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The Sydney council and ratepayers on the hook after Bathla’s collapse
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (703+ words) September 8, 2026 — 5:00am Bathla owes money and public infrastructure work to the council that approved the vast majority of its north-western Sydney developments, the first instance of ratepayers being on the hook following the collapse of the building giant. Blacktown City Council…...
‘It is ideology, not economics’: Queensland accused of driving away renewables investment
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (678+ words) September 8, 2026 — 12:01am The abandonment of Queensland’s clean energy target and delayed closure of coal-fired power is driving away investment in renewable energy, the industry peak body will warn in a speech revealing of the increasingly hostile relationship between the sector and…...
Billionaire’s $6.3m ‘bride price’ stunt could backfire
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (495+ words) Just when Bitcoin seemed to be breaking out of its long winter, a publicity stunt by one of the crypto industry’s most prominent billionaires is raising questions as to whether this asset class should be in mainstream investors’ portfolios. This…...
How cheap drones are upending the big business of defence
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1238+ words) September 6, 2026 — 5:00am The lower price and high impact of drone warfare is pushing down the financial costs of aerial bombardment, forcing a rethink from militaries and governments. At the same time, the blistering pace of drone innovation is also disrupting traditional…...
Deadline to save embattled developer Bathla extended for 24 hours
1+ week, 4+ day ago (387+ words) September 2, 2026 — 11:39am Collapsed major Sydney developer Bathla Group appears to have staved off the immediate threat of liquidation, after its administrators extended a self-imposed deadline for $20 million in funding from the group’s private lenders for another 24 hours. Teneo was appointed after…...
Sydney developer’s $3.3bn collapse sparks ‘contagion’ fears across housing sector
2+ week, 1+ day ago (995+ words) August 30, 2026 — 5:00am The NSW government is facing urgent calls to intervene and ensure the completion of unbuilt homes following the collapse of a major Sydney developer, amid growing concerns of a “contagion” effect across the state’s housing sector. Bathla Group entered…...
Why selling your shares is about to become more taxing
3+ week, 1+ day ago (303+ words) August 23, 2026 — 5:00am If you think about some of the richest people in the world, the majority of them have one thing in common. Their wealth, in all its gross excess, is not just sitting in their bank account or in big…...
Queensland settles $66m lawsuit with Fortescue over failed hydrogen project
3+ week, 3+ day ago (395+ words) August 20, 2026 — 1:21pm The Queensland government has settled its $66 million lawsuit with mining giant Fortescue, hoping to claw back public money spent on a failed hydrogen project in central Queensland. Fortescue, owned by iron ore billionaire Andrew Forrest, had argued the company…...
Viking lights up visual tungsten in drilling at historic Nevada mine
3+ week, 4+ day ago (389+ words) August 19, 2026 — 1:23pm Viking Mines has hit the ground running at its Linka tungsten project in Nevada, USA, with maiden drilling intersecting multiple, wide zones of visual tungsten mineralisation in the first holes at the project in 40 years. The program marks the…...
Chariot lines up China-backed Nigerian lithium offtake deal
3+ week, 5+ day ago (509+ words) August 18, 2026 — 2:12pm The share price of Chariot Resources surged as much as 39 per cent to a high of 6.8 cents after the company signed a term sheet with a subsidiary of Chinese supply-chain goliath Xiamen C&D Inc. for a proposed partner-funded…...