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    Nic Fildes

    Australia and Pacific correspondent

    Nic Fildes writes about Australia, New Zealand and Pacific islands for the FT. He was previously telecommunications and UK technology correspondent in London prior to returning to his native Australia in 2022. Before he joined the FT he was technology and communications editor at The Times and has previously been a reporter at Dow Jones and The Independent.
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    • Friday, 2 June, 2023
      PwC
      Australia’s biggest pension fund freezes new business with PwC over tax scandal

      AustralianSuper is latest organisation to suspend work with the Big Four firm over leaks of confidential government information

    • Thursday, 1 June, 2023
      BHP Group PLC
      BHP to pay $280mn after underpaying 30,000 staff for years

      World’s largest miner to reimburse workers for loss of public holiday payments over a 13-year period

    • Monday, 29 May, 2023
      PwC
      PwC suspends 9 partners over Australian tax leak scandal

      Big Four firm pledges to publish results from internal review this year

    • Saturday, 27 May, 2023
      News in-depthAustralian politics
      Racial abuse of veteran indigenous Australian journalist triggers uproar

      Targeting of Stan Grant highlights tensions ahead of referendum on recognition of First Nations peoples

    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      PwC
      PwC staff implicated in Australian tax leak told to step back from government work

      Rival KPMG warns employees on standards as scandal rocks consulting industry

    • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
      PwC
      Australian government refers PwC tax leaks scandal to police

      Government asked police to investigate given seriousness of the misconduct

    • Thursday, 18 May, 2023
      PwC
      PwC’s global bosses to seize oversight of scandal-hit Australian team

      International executives flown to Sydney likely to remain for several months as investigations of tax leak continue

    • Wednesday, 17 May, 2023
      News in-depthAustralia
      Australia gears up for ‘defining decade’ with rare budget surplus

      Soaring commodity prices help Labor balance books but bill looms for defence, welfare and energy transition

    • Monday, 15 May, 2023
      Newmont Corp
      Gold miner Newmont seals $19bn deal for Australia’s Newcrest

      Newcrest board recommends shareholders vote in favour of takeover in latest mining industry consolidation

    • Friday, 12 May, 2023
      PwC
      PwC races to contain widening Australian tax leak scandal

      Big Four firm flies top global executives to Sydney in effort to stem spiralling crisis

    • Wednesday, 10 May, 2023
      Industrial metals
      Australian lithium producer Allkem strikes merger deal with US rival Livent

      Key battery component lithium is pivotal as car industry switches to electric

    • Monday, 8 May, 2023
      Inside BusinessWomen in business
      Boom in Australia’s female CEOs belies lack of women in wider labour market

      Progress at the top has accelerated but gender imbalance persists in feeder roles outside top 20 companies

    • Monday, 8 May, 2023
      PwC
      PwC Australia chief resigns over tax law leaks

      Tom Seymour stands down after admitting he received emails regarding confidential government information

    • Monday, 8 May, 2023
      Pensions industry
      Australian pension fund buys $660mn stake in European mobile towers

      UniSuper is latest ‘superfund’ to target deals outside home market with investment in Vantage Towers

    • Sunday, 7 May, 2023
      PwC
      PwC launches review over Australian tax law leaks

      Emails shared with colleagues were based on confidential information about government plans

    • Friday, 5 May, 2023
      Macquarie Group
      Macquarie commodities head’s $39mn payout beats CEO’s after record group profit

      Nick O’Kane’s pay exceeds that of Shemara Wikramanayake for second year on back of strong trading business

    • Tuesday, 2 May, 2023
      Qantas Airways Ltd
      Qantas appoints first female CEO as Joyce steps down

      Vanessa Hudson to take over after seeing Australian carrier through pandemic as finance chief

    • Thursday, 27 April, 2023
      Kirin Holdings Co Ltd
      Japanese brewer Kirin strikes $1.3bn deal to buy Australian vitamin maker

      Beer producer to acquire Blackmores in healthcare push

    • Monday, 24 April, 2023
      Australian politics
      Australia overhauls defence strategy to respond to China’s build-up

      Government to strengthen northern bases and long-range strike capabilities for ‘missile age’ threats

    • Thursday, 20 April, 2023
      Reserve Bank of Australia
      Australia to overhaul central bank after stumble on inflation and pandemic

      RBA to establish separate board with rate-setting powers to break culture of deference

    • Tuesday, 11 April, 2023
      Newmont Corp
      Gold miner Newmont raises takeover bid for rival Newcrest to $19.5bn

      Australian group’s shareholders receptive to improved offer as company agrees to open books

    • Tuesday, 11 April, 2023
      Australia
      China to review Australian barley tariffs after trade tensions ease

      Canberra agrees to suspend WTO complaint ahead of Beijing’s push to join regional CPTPP pact

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      FT Globetrotter
      Greener getaways: a trip to Melbourne’s Dandenong Ranges

      Dotted with quirky villages, these lush hills on the city’s doorstep are a joy for hikers, birdwatchers and . . .  steam-train enthusiasts

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      FT Globetrotter
      Gig economy: the best live music venues in Melbourne

      Whether you’re into sticky-carpet dives or concrete-clad concert halls, the Victorian capital caters to every musical taste

    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      FT Globetrotter
      Magic brews: a guide to Melbourne’s ever-changing coffee scene

      Welcome to the city that may well be the centre of the coffee universe

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