Michael Bleby News Today

Here are the big themes we expect to make news across the corporate world in 2024 – in fashion, the workplace, media and professional services.

Michelle Rowland says Optus has no ‘precise timeline’ for fixing the outage; Optus landline users cannot get through to Triple Zero; the telco’s CEO says the outage does not appear to be from a cyberattack. Follow updates here.

There are few West Australian business titans more formidable than veteran developer Nigel Satterley. But there’s more to one of this sprawling city’s founding fathers than some might think.

Here’s a look under the hood of what the Andrews Labor government announced in its housing plan.

The decision to limit redemptions from an unlisted Charter Hall office property fund shows investors are spooked, and the market is in a difficult spot. 

The latest Property market news, articles and analysis from Australian Financial Review

Employers are backing “a fair and responsible” increase in wages for the country’s lowest-paid workers; multiple people are believed to be dead after a fire at a 92-room hostel in New Zealand. Follow updates here.

BCA chief executive says no one should criticise the government for getting back into surplus; Daniel Andrews will have a single vote in determining the next Victorian Labor leader. Follow updates here.

Chris Minns reveals his Cabinet of 22 ministers including the state’s first female leader in the Legislative Council; Victoria is increasing its public sector wages cap from 1.5 per cent per annum to 3 per cent. Follow updates here.

Jury is out over whether the hundreds of billions of dollars the country will spend on eight submarines is worth it