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Chief economist update: Europe, we have a problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020
Just as Victorian Premier Dan Andrews toasted each and every Victorian with caramel-iced doughnuts and a top-shelf bottle of Starward whiskey to celebrate the end of Melbourne's lockdown, European governments -- one after the other -- have been ...

Chief economist update: Victoria's victory

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
... followed the rules, stayed the course, worked with me and my team, to bring this second wave to an end." This was what state premier Dan Andrews told all Victorians and the rest of Australia at his 26 October press conference as he declared the battle ...

Australian Business Growth Fund launches

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
... Were chair Anthony Healy. Healy has been appointed the inaugural chief executive of the fund and Will Hodgman, former premier of Tasmania, has been appointed chair. The federal government will work alongside participating banks through the fund to ensure ...

Chief economist update: Dan defeats second wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
... rate that the Andrews government declared would trigger an easing of restriction measures from September 28. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said so himself, "We are poised to take some significant steps, albeit they are safe and steady steps on Sunday ...

Chief economist update: Australian pessimism eases

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
... counterpart, it showed that pessimistic consumers still outnumber optimistic ones. The survey was also taken before Victorian premier Dan Andrews' announcement extending the lockdown by another two weeks. The Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of ...

AZ NGA makes acquisition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... Steer is the trusted adviser to leading businesses and families in the region. It has built a reputation as the region's premier accounting and advisory firm by delivering excellent service and advice, and helping local businesses achieve strategic results," ...

Chief economist update: Is Dan still the man?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
Victorian premier Dan Andrews is copping it left, right and centre - citizens, businesses, medical experts, politicians - after dangling and later extending (by another two weeks) the planned September 13 end of lockdown. Already, fresh modelling by ...

Mixed results at Bjelke-Peterson estate sale

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
A Lloyds auction of the estate of controversial former Queensland premier Joh Bjelke-Peterson produced mixed results. One of the big ticket items was a piece of paraphernalia from 1969, when the astronauts who landed on the moon toured the world attending ...

Chief economist update: It's about human life, not human rights

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
"We are all prisoners here of our own device." - Hotel California, The Eagles Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews declared Victoria in a "State of Disaster" from 6pm on August 2 and imposed Stage 4 restrictions that will run for six weeks (until September ...

Sovereign fund withdraws bid for Newcastle United

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
... A consortium including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has withdrawn its £300 million takeover of English Premier League team Newcastle United Football Club. The buyer consortium also included PCP Capital Partners and Reuben Brothers and ...