The man who chaired the former Abbott Government’s ‘razor-gang’ that informed its controversial 2014 federal budget has been appointed to oversee Steven Marshall’s inaugural Infrastructure SA board – but the Premier says his government won’t be bound by its recommendations.
EXCLUSIVE | Premier Steven Marshall has appointed New Zealand’s former Finance Minister to review his government’s approach to international trade.
South Australia’s unemployment rate fell in September to 5.5 per cent, with the national figure dropping to its lowest level in six years.
After accusations of political interference in the ABC’s independence, South Australian senator Tim Storer outlines his plan to change the appointment process for the board to bolster the national broadcaster’s capacity to resist influence from Canberra.
The State Government will subject the Kangaroo Island ferry service to a competitive tender to “get the best deal for the people of South Australia”.
Business
The National Australia Bank is setting aside $314 million for customer remediation programs, becoming the latest big bank to take a big profit hit due to compensation.
Telstra has apologised to shareholders for a lack of clarity about how it calculates executive bonuses and acknowledged that some investors still feel they are too high despite a 30 per cent cut.
News
The State Government has made three new appointments to the board of TAFE SA, including the former BHP executive responsible for the Olympic Dam mine in South Australia’s north.
News
A refreshed banking industry code aims to stop banks charging fees to dead people and ensure they only extract fees from customers in exchange for services actually provided.
Adelaide-headquartered oil and gas explorer Beach Energy has announced it will sell 40 per cent of its Victorian Otway assets to Eyal Ofer’s OG Energy for $344 million.
On the same day the ABC board decided to sack managing director Michelle Guthrie they also launched an independent investigation into problems she raised with them.
FIVEaa has closed the gap on perennial leader Mix 102.3 in the latest radio ratings, with the talk station ruling the airwaves at either end of the day.
The parent company of West End Brewery says that about a third of the full-time staff at the landmark Adelaide facility could lose their jobs.
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Business
Santos plans to nearly double natural gas production to more than 100 million barrels of oil equivalent by 2025.
Opinion
The widening gap between profits and wages growth is damaging Australia’s social fabric, writes Malcolm King, but that’s not the only source of pain between workers and business.
News
Michelle Guthrie’s replacement is unable to say why her “dynamic” leadership style was wrong for the ABC board or why she was sacked as managing director.
Business
When the song “Eagle Rock” played at a bar in an outback Australian mining town of Kalgoorlie late one night, a dozen young men scattered around a pool table dropped their trousers and heartily sang along in their underwear.
Business
Global solar thermal company SolarReserve is working on a deal with local manufacturer Heliostat SA to build more than 12,800 tracking mirrors for its 150MW Aurora project near Port Augusta.
Business
The countdown continues of the state’s top 100 businesses, as ranked by InDaily’s South Australian Business Index. Today, companies ranked 59-40.
“Kangaroo Island sheep dairy farm and tourist destination Island Pure – whose cheese and yoghurt products are supplied to supermarkets across the state – will close after losing a battle against rising costs.
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Business
Australia’s business community is furious the National Energy Guarantee has been effectively dumped, along with a pledge to legislate a cut to emissions in the electricity sector.
Music
An Adelaide radio entrepreneur frustrated by the lack of revenue support for independent musicians says his new “virtual gig” streaming platform has the potential to drastically change how people interact with live music.
News
The State Government is locked in a legal dispute with the facility manager of the new Royal Adelaide Hospital, which today revealed it is facing losses of more than $90 million over the life of its current contract.
Business
Telstra has warned of increased competition and the continued impact of the NBN rollout on its bottom line in the current financial year, after the telco giant’s full-year profit dropped 8.4 per cent to $3.56 billion.
Before he was 25, Sacha La Forgia had travelled the world working wine vintages in Germany, France, Chile, California and New Zealand. But it was his time making grappa in Italy that convinced him to return home to start Adelaide Hills Distillery in 2014.
UPDATED | The SA construction company behind some of Adelaide’s most significant infrastructure projects, including the East End tram extension, has gone into voluntary administration.
Loyalty is paying dividends for Peter Piliouras. The 34-year-old has worked for Peregrine Corporation his entire professional career, joining the South Australian firm as company legal officer in 2006.
YouTube sensation Michael Anderson posted the first video on his UnlistedLeaf channel in 2012 when he was still a student at Sacred Heart College. His videos, which usually involve him opening packs of Pokemon cards, have now had more than 500 million views, providing him with an income most 23-year-olds would only dream of.
Controversial Labor stalwart and former South Australian Health Minister John Cornwall has died, aged 83.
People
Combining a background in health and medical research with the rising power of artificial intelligence is helping entrepreneur Dr Michelle Perugini become a leading technology innovator.
News
The consumer watchdog has called for food giant Heinz to be hit with a $10 million fine after misleading consumers by claiming one of its snacks, marketed for toddlers, was beneficial for young children.
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