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25th March 2025

SA Business Journal

Plug pulled on $750m green hydrogen plant

A $750m green hydrogen project in South Australia has been quietly shelved, adding to a string of projects failing to move beyond a feasibility stage.

Alpen brings on Shahin investment to drive growth

Adelaide business software firm Alpen Enterprises has brought on Charlie (Khalil) Shahin as a major shareholder, with the funding raised to help drive the company’s next phase of g...

‘There’s only one office’: Adelaide tycoon blasts WFH wasteland

The property magnate and Adelaide Central Market Authority chair’s comments follow Peter Dutton’s pledge to up end public sector work-from-home rules.

ASX 200 climbs; Gold Road top gainer

Budget to reveal worsening debt outlook. Blackstone, Apollo bosses bet on private credit boom. James Hardie stays in the red after analyst ratings changes. WA miner Gold Road lifts...

New group to empower Aboriginal businesses

A group of prominent Indigenous business leaders has come together to create a new industry group aimed at empowering Aboriginal businesses across SA.

Shark doco maker makes waves with global broadcasters

An Adelaide company has become one of Australia’s most prolific producers of shark-related documentary content for global broadcasters. Here’s its story.

Farms brace for ‘oh s**t’ moment: ‘God knows it won’t be good’

This Adelaide Plains farmer, who says he’s lost “bloody millions” to drought already, has one simple, desperate request for the Premier.

Church makes CBD move after multimillion-dollar deal

One of Australia’s biggest church groups will relocate its national HQ to the Adelaide CBD after a multimillion-dollar deal.

Time is right for huge US acquisition, James Hardie says

James Hardie boss Aaron Erter has shrugged off concerns over the timing of its massive $14bn Azek deal, saying the companies perform well ‘no matter what’s going on’.

Opthea solvency in question as trial failure trips $1bn trigger

Opthea’s flagship clinical trial has failed, arguably triggering payments to funders which could push the Regal-backed firm into insolvency.

Wirth pledges to make Myer great again

Myer executive chair Olivia Wirth says work is under way to return the 125-year-old grand old dame of Australian retail back to its title as a ‘retail powerhouse’.

Mineral Resources shares tank on latest haul road hiccup

Less than a month after Mineral Resources boss Chris Ellison said issues with the haul road were ‘not a big deal’, a $200m milestone payment is at risk if it doesn’t hit its ore vo...