Star casino inquiry adjourned; BOQ’s mortgage gripe; China’s ‘assault’ on Australian minerals

Star inquiry adjourned after casino hands over trove on CFO
The hearing was put on hold after the company’s solicitors released documents to the probe related to its former chief financial officer, Christina Katsibouba.

Lehrmann judge queries Ten lawyer’s criticism
Lawyer Justin Quill says the way defamation trials pick apart journalists’ work is “divorced from reality”.

ASX stocks at risk from Ozempic – and ResMed isn’t one of them
Morgan Stanley brokers say the explosion of interest in the weight loss drugs will be far bigger than first thought. And these big companies could get hit.

Around the world

Jerome Powell worsens the carnage in bond markets
The Federal Reserve chairman’s comments triggered a further sell-off, deepening the pain for investors who placed big bets that 2024 would bring interest rate cuts.

How Amazon wasted a decade trying to reinvent the supermarket
The online shopping behemoth simply failed to make the technology cheaper than a conventional store.

The Joe Biden guide to dressing younger
When Donald Trump derides his rival as doddering Uncle Joe, he is missing a point any tailor would point out – there is getting old, and there is looking old.

‘My side hustle brings in $23k a year – without me even realising it’
Instead of trading your time for a wage, as with typical jobs, people who earn a so-called “passive income” do so with minimal input. But how easy is it really?

Matter of opinion

BoQ says selling more mortgages will make its ugly position worse
Don’t be fooled by the pop in Bank of Queensland’s share price. Its big profit drop underscores the raft of structural challenges it is facing, writes Chanticleer.

Who is the ‘massive player with deep pockets’ behind gold’s surge?
A powerful force is stalking the world’s yellow metal market, and it is operating in the shadows. Whoever it is – or they are – seems insensitive to cost, writes the London Telegraph’s Ambrose Evans-Pritchard.

Business life

Great work: Gen Z’s anti-hustle ethos may hurt their careers
A new survey shows the number of lenient job ads has risen 30 per cent since the pandemic as employers emphasise work-life balance to entice young workers.

How I went from a navy diver to KPMG partner
Catch up with the latest instalment in our fortnightly AFR series featuring professionals who have made a big career leap into the unknown.

Family art collection left behind as PwC partner leaves Australia
The Caddy collection contains many lovely examples of paintings and works on paper by distinguished Australian artists at tempting estimates.