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Controversial US policy to benefit Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... volatility, and increased uncertainty. "Because US tariffs represent a significant disruption to global trade, new supply chains will be established and trade redirection undertaken. We estimate that Australia will benefit from this process as exporters ...

QIC harvests rare earth elements to turbocharge net zero transition

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2025
... Mitchell represent a strategic opportunity for Australia, and particularly Queensland, to help rebalance global supply chains and secure long-term economic, environmental, and geopolitical advantages. "With high-grade mineralisation and a focus on producing ...

Special feature: Hunting for value

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
... landscape is one of "fragile improvement." "However, we're operating in a structurally changed world," says Dahia. "Supply chains are fragmented, strategic competition is replacing global synchronisation, tariff concerns persist, and earnings breadth ...

PE firm sells CyberCX to Accenture

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025
... digital environments become increasingly connected and heightened threats are exposed across operational value chains, supply chains and the enterprise. "The need for responsible governance is also rising as AI and Quantum technologies advance," he said. ...

Chalmers opens economic reform consultation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
... economic resilience in the face of global uncertainty, through attracting investment, promoting trade and security supply chains, diversifying our industrial base and building a skilled and adaptable workforce; and strengthening budget sustainability ...

Quinbrook appoints new chief executive

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
... leader for North America is Giulia Siccardo. She was most recently the inaugural director of manufacturing and energy supply chains at the US Department of Energy in Washington, D.C. In that role she oversaw the deployment of tens of billions of dollars ...

Lower interest rates conducive for bigger risk appetite, small caps

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... war? Sheridan said geopolitical uncertainty and the risk of tariffs have seen businesses actively seek to shorten supply chains by moving production and processes closer to home. "This could favour small caps, which have much more domestic exposure than ...

ECB drops interest rates by 0.25%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... markets, which would weigh on domestic demand and would also lower inflation. "By contrast, a fragmentation of global supply chains could raise inflation by pushing up import prices and adding to capacity constraints in the domestic economy. A boost ...

Sidra Capital expands in Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
... opportunities in Asia Pacific, including Indonesia, Singapore and Australia, which are set to benefit from shifting global supply chains amidst current global economic headwinds. Specifically, Australia presents a compelling market with high-yield opportunities ...

Market turmoil hits portfolios

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... significant valuation dispersions, particularly in emerging markets that may be well-positioned for shifts to global supply chains and a weakening US dollar, the caveat being that demand comes from outside the US - but the tariff contagion could hamper ...