Analyst news

• Civmec net profit up 22pc

  28-08-2026 08:15 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Civmec boss Pat Tallon says the company's diverse range of work has played a key role in a successful FY26.
  
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• Cost of chicken to rise soon, even if bird flu doesn't spread

  28-08-2026 21:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Increasing production costs will lead to higher chicken prices in supermarkets, even if bird flu doesn't spread to the chicken meat industry.
  
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• Documents allege former KPMG partner made 'unwanted sexual advances'

  28-08-2026 21:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Documents allege a former KPMG partner treated "female members of staff and clients inappropriately" while he was at the firm.
  
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• The injured workers claiming Gallagher Bassett failed them

  28-08-2026 21:25 via abc.net.au
  
  A former Paralympic swimmer and a firefighter are among dozens of Australian workers who are alleging global workers' compensation firm Gallagher Bassett has failed them.
  
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• This hotel lost its gloss for decades. Now it’s a tribute to a classic cinematic era

  28-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Guests can choose dreamer suites or revenge rooms in a classic old cinema, vacant for decades, that has morphed into a modern hotel.
  
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• ‘Highly inappropriate’: Leaked trove reveals serious concerns at new-look Star

  28-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The confidential documents detail issues with handling problem gamblers, accounting and senior executive conduct.
  
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• Bathla workers stood down as company struggles to stay afloat

  28-08-2026 10:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Staff of major property developer Bathla group have been stood down as the company struggles to stay afloat.
  
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• The world’s most influential economist is under heavy fire

  28-08-2026 10:15 via smh.com.au
  
  Daron Acemoglu is a colossus of the field and a Nobel Prize winner. But questions are being increasingly asked about his work.
  
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• Widow of Adelaide man killed in double-fatal truck crash speaks about prolonged court proceedings

  28-08-2026 10:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The widow of a man killed in a horrific truck crash at an Adelaide freeway in 2014 says she is relieved the court proceedings are finally over.
  
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• Australia’s share market ends volatile week higher

  28-08-2026 09:38 via smh.com.au
  
  The ASX had five wild sessions amid earnings reports, oil price swings and interest rate woes.
  
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• Australia demands ‘high bar’ for data centres seeking fossil fuel power

  28-08-2026 09:33 via smh.com.au
  
  Energy Minister Chris Bowen has set high expectations for states to bypass green power rules for data centres, hoping to keep fossil fuels out of the sector.
  
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• Fair Work uncovers $5m in aged care underpayments, report says

  28-08-2026 09:29 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Fair Work Ombudsman data shows aged care providers paid back $5.3 million to workers in just over a year, excluding the $5.38 million that was to be paid solely by Southern Cross Care WA.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast August 28 2026

  28-08-2026 09:21 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Nadia Budihardjo and Jack McGinn discuss the trends in paper-based and digital wedding invitations amid increased costs and a rise of AI design software.
  
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• Pay bump for Bramwell after Westgold's big year

  28-08-2026 09:19 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The salary package paid to Westgold Resources managing director Wayne Bramwell has increased almost 30 per cent to $1.2 million, after a year of record profit at the goldminer.
  
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• Aussie shares end week higher on decent final session

  28-08-2026 09:19 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia's share market has ended a volatile week higher, following five wild sessions of earnings, oil price swings and interest rate woes.
  
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• ASX Runners of the Week: X2M, Discovery Alaska, Metal Hawk & Bapcor

  28-08-2026 08:50 via smh.com.au
  
  The Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is X2M Connect, which rocketed after securing its first-ever agreement to design and deliver a $250 million-plus AI data centre package in Australia.
  
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• WorkSafe chases companies over deaths

  28-08-2026 08:44 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WorkSafe has started legal action against six companies over incidents that involved several workers' deaths in Western Australia.
  
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• WWE partnership extended until 2028

  28-08-2026 08:35 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government has announced it has locked in a three-year deal with WWE without divulging the price tag, as questions over event spending transparency continue to swirl.
  
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• Childcare in upheaval as losses, closures, and plunging revenue mount

  28-08-2026 07:59 via smh.com.au
  
  Commercial childcare operators are scrambling to remain viable. Children and carers are paying the price.
  
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• Contractors picked for $700m Kwinana Fwy upgrades

  28-08-2026 07:54 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A consortium of major contractors has been selected to deliver the $700 million Kwinana Freeway upgrade, which will increase capacity along the southern suburbs stretch.
  
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• Opinion: Census imperfect, benefits believable

  28-08-2026 07:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: Hopefully most Australians recognise the benefits that come with providing accurate census information.
  
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• Gateway adds huge 7km-long gold trend to existing WA gold zone

  28-08-2026 07:06 via smh.com.au
  
  Aircore drilling by Gateway Mining at the Ward prospect in its WA Yandal gold project has defined a 7-kilometre-long gold anomaly, with hits up to 4m at 4g/t gold.
  
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• Opinion: Rubber meets road for bus flows

  28-08-2026 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: First-person data recorded over the past year shows how inefficient Perth's inner-city public transport is.
  
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• Mark My Words August 28 2026

  28-08-2026 06:24 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Isabel Vieira speaks toGary Adshead, Claire Tyrrell, Jack McGinn, Sam Jones and Jayde Andrews about the big events of the week in WA business and politics.
  
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• Oceania continues Perth spend

  28-08-2026 06:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Indonesian-backed group has completed its $5 million revamp of its St Georges Terrace lobby as it moves on to its Hay Street asset.
  
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• 'Kick in the guts': Woolworths confirms it will no longer buy Tasmanian beef

  28-08-2026 05:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Woolworths confirms it will no longer sell Tasmanian beef in the state or the mainland from 2027, a move cattle farmers say is a "kick in the guts".
  
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• Bowen says 'no carve-outs' after Queensland claims data centre win

  28-08-2026 05:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland and the Northern Territory will not have control over how data centres are powered, the federal government insists, declaring there will be "no exceptions and no carve-outs" under its renewables plan.
  
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• Embattled travel giant repaying tens of millions to overcharged clients

  28-08-2026 05:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Corporate Travel Management is refunding clients after it was revealed the company had failed to pass on margins and rebates relating to suppliers including hotels and airlines.
  
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• Embattled travel giant repaying tens of millions of dollars to overcharged clients

  28-08-2026 05:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Corporate Travel Management is refunding clients after it was revealed the company had failed to pass on margins and rebates relating to suppliers including hotels and airlines.
  
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• Mineral Resources seeks $158k rates refund for Pilbara FIFO camp

  28-08-2026 04:56 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A Pilbara shire will have to stump up $158,000 to repay Mineral Resources rates levied on a fly-in, fly-out camp which the state government ruled un-rateable.
  
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