Posts Tagged ‘Business’
Ferry Strike Threatens To Test Brisbane’s Riverfire Transport Plans
With CityCat and ferry services suspended for 24 hours, authorities are urging crowds to rethink how they reach and leave the city’s biggest night on the river. Brisbane’s annual Riverfire spectacle is set to open the city’s festival season on Saturday night under an unusual cloud: the river transport network that normally helps move thousands…
Read MoreThis Week In Entertainment News 7 August 2026
Music and entertainment news from Australia and around the world, plus new releases and tour updates. Veteran artist and sports manager Ralph Carr was convicted of rape and is currently in prison awaiting sentencing. He is reported to be considering an appeal. Carr was revealed to be the high-profile Melbourne businessman on trial after a…
Read MoreMenulog Exits Australia
Food delivery company Menulog has announced it will be ceasing Australian operations at the end of November, leaving Uber to further dominate the market. Founded in Sydney in 2006, Menulog became Australia’s second-largest food delivery platform. This week, Menulog informed customers of the closure via email as well as a statement from managing director Morton…
Read MoreTriple-NO: Optus Outages Cause 000 Chaos
Australian telco Optus is under fire following a second service outage in a fortnight that affected the national triple-0 network, leaving emergency calls unanswered. The second service outage caused an additional nine failed 000 calls and is reportedly linked to at least three deaths across two states. Optus has quickly shifted blame on to technical…
Read MoreRecord Qantas Profits Leave A Sour Taste
The recent controversies surrounding Qantas have done nothing to affect its bottom line, with the company reporting its second-highest profit on record. Qantas have reported a staggering $1.605 billion profit in the 2025 financial year, up 28% compared to last year, with group revenue rising to nearly $2.4 billion representing an increase of 8.6%. This…
Read MoreQantas Fined Record $90M For Unfair Dismissals
Australian airline Qantas has been issued an historic $90 million fine for unfairly dismissing more than 1,800 employees during the pandemic. The Australian Federal Court found Qantas acted unlawfully when it fired 1,820 baggage handlers and other ground staff in 2020 at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. The landmark $90 million penalty is on…
Read MoreAlan Joyce Should Be Reprimanded, Not Rewarded
Once the soaring pride of the Australian skies, our national airline Qantas has been put into a tailspin by former CEO Alan Joyce. Alan Joyce served as CEO of Qantas Airways Limited from 2008-2023, stepping down when it was revealed Qantas had knowingly sold tickets for cancelled flights during the pandemic. It was a scandal…
Read MoreANALYSIS: How the beer price hike will hurt the music industry even further
Words: Matt Innes The entertainment industry will take another hit to the hip pocket as the price of beer is set to rise, incurring a ripple effect that will further damage an industry already struggling to be revived. The four per cent (4%) increase – equivalent to $2.50 a litre – could see punters paying…
Read MoreProfile: Stephen Morris, Managing Director For The MADCAP Global Group
Words: Matt Innes The MADCAP Global Productions Group was established in 1995 by Managing Director Stephen Morris, a man whose life and interests are as diverse as the multi-faceted company he created that’s still growing and stronger than ever. Stephen was born in 1964 into a working-class family in the Welsh town of Port Talbot,…
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