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Ausbil sees AI, critical minerals driving next growth cycle

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... significant policy-driven investment in the US, where efforts to strengthen domestic manufacturing and secure strategic supply chains are supporting a broader reindustrialisation trend. Ausbil also identified AI as a major long term growth driver, arguing ...

FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... chokepoint, which according to United Nations (UN) carries about one quarter of the world's seaborne oil trade, sent supply chains and crude oil prices into a tailspin, and exposed the country's overreliance on the Middle East to supply nearly ...

Oil price shock to hit consumers 'relatively quickly': RBA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... said RBA's reports suggest some firms have responded already, with fuel surcharges raised by firms at the start of supply chains that flow into a broad set of industries. "Expectations for pass-through to consumer prices vary, but we are hearing from ...

Combating modern slavery difficult but not impossible: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... face modern slavery conditions. For investors, it means being cognisant of modern slavery hiding deep inside global supply chains. "Investors can play a role in combatting modern slavery through many ways; shareholder resolutions, divestments, exclusions ...

Budget boosts fuel security, misses clean energy opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... Australian Fuel Security Reserve to obtain fuels and fertiliser. "We're helping businesses and manufacturers bolster supply chains, with $1 billion in interest free loans through the National Reconstruction Fund and incentives to get more freight ...

Canada launches first sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... projects like new ports, mines, and trade and energy corridors to unlock the country's resources, secure domestic supply chains, and enable it to sell to new markets across Canada and the world, the government said. The projects will focus on clean and ...

Government rolls out relief via National Reconstruction Fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026
... Reconstruction Fund. The Economic Resilience Program will provide zero interest loans to fuel, fertiliser and other critical supply chains businesses who are materially impacted by market disruptions related to current conflicts and global price rises ...

Albanese stresses importance of 'economic sovereignty'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... said. "So, our government will extend their credit to help them, and the farmers and producers who rely on these supply chains, to weather the storm. This is just another way we are acting to get ahead of issues. "No government can promise to eliminate ...

Chalmers looks to shore up fuel supply as Iran war continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... we're doing everything we can to maintain fuel security, economic stability, address price pressures and make our supply chains more resilient," he said.

Macquarie Asset Management to acquire Qube

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... the platform for the business to continue that evolution while maintaining our strong track record of enhancing supply chains and delivering outstanding customer service." MAM co-head of infrastructure for Asia Pacific Ani Satchcroft added: "MAM has ...
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