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Top business leaders argue the economy is in a fragile state and the fight against inflation "far from over" as The Australian's CEO Survey 2025 comes with a pointed warning for both sides of politics heading into an election year.

Meanwhile, a flurry of deal announcements are expected to lob next year as corporate players seek to get ahead of the competition regulator's landmark merger approval laws, say Rothschild & Co’s top Australian executives. 

And the WA government has given Woodside the greenlight for its North West Shelf Project extension, securing the future of the oil and gas giant's LNG processing facility and moving the controversial $30bn Browse development one step closer. 
Perry Williams
Business editor
The markets


Making news this morning
1
Bain chasing Insignia with $2bn buyout bid
Boston-based private equity firm Bain Capital is moving on Insignia after buying Estia last year.
2
Court to consider verdict in Super Retail whistleblower case
The Super Retail court case has ended on a day in which senior counsel for the whistleblowers sensationally stepped down in the morning and lawyers argued over whether a deal was struck.
Editor's picks
EXCLUSIVE
Aussie bank apps targeted by global cyber robbery
Cyber criminals have posed as recruiters offering unsuspecting Australians bogus lucrative jobs as part of a global theft of online banking details and other sensitive data.
By JARED LYNCH
MARGIN CALL
Freehills partner given notice over synagogue tweet
Herbert Smith Freehills leaders have voted to remove one of its longstanding partners, Damien Hazard, over a ‘deeply offensive’ tweet targeting Jeremy Leibler.
By YONI BASHAN
Commentary
The hidden data that will make or break rate cut call in February
By DAVID ROGERS
Markets Editor
Strong employment data cast doubt over the possibility of interest rate cuts starting in February, but economists caution against taking the data at face value amid broad weakness.
DataRoom
→ Northern Star may sell Carosue Dam to Ramelius Resources
Following Northern Star’s $5bn buyout of De Grey Mining, speculation is mounting that it may move to sell its Carosue Dam Operations to Ramelius Resources.
→ Oaktree offloads $70m Perenti stake
The private equity firm inherited shares in the mining services provider after it earlier purchased DDH1.
→ Spark of interest in acquisition flickers out for Telstra
Australia’s Telstra is understood to have considered acquiring New Zealand counterpart Spark but passed on the opportunity.

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