No Musk, but creating efficiency a must in Australia too
One of Donald Trump’s most eye-catching moves this week was appointing Elon Musk and fellow tech billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy as outside efficiency experts to the US federal government.
ASIC approach to cutting red tape is welcome as BCA calls for national de-regulation agenda
The Business Council is calling for a national de-regulation agenda to boost economic growth by cutting red tape, and the plan outlined today by the corporate regulator, ASIC, to reduce regulatory complexity is strongly welcomed.
‘Watch and Learn’: Billionaires and pollies with an Australian Trump wish
Should Opposition leader Peter Dutton aim to be more like incoming president Donald Trump?
Trump: “We’re going to terminate the Green New Scam.”
Trump: “We’re going to terminate the Green New Scam.” “Why aren’t we creating great energy plants, great sources of energy, instead of playing this game with wind that is ruining everything, killing
Business Chiefs Revive Push to Cut Tax Impost
Business leaders are reviving calls for Anthony Albanese to lower the corporate tax rate, warning Australian businesses will be increasingly uncompetitive under Donald Trump’s plans to slash company taxes in the United States to 15 per cent.
Court Bid to Reverse Blayney Mine Call
Mining conglomerate Regis Resources will take Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to the Federal Court over her decision to heritage-list part of the $1bn Blayney gold mine site on the advice of a rebel Indigenous group.
MAGA faithful as blue wall crashes and victory secure
One woman was weeping, people were hugging, some dancing to the periodic bursts of Trump’s trademark favourite by YMCA over the sound system; most were whooping and cheering.
Hancock bets big on gas in WA
Hancock Prospecting’s recent acquisition of the Lockyer/North Erregulla gas project and itsformation of new exploration ventures marks a signifi cant shift in Western Australia’sonshore energy sector.
RINEHART’S IRON ORE WINDFALL
Australia’s richest person Gina Rinehart has snared a $2.8bn payday in the latest bumper dividend from her flagship iron ore operations as she warns Australia is at risk of falling behind other mining jurisdictions due to poor policy settings.
COOK MUST ADVOCATE FOR WA AGAINST JOB-WRECKING IR REFORM
Grinding conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East show no signs of ending. China’s growth — for so long the driver of WA’s economic success — has slowed. Despite those challenges, the global energy transition continues at pace.
Resources jobs at record high despite battery metals carnage and gold reclaims lithium’s crown
The State Government has touted another year of strong jobs growth in the mining sector, despite the State’s lifeblood industry copping a $16 billion fall in overall mineral and petroleum sales for the year.