bestnews Health insurance premiums are rising at more than double the average rate for some types of cover
Private health insurers are slugging some top-tier policyholders with annual premium rises of up to 9 per cent, more than double Labor’s approved average, prompting Health Minister Mark Butler to…
Phil King’s Regal Partners’ shareholders fear biotech Opthea’s poor clinical trial results
The failure of a high-profile clinical trial at biotech business Opthea has rattled investors in Phil King’s Regal Partners, who fear the eye treatment play will collapse and wipe off…
Tim Gurner’s health spa has the makings of a tax write-off
In Tim Gurner’s vampiric efforts to live forever, the property developer established the Saint Haven health spa. This is a network of Melbourne complexes that’s been covered fairly extensively in…
Deleting genetic data held by failed firm might not stop it being sold
Australian customers of genetic testing company 23andMe are being encouraged to delete their data before it is sold to the highest bidder in a May 14 auction linked to the…
Winter gas threat pushed out but shortages loom
Southern Australia has been warned of natural gas shortfalls by 2028 – three years later than earlier forecast – and annual shortages from 2029 onwards unless investment flows into import…
Brookfield defies Trump pushback on energy transition
The ability to bring solar power rapidly online to meet burgeoning demand from data centres in the United States will outweigh any chilling effect on clean energy investment from the…
Victorian energy shortage fears drive Amplitude’s $400m gas project that could power 600,000 homes
Manufacturers are showing keen interest in a prospective new supply of gas for the energy-starved Victorian market, said Amplitude Energy chief executive Jane Norman, who unveiled a $400 million-plus investment…
Coalition gas reserve plan for east coast worries LNG companies
Gas producers say any plan forcing them to set aside supplies for the domestic market would do little to increase supply for years and could deter investment, amid speculation the…
Succession question swirls around Santos chief executive
A lack of clarity on the succession plan for longstanding Santos chief executive Kevin Gallagher has been raised as a concern by shareholder advisory firm Glass Lewis, particularly given the…
Labor says it will back high-tech bush mobile phone satellite network
Labor will incentivise major telecoms providers and satellite operators like Elon Musk’s Starlink to provide better mobile phone services around the country by using largely untested technology within two years.…