The annual APPEA Conference takes place in Brisbane this month and while traditional energy producers have faced a swag of challenges in recent years, the line-up of speakers and attending companies looks to be as strong as ever. Oil and gas producers are facing some of the most challenging times of the past 50 years
The oil and gas industry has played a key role in the Australian economy for about half a century, but it is coming under increasing pressure to alter its business model amid the energy transition. JOSH LEWIS explains. Resources Minister Keith Pitt revealed last month that Australia’s resources and energy export earnings are forecast to
Change is the only constant, as the saying goes. Just ask anyone in oil and gas, politics or economics. Or The Yield’s editorial department for that matter, where COVID finally found a foothold and knocked us down one after the other like a chain of dominoes. Fortunately, we’ve managed to cough it out, complete the
Borders, bosses, barramundi and Bitcoin The headline’s not entirely accurate, but who’d let the hard facts get in the way of some nice alliteration? Not us at The Yield anyway. That’s not to say it’s fictitious – in fact all of those things are loosely involved. It’s just that the barramundi
Getting back to business now the borders are down Many businesses were necessarily quick to adapt when COVID restrictions such as WA’s hard border came into force. But with the last state border in the country now open again, what’s the current situation for businesses and what adjustments will be
Seafood stalwart aiming for bountiful catch on ASX debut More than 50 years after Frank Catalano opened his first fish and chip in Perth’s southern suburbs, Catalano’s Seafood is preparing for its biggest challenge yet – listing on the ASX. As JESSICA GABITES reports, this bold step will help the family-run
ATO has crypto firmly in its cross hairs Sensible investment is a long game and even more so when there’s any level of volatility or uncertainty in the market. Butler Settineri Associate RYAN TADDEO provides some insights into the taxation consequences of cryptocurrency when it comes to tax return season. The
Interest compounds and confounds on rate hikes, investment options and emission control Welcome to the first issue of The Yield for 2022 – and a belated Happy New Year! Like many around the traps, most of us set some well-intentioned new year’s resolutions when the clock ticked over. But like
RBA delaying the inevitable, economists say Australian businesses, investors and homeowners waited eagerly for RBA Governor Philip Lowe's announcement last week. As we know, the RBA decided interest rates would remain the same, maintaining the record low of 0.10 per cent despite rising inflation and costs of living, plus the first
Graphene paves the way to cleaner, greener technologies The benefits of graphene are resulting in the carbon allotrope being used to enhance the mechanical properties of an expanding range of products, but for advanced materials manufacturer First Graphene, one of the most exciting areas of focus is reducing carbon dioxide
