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The NZ economy outperformed Australia in the June quarter, growing by 0.9% compared to Australia’s 0.4%. Unlike Australia, which saw a 0.3% decline in GDP per capita during the same period, NZ experienced a 0.2% increase in that measure. NZ’s growth exceeded expectations, with the central bank forecasting 0.5% and the Treasury predicting 0.6% in […]

Immigration and housing affordability – why immigration should be lower Key Points:The key drivers of expensive housing in Australia have been low interest rates and a chronic housing supply shortfall.Thankfully Australian governments are now focusing on boosting supply, but this will face various constraints and more effort needs to be put into decentralisation.The role of

Andrew Knox – Executive Director – Red Sky Energy Limited (ASX:ROG) is an Australian Listed Oil & Gas Exploration and Development Company that acquires, drills and develops Oil & Gas resources that can be produced conventionally using proven advanced technologies and developed best practice methods.

Lauren Bennett – Executive Director – Omega Oil and Gas (ASX:OMA) – Omega Oil and Gas is an early mover in an emerging play within the junior oil and gas space in Australia. The company is focused on unlocking the immense value in Permian Deep Gas assets beneath historical CSG targets. This exploration and appraisal

Nick de Blocq – CEO – Kinetiko Energy Limited (ASX:KKO) is an Australian company in the energy exploration business, solely focused on advanced sandstone gas and coal bed methane (CBM) discovery and commercialisation in an energy challenged Republic of South Africa.

Alex Underwood – Managing Director – Empire Energy Group (ASX:EEG) is a Sydney based Australian oil & gas company holding 100%-owned and operated assets with unconventional targets in the Northern Territory Beetaloo Sub-basin and central trough of the McArthur Basin.

Fonterra, the world’s largest dairy company, reported a record net profit of $NZ1.6 billion on Thursday, signaling substantial gains in milk, cheese, and other dairy products. Shareholders can anticipate record dividends of $NZ1 per share for the year. The co-operative distributed a 10 NZ cent first-half dividend and a 50 NZ cent special dividend from

Fairmont Equities Managing Director Michael Gable shares his opinion on share markets, looks at what stocks he has been buying or selling and the outlook from here and opportunities.

The Qantas (ASX:QAN) board paid former CEO Alan Joyce $21.4 million as he exited the company, according to the airline’s annual report released Wednesday afternoon. However, the board said it would withhold short-term bonuses until the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) investigation into the airline’s alleged sale of airfares for flights already canceled concludes.