G8 Education has booked a half-year loss after occupancy rates continued to fall, partly blamed on affordability pressures rather than shocking charges against a former staffer.
LATIKA M BOURKE: The energy chief says the winners in the fallout from the war on Iran and oil uncertainty will be coal, renewables and nuclear options.
Coles boss Leah Weckert has defended the company’s move to offshore hundreds of jobs, saying it was critical to compete with online retailer behemoth Amazon.
The experimental personalised cancer vaccine has showed positive initial results in its first-ever late-stage trial, particularly on its main goal of preventing the recurrence of melanoma.
Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree Robotics made its stock market debut in Shanghai, with its shares soaring by more than 600 per cent in early trading.
A decision on the massive Papua LNG project is expected in coming months, Santos says, as its forthright boss takes a fresh swipe at the Albanese Government’s domestic gas reservation policy.
BHP made a bumper profit from record copper prices and its new chief executive has claimed victory over the unions which infiltrated its iron ore empire in WA.
JB Hi-Fi boss Nick Wells says he has seen a sharp downturn in trading in July as the combined impact of higher interest rates, a poorly received Federal Budget and a cooling housing market kept shoppers away.