Good afternoon, New Hope chairman Robert Millner says the coal miner is relieved more than a decade of lawfare around a mine expansion has come to an end but has issued a dire warning about the impact bureaucracy and approval delays are having on the Australian economy. A secretive investor is friends with Star’s two Hong Kong-based partners, sources say, which could give gaming regulators a new headache if he keeps buying up shares. Markets could rebound after Donald Trump’s inauguration with the Aussie dollar a ‘prime target’ for buyers as a lot of bad news has already been priced in, according to NAB. |