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The collapse of Infinite Green Energy, once chaired by former Woodside Energy boss Peter Coleman, adds to the growing list of prospective hydrogen projects which have failed to materialise.

KordaMentha has lodged a legal bid to seize control of Whyalla Ports back from Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance, arguing a ‘purported lease’ over the facility should be struck out.

US-based casino giant Bally's $300m lifeline isn't a great deal for Star Entertainment, nor does it solve the underlying structural issues, but it was the only deal the gaming group had to survive, writes Eric Johnston.

Vesna Poljak
Business Editor
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It may not be popular, but here is the economic reason for Trump’s tariff play
By ROBERT GOTTLIEBSEN
Business Columnist
Today I deliver controversial but underlying good news, there is an economic justification for what Donald Trump is doing, and he is not mad.
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Stocks rise sharply after biggest falls since pandemic
The Australian dollar and industrial commodities also recovered as investors judged risk assets were oversold in recent days.
By DAVID ROGERS
Ex-Rex directors call on ‘penalty privilege’ in ASIC case
The corporate regulator has revealed its struggle to get relevant documents from Rex as the failed airline’s former directors clam up.
By ROBYN IRONSIDE
Deal making, high pressure and ‘angst’ at TechOne
A high pressure workplace fuelled by deal-making and ‘angst’ amid a rapidly expanding technology business was playing out at software company TechnologyOne during the year a staff member was sacked.
By ANGELICA SNOWDEN
Call this safe, Mary? Super attack should be a woke-up call for funds
Super funds like to think of themselves as Australia’s moral arbiters, using their near $4 trillion clout to inflict their woke agenda and what they say is good governance on companies. If only they had a mirror.
By JARED LYNCH

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