Insights

X2's Mick Davis is reportedly moving in on BHP's non-core assets, while James Packer's Sri Lankan ambitions receive a regulatory blow.

Up to $4bn worth of gas-fired power stations are in danger of being mothballed as gas prices jump.

Coking coal prices have slumped to six-year lows, putting more pressure on local industry.

It was a sleepy three-day working week in Australia, but investment banks had a ball.

New Forests is increasingly looking like a strong contender for Forest Enterprises Australia.

Dimmi set for new local alliance, working on international partnerships.

In this week's essential reading guide Bartholomeusz asks whether scale should be front of mind for gold miners, Burgess explains Australia's import addiction, and Pickering puts Canberra's immigration planning under the microscope.

Investor William Ackman's sneaky bid for Botox maker Allergan went completely under Wall Street's radar. The move is ripe for SEC scrutiny.

Results from ANZ Bank and Macquarie will be in the spotlight, while the US Fed's policy meeting is on tap.

A lower-than-expected read on core inflation will assuage the Reserve Bank's fears of a worrying upswing.

The Australian agriculture sector's century-long experiment with collaborative research has made it a world leader in innovation. Other industries should take note.

Well-trained former servicemen and women are a significant asset to the country -- not only as a fighting force but also as a talent pool for the business world.

Hockey's planned budget cuts are predicated on a level of spending to GDP that his own side of politics has rarely hit.

Right-wing union leader brands Bill Shorten's party reform agenda a 'distraction'.

Three members of former national audit commission back govt on welfare cuts.

Wesfarmers doing ground work on merits of a $5bn bid for Healthscope.