From @MichaelWestBiz
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Coles CEO admits 'we don't always get it right'
The chief executive of Coles has admitted the supermarket giant had let down its suppliers following claims the company was underpricing the wholesale value of goods. Speaking before a Senate inquiry into supermarket prices, Coles boss Leah Weckert said the chain needed to improve its relationships with suppliers. It comes following previous allegations at the […]
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Support critical for Australia to reap battery wealth
Western Australia can become a leading global source of responsibly sourced battery minerals but government support will be “critical”, a mining conference has heard. “Government support at both the state and commonwealth level is critical if we are to effectively overcome pressing issues and maximise the industry’s potential,” WA Minister for Mines David Michael said […]
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New independent, national environment watchdog unveiled
Australia will soon have its first national, independent environment watchdog that can issue hundreds of millions in penalties to anyone breaching federal environmental law. Details about the much-anticipated Environment Protection Agency were revealed on Tuesday by Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek. The body will be given powers to issue Environment Protection Orders, also known as stop-work […]
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Asia slides on Fed rate cut rethink, China GDP in focus
Asian stocks fell and the dollar climbed to more than five-month highs on Tuesday as stronger-than-expected US retail sales for March further reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve is unlikely to be in a rush to cut interest rates this year. Rising geopolitical tensions kept risk sentiment in check, lifting prices of gold and oil, […]
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Woodside defends 'honest' response to climate change
Woodside Energy has doubled down on its response to climate change with a warning to investors about eroding value with any drastic changes to investment plans. “We are being honest about the energy transition,” Woodside chair Richard Goyder said in a letter to shareholders on Tuesday that was issued on the ASX. In response to […]
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'No place' for extremism after church stabbing: PM
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has declared there is “no place” for extremism in Australia following a stabbing at a Sydney church. A 15-year-old boy is in custody after the Monday night attack at Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley, where Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was stabbed during a live-streamed sermon. The stabbing has been […]
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Bondi killer may have visited other shops before attack
A killer who went on a stabbing rampage, killing six people at a Sydney shopping centre may have visited other crowded public precincts in the days leading up to the attack. Five women and a man were fatally stabbed by Joel Cauchi at Westfield Bondi Junction on Saturday. The 40-year-old seemingly targeted women in the […]
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Modular Reactors. Peter Dutton hasn't done his nuclear homework
Is Peter Dutton’s proposed ‘rollout’ of modular nuclear reactors real policy or just politics? What research has he done to develop the policy? Not much, it seems
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Call for home battery cash to support solar milestones
NSW has broken the record for the most annual rooftop solar installations of any Australia state, but Queensland is the first to surpass the one million mark. One in three households and businesses are installing the technology, according to a Clean Energy Council report released on Tuesday. Rapid growth of rooftop solar has made it […]
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Mob gather as teen arrested after church leader stabbed
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested after a stabbing at an Orthodox Assyrian church in western Sydney which sparked unrest as an angry mob confronted police. NSW Premier Chris Minns urged calm on Monday night after the stabbing of Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel at the Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley – an incident […]
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Baby from Bondi massacre on slow road to recovery
As police expand their investigation into a Sydney shopping centre stabbing massacre, a baby girl critically injured in the carnage is showing signs of recovery. Five women – including the baby’s mother, 38-year-old osteopath mother Ashlee Good – and a man were killed by knife-wielding Joel Cauchi in the rampage at Bondi Junction Westfield on […]
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Woolworths, Coles queue up for Senate probe grilling
Coles and Woolworths will be in the firing line as executives from Australia’s two big supermarkets face long interrogations over high grocery prices. Alongside Optus and Qantas, the two supermarket behemoths are among the country’s most criticised companies after raking in billion-dollar profits during a cost-of-living crisis. Their dominance – Coles and Woolworths account for […]