analyst_News_AU on Twitter!