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    ‘Give her a go’: New judge blasts ‘painfully slow’ progress for women

    Jane Needham blasted the “painfully slow” progress of women in law and urged barristers to consider briefing “that young woman who went to a school you haven’t heard of”.

    • Michael Pelly
    A reduced appetite by some of the major banks to lend to indebted businesses and to commercial real estate has created an opening for private credit.

    Private credit jumps 45pc in five years and is threatening banks: Citi

    Risk-averse major lenders have created a “structural” change in the market by staying away from indebted companies and commercial real estate, analysis says.

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    • Aaron Weinman
    Greg Goodman  founded Goodman Group, a logistics landlord which is now pushing into data centres.

    Local REITs outpace broader market despite sagging asset valuations

    Goodman Group was the standout performer in the 12 months to June 30, buoyed by rising demand from investors for exposure to data centres.

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    • Kylar Loussikian
    Solomon Lew has been one of the country’s most successful retailers. After years of conflict with Myer, he and the department store appear to be on the same page.

    Solomon Lew’s surprise role model? Vegas mogul Sheldon Adelson

    Like the colourful businessman, the billionaire rag trader won’t stop building his empire. And Myer, with a new chief, is finally playing ball.

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    • Jemima Whyte

    June

    We must repeal legislation preventing the use of nuclear energy in Australia and we need to seriously address energy market design.

    My nuclear talk was cancelled. Here is what I would have said.

    My presentation to Engineers Australia would have outlined why a nuclear-based energy system would cost consumers half as much with four times fewer emissions.

    • Robert Parker
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    Michael Egorov first purchased Verona, which is next door to Avon Court, for $18.25 million.

    Hack wipes $140m from Melbourne mansion-owning crypto king

    Michael Egorov, who spent $59 million purchasing two mansions in Hawthorn, said I “don’t really live in Australia”. His curve token plunged last week.

    • Tom Richardson
    Gill McLachlan ran the AFL until last year. He was appointed Tabcorp’s chief executive on Monday.

    Former AFL boss Gillon McLachlan takes on ‘legacy brand’ Tabcorp

    He arrives at the company in the midst of a painful transformation and after the departure of Adam Rytenskild, who was being investigated for offensive language.

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    • Zoe Samios

    May

    Boomer ‘wave’ of outflows starts to hit super

    Australia’s biggest retail superannuation funds are paying out billions more dollars in cash than they are bringing in as baby boomers reach retirement age.

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    • Hannah Wootton
    Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Mogami 30FFM frigate.

    Questions surface over fast-tracked $10b warships

    Shipbuilders have been given just three weeks to outline their opening pitch to build new frigates for the navy.

    • Andrew Tillett
    Myer executive chair and CEO Olivia Wirth.

    Why Olivia Wirth’s top Myer role is a governance fail

    Myer’s decision to appoint Olivia Wirth as executive chair and CEO has stunned corporate governance experts but has the full support of Solomon Lew.

    • Sue Mitchell
    777’s Josh Wander last year. The situations has dramatically worsened for the private equity group.

    PE firm behind Bonza, Melbourne Victory calls in insolvency experts

    The private equity firm called in advisers overnight to assist with “operational challenges”. It is a major shareholder in the A-League club and budget airline.

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    • Ayesha de Kretser
    Shell is one of the world’s largest oil and gas producers.

    Shell sues ATO over claim it was short-changed $99m in CGT bill

    The ATO believes the company should have declared capital gains $330 million higher than first reported for its exit from the old Woodside Petroleum.

    • Lucas Baird
    Anglo American has coking coal mines in Queensland’s Moranbah North and Grosvenor.

    Anglo American to sell Queensland coal in big shrink, spurning BHP

    Anglo American will sell or shut everything except its copper, iron ore and potash mines as part of a strategy to dodge BHP’s advances.

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    • Peter Ker and Elouise Fowler

    April

     The Fair Work Ombudsman that Labor supposedly tasked with policing bad behaviour in the building industry has dropped 30 per cent of the 41 cases of alleged construction union lawbreaking it inherited.

    Labor green lights toxic bully-boys of the CFMEU

    The political protection racket the modern ALP is running for the toxic behaviour of the CFMEU, which would be condemned in any other setting, is disgraceful.

    • The AFR View
    The 296 sqm penthouse at Macleay Street in Potts Point.

    Gutted penthouse in coveted Sydney block goes on sale for $10m

    The unrenovated property in Potts Point’s landmark Manar building has DA-approved plans, while a lavish Paddington home inspired by Versailles is on sale again.

    • Bonnie Campbell
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    Can the NRL’s worst team finally turn itself around?

    To say the Wests Tigers have underperformed over the past two decades would be an understatement. Shane Richardson has a plan to change the team’s fortunes.

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    • Zoe Samios
    The embattled Star Sydney is about to face another round of public hearings.

    Star reveals more losses as it braces for public hearings

    Star told investors it was losing large sums of money from customers visiting VIP areas, where trading is down.

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    • Zoe Samios
    The imminent announcement of the supermarkets’ third-quarter results will focus on political pressure as much as sales figures.

    Political brawls sweep the supermarket aisles

    Supermarkets are once again an appealing target for politicians wanting to demonstrate their good intentions on helping consumers with cost-of-living pressures.

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    • Jennifer Hewett
    General Manager Costa Tsiolkas at Redbank Power Station in Warkworth, NSW.

    Can one of our dirtiest coal plants reap a green bonanza?

    Verdant Earth has lofty ambitions to turn the moribund Redbank into a major clean energy precinct using biomass. Environmentalists are still unhappy.

    • Ben Potter
    Taylor Auerbach outside the Federal Court in Sydney on Friday.

    Seven paid for Lehrmann’s story. Now it is the story

    The television network’s pursuit of an interview with the accused rapist has put its tactics on trial.

    • Aaron Patrick