Analyst news

• P&N open to future mergers

  19-09-2024 09:08 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth-based P&N Bank has offered more context on the recent scrapping of a multi-billion-dollar merger with Beyond Bank, while keeping the door open to other opportunities.
  
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• Child abuse survivors want paedophile pay-out loopholes tightened

  04-02-2026 02:23 via abc.net.au
  
  While they welcome proposed law changes, advocates say more can be done to help victim-survivors of child sexual abuse in Australia.
  
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• SA government offers low-interest drought loans to farmers

  04-02-2026 02:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The SA government has stepped in with an "unprecedented" offer of direct low-interest loans to farmers hit hard by years of drought.
  
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• High Court dismisses appeal from Eddie Obeid, son Moses, Ian Macdonald

  04-02-2026 00:57 via abc.net.au
  
  The High Court throws out an appeal by former New South Wales Labor ministers Ian MacDonald and Eddie Obeid, and Mr Obeid's son Moses, after they were convicted for conspiring over a coal mine licence.
  
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• Tech stocks pull Wall Street lower as gold and silver prices bounce back

  04-02-2026 00:48 via businessnews.com.au
  The US stock market sank in mixed trading on Tuesday, while gold and silver bounced higher after their latest sell-off.
  
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• British firm Binding Solutions in Pilbara iron ore processing foray

  04-02-2026 00:39 via businessnews.com.au
  Another hopeful Pilbara ore processor has entered the fray, this time in the form of a Japanese-backed British pelletising firm.
  
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• Mum cleaning wounds and handing out water to city's homeless

  03-02-2026 23:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Cheryl Dolan felt a sense of desperation as she walked through the parks of her central Queensland city. Now, she is taking action and calling for change.
  
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• Hospitality body's donations to Liberals questioned

  03-02-2026 23:02 via abc.net.au
  
  The Tasmanian Greens have accused the state's peak hospitality group and the Liberal Party of a "political stitch-up" to kill off the proposed mandatory pokies card, after hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations were revealed.
  
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• Australia's forestry industry says 'cheap' imported timber a threat to jobs

  03-02-2026 22:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Imported timber is coming into Australia at nearly half the price of domestically manufactured products and is increasingly being used in local homes. 
  
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• Would you drink wine from a bottle made from seaweed instead of glass?

  03-02-2026 20:42 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government provides $2 million towards developing low-emissions alternatives to glass wine bottles using materials like seaweed and plant sugar. 
  
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• Luxury development in WA's South West approved by environment minister

  03-02-2026 13:04 via abc.net.au
  
  A controversial $138 million luxury resort slated for construction in WA's South West is given a long-anticipated green light by the state's environment minister.
  
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• French police raid X offices in Paris as Musk summoned to hearing

  03-02-2026 12:15 via abc.net.au
  
  A widening probe into the platform is investigating alleged abuse of algorithms and fraudulent data extraction.
  
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• French police raid X offices in Paris as Musk ordered to face questions

  03-02-2026 12:15 via abc.net.au
  
  A widening probe into the platform is investigating alleged abuse of algorithms and fraudulent data extraction.
  
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• Minister approves Saracen’s $118m Gnarabup resort

  03-02-2026 10:17 via businessnews.com.au
  The state government has approved Saracen Properties' controversial $118 million Gnarabup resort, subject to conditions.
  
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• Environment Minister approves Saracen’s $118m Gnarabup resort

  03-02-2026 10:17 via businessnews.com.au
  A state government minister has signed off on Saracen Properties' controversial $118 million Gnarabup resort, subject to conditions.
  
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• China bans hidden car door handles over safety concerns

  03-02-2026 09:10 via abc.net.au
  
  The hidden car door handles that have been popularised by Tesla will be banned from next year.
  
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• Moho pivots from original drilling campaign to target other prospects

  03-02-2026 08:46 via businessnews.com.au
  Moho has announced its plan to fast track two drilling prospects at the Bush Chook project after pausing drilling on its main site.
  
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• Court to succeed Longo as ASIC chair

  03-02-2026 08:29 via businessnews.com.au
  Sarah Court has been appointed chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, effective from June 1.
  
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• Aussie shares bounce, but RBA rate rise caps upside

  03-02-2026 08:27 via businessnews.com.au
  Resurgent performances from miners and banks have lifted the Australian bourse higher, but a monetary policy pivot could pave a bumpy road ahead for investors.
  
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• Patrolling the silent perimeter

  03-02-2026 08:13 via businessnews.com.au
  WA's autonomous industrial giants need to rethink the drone threat.
  
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• Chinese control fears still cloud Northern Min after $14m shareholder penalty

  03-02-2026 07:55 via businessnews.com.au
  The Federal Court's $14 million penalty against non-compliant Chinese shareholders in Northern Minerals comes as another board battle and foreign watchdog deliberation looms.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast February 3 2026

  03-02-2026 07:55 via businessnews.com.au
  Nadia Budihardjo and Sam Jones discuss warnings over the use of drones in cyber incidents.
  
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• Youth detention centre staff walk off job as morale hits 'all-time low'

  03-02-2026 07:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Workers from Ashley Youth Detention Centre in Tasmania's north take "unprecedented" industrial action, walking off the job for two hours over ongoing safety concerns.
  
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• Breaking: Big banks respond to RBA's interest rate hike

  03-02-2026 07:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The Commonwealth Bank responds to the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to increase the cash rate. 
  
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• Big banks respond to RBA's interest rate hike

  03-02-2026 07:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The Commonwealth Bank responds to the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to increase the cash rate.  
  
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• Opinion: Demersal decision’s data dilemma

  03-02-2026 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  OPINION: There's an alarming lack of knowledge about recreational anglers' impact on fish stocks.
  
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• Ex-BP hydrogen hub gets $21m grant

  03-02-2026 06:59 via businessnews.com.au
  The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has handed InterContinental Energy $21 million to support its $55 billion Pilbara hydrogen hub, following the exit of BP last year.
  
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• New location of desalination plant remains controversial

  03-02-2026 06:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The long-anticipated decision on a site for a desalination plant near Albany has been shared on the Water Corporation's webpage in an "administrative error" ahead of the official announcement. 
  
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• Opinion: When trust goes, trouble follows

  03-02-2026 06:30 via businessnews.com.au
  OPINION: A report has found a conflict spiral and gendered pattern of inappropriate behaviour at the City of Perth.
  
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• WA December housing approvals down despite annual growth

  03-02-2026 06:22 via businessnews.com.au
  New ABS data released on Tuesday showed the state's dwelling approvals fell by 1.9 per cent in December, adding to the 14.1 per cent drop in November, sparking urgent calls for reform.
  
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