Business

Media mogul Kerry Stokes has paid tribute to gifted and talented colleagues and the Seven Network’s innovative content as he steps down as chair of the company’s board.

Soon KFC, Guzman y Gomez and McDonald’s could all be competing for customers in the morning economy for eating out for breakfast.

Profits at multinational insurance giant QBE have surged 23 per cent in 2025, beating market expectations and lifting the company’s share price.

GYG is doing a roaring trade in mini nachos and burritos amid the growing popularity of weight-loss drugs, says founder Steven Marks, but its ambitious foray into the US has drawn investor wrath.

Capital gains tax discounts should be diluted retrospectively without any grandfathering arrangements for existing investment property owners, a Greens-led Senate committee into the concessions has been told.

Steady iron ore prices, a lithium revival and a few favourable tax events have come in clutch for Mineral Resources as the Chris Ellison-helmed miner tries to nurse its balance sheet, and image, to full health.

Australian shipbuilder Austal has signed $5 billion worth of contracts to produce Army vessels, in a deal the Albanese Government claims will generate hundreds of local jobs.

The rise of chatbot marketing is happening as AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini hit mass adoption.

Apple is accelerating development of three new wearable devices as part of a shift toward artificial intelligence-powered hardware, a category also being pursued by OpenAI and Meta Platforms.

Health insurer Medibank Private has lifted its interim bottom-line net profit after the number of Australians taking out policies increased.

Rio Tinto is throwing the kitchen sink at securing more copper, with 85 per cent of its exploration budget now geared towards the coveted red metal.

Lovisa says it has moved quickly to cash in on the demise of major rival Claire’s to grab market share but its profit and earnings growth disappointed analysts, sending shares plummeting.

An attack on Iran that ballooned into a broader regional conflict and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz could send Australian petrol prices soaring.

The Trump company brands its stablecoin as ‘the dollar, upgraded’ and describes the coin as ‘still the US dollar, but for a new era’.