2025-09-02

Australia

·       Not a ‘piggybank’: Big super wants ‘build to sell’ assets https://tinyurl.com/3eexbnse

·       A new property king’s $3.85b deal cracks open the ‘living’ sector https://tinyurl.com/uxdnhbd8

·       Tradies’ wages jump to $250k in Perth amid skills shortage https://tinyurl.com/3cbhy2tx

·       Barrenjoey digs up Lotus Resources equity raising https://tinyurl.com/yxv8dwbd

 

·       Commonwealth Bank eyes windfall gains in potential Klarna sell-down https://tinyurl.com/p2f48c4u

·       Former Optus executives warned of fraudulent phone contracts https://tinyurl.com/2k6nrmka

·       The Reject Shop’s inside-out rebrand: Will Dollarama crack Kmart’s monopoly? https://tinyurl.com/3urzb8h3

·       Australians unlikely to get money back after tourism agent Traveldream collapse https://tinyurl.com/y36j8edy

·       Agriculture, fisheries and forestry in Australia set to be worth record $101 billion https://tinyurl.com/44d4h9hn

·       Australia boosts corporate law enforcement as America goes soft https://tinyurl.com/ymffr6hh

·       Crowdfunding raise hits $1m in 72 hours for Perth immersive entertainment group Escape This https://tinyurl.com/3eeud9wr

·       Biome ramps up NZ presence through distribution deal with pharmacy giant Green Cross Health https://tinyurl.com/ywcjv4fn

·       Resi Ventures kicks off its biggest residential project to date with 1,000 lots for Echuca https://tinyurl.com/5esv4jr8

 

New Zealand

·       Amazon opens $7.5b data centres in Auckland under cloud of confusion https://tinyurl.com/2p4j9cah

·       IKEA set to reveal opening date of first NZ store https://tinyurl.com/ytfj3jsy

·       A bitter court fight threatens to expose one of Australia’s wealthiest families https://tinyurl.com/zuwr29ta

·       Reserve Bank faces more questions over governance failures https://tinyurl.com/mdedz8r4

·       Investors talk big game on climate but still slow to flash the cash https://tinyurl.com/374m8wm3

·       Jet fuel supplies boosted for resilience amid growing demand https://tinyurl.com/3hhf2yrx

·       Snapping up Miraka gives Open Country Dairy further scale https://tinyurl.com/pf856jcw

·       Counting the cost of restructuring Bremworth https://tinyurl.com/2yz8yf2u

·       NZ wine firms feel the squeeze, but see brighter days ahead https://tinyurl.com/57h3hdcx