Sector coverage across corporate Australia, from property, construction and REITs to the companies driving each industry.
Total dwelling approvals rose 5.1% to 17,948, but the gain came from units in New South Wales and Queensland. Private house approvals fell in all five states the ABS reports.
Production jumped 25% after the Ngungaju plant restarted, but revenue fell 24% on lower prices and shipment timing. The lithium miner still holds $1.3 billion in net cash.
1 Nov 2026
The plumbing supplier’s first-quarter update showed strong local volumes and better-than-feared US sales, though shareholders also delivered a strike on executive pay.
31 Oct 2026
A slower first quarter, flat first-half supermarket earnings guidance and a price reset sent the supermarket’s shares down 7.7%, while its larger rival grew sales at almost twice the pace.
30 Oct 2026
Three of Australia’s biggest retailers told shareholders on Thursday that sales have slowed, sending consumer discretionary stocks lower ahead of a likely rate rise.
29 Oct 2026
Lush is exiting every Westfield in the country. None of the week's exits is publicly about rent, which is the part a small tenant should think hardest about.
15 Oct 2026
Victoria's new commissioner arrives from Beyond Blue by way of the Fair Work Ombudsman. The combination says something about what the role has become.
15 Oct 2026
Commercial finance brokers are following the mortgage broking playbook—running lender tenders, driving down business borrowing costs, and drawing top banking talent out of the majors.
11 Oct 2026
Prime Martin Place and George Street towers lead a tightening in the premium market.
7 Oct 2026
Data centres' share of the grid is forecast to quadruple within a decade. One study warns of a sharp rise in wholesale power prices unless operators bring their own clean energy, which is exactly what Canberra now proposes.
2 Oct 2026
Super funds and offshore investors are backing purpose-built rental towers at an unprecedented pace.
29 Sep 2026
Affordability pressures and remote work are tilting demand toward regional markets.
28 Sep 2026
E-commerce and supply-chain reshoring are driving fierce competition for warehouse assets.
27 Sep 2026
Canberra has published draft legislation to ban non-compete clauses for workers earning under $190,100, and to treat employer no-poach deals as cartel conduct. Consultation closes on 2 October 2026.
8 Sep 2026
Builders report the first sustained easing in input costs since the pandemic-era supply shocks.
4 Sep 2026
Every Australian employee, including those at the smallest businesses, now has a legal right to disconnect. What the law actually protects is narrower than most people think.
26 Aug 2026
Warehouse and logistics-focused trusts have outpaced the broader REIT index for a fourth straight quarter.
22 Aug 2026
Independent advisory houses are luring senior dealmakers from the majors as corporate Australia's appetite for M&A returns.
20 Aug 2026
The extension broadens eligibility for low-deposit guarantees to a wider band of regional postcodes.
8 Aug 2026
Non-bank lenders are stepping into construction finance as the majors tighten development lending criteria.
6 Aug 2026
Prefabricated and modular builders are winning a growing share of multi-residential projects.
26 Jul 2026
