RAIL NERVE CENTRE OPENS
MORE than 1.4 million train trips taken in Sydney every day will be safer and more reliable, including faster recovery from unplanned disruptions, with the opening of Australia’s first purpose-built rail operation centre at Alexandria.
NEW ERA FOR FIDDLER PRECINCT
SYDNEY METRO OPENS
THE NSW Government has officially opened the North West Metro – the first stage of Sydney Metro, Australia’s biggest public transport project.
LIGHTS GO ON AT BANKWEST STADIUM
PARRAMATTA TOWER A SIGN OF CITY’S ARRIVAL
CBD development at new levels
DALLAS SHERRINGHAM
MAJOR cities around the world are judged by the size of their skyscrapers and Parramatta is about to join them when Western Sydney’s biggest office tower is built in the heart of the CBD.
NORTH WEST METRO FREE THIS SUNDAY
TRENDS IN TECH BANKING OPTIONS
A GROWING number of younger Australians are adopting new payment technologies but are lagging in using money management tools to help control their spending habits.
BIG PLANS FOR WESTFIELD
LESSONS FROM THE PURPLE BRICKS CRASH
DALLAS SHERRINGHAM
THJE sudden demise of the Purplebricks online real estate outfit is a perfect example of starting an online business that offers nothing different to the existing market apart from the chance of a cheaper price.
DEMYSTIFYING CHINESE INVESTMENT
Private companies dominate Aussie deals
DOUG FERGUSON and HELEN Zhi DENT
CHINESE investment in Australia dropped to AUD 8.2 billion in 2018 – down by 36.3 percent from 2017. Private companies dominated the investment landscape, accounting for 87 percent of deal value and over 92 percent of deal volume.