Transport
Instant cities and the aerotropolis
| Kath Walters
In a globalised world, will we live in cities built around airports?
Learn to lead
| Geoff Harris
Geoff Harris, one of Australia’s most successful entrepreneurs, discusses what he’s learnt from 30 years in the game.
The sound and the fury
| Michael Bailey
Politicians won’t be able to ignore the need for a second Sydney airport much longer.
Policy on track, but delivery derailed
| Jessica GardnerThe state governments need to lift their game and build the infrastructure that people need instead of just coming up with policies and plans.
Smart Talk: Richard Branson
| Richard BransonSmart Talk | Richard Branson shares some of the secrets behind his company’s distinctive big red rebranding campaigns.
Motoring: Rock on, Romeo
| Peter Arnold
Italy’s Alfa Romeo is struggling. Its 159 has a new engine but its replacement is some way off.
Car makers rev it up
| Georgina Dent
Car manufacturing is a surprise winner in IBISWorld’s annual pick of the fastest-growing industries for the year.
Cruising: Karen Christensen
| Lisa Allen
Karen Christensen holds a powerful job – head of Silversea Cruises Australasia – but she well remembers tougher days.
Station rage
| Kath Walters
The exasperating approach taken by local councils to train station parking is driving commuters in circles.
Driving forces
| Peter Arnold
What car makers are doing to make vehicles that perform better while saving fuel and cutting pollution.
Infiniti to here
| Peter ArnoldThe new year will not only herald the arrival of new models, it will also bring in new brands and manufacturers.
Digital highway
| Peter ArnoldFor some people, driving is an escape from the urgency and bustle of everyday life. The cabin becomes a retreat in which to just listen to music and watch the road slip by.
Cleaning up helps ride out times of instability
| Kath WaltersDecontamination work provides a stable source of income for a firm faced with wild revenue fluctuations.
Richard Branson: Seven rules for managers
| richard bransonSmart Talk | Coaching senior managers is difficult, but definitely doable.
Motoring: Giddy-up
| Peter Arnold
BMW’s diesel 5 series flagship looks as good in the paddock as it performs.
Qantas #fail
| Jessica GardnerThe #qantasluxury Twitter fail was due to a lack of strategic direction on social media.
Demand for supply chain program
| Leo D’Angelo FisherA joint university-TAFE program aimed at improving the supply-chain skills of businesses in regional Victoria has been recognised with a national award from the Business-Higher Education Round Table.
Qantas dispute highlights next battleground
| Michael Bailey
The dispute between Qantas and the unions entered compulsory arbitration this week.
MAp Airports
|JPMorgan has downgraded its rating for MAp Airports to “underweight” from “neutral” with a $3.60 target price.
Carried away in style
| Lisa Allen
Sales of the world’s largest passenger aircraft are doing very nicely in spite of some turbulence.
Still skilled jobs to fill
| Kath Walters
Can on-the-job training fix the engineering skills crisis.
Virgin jumps Q-ueue
| Andrew Heathcote
Qantas’s grounding may have delivered priceless new business to rival Virgin Australia.
Embedded with the enemy
| Georgina Dent
Online rivals Webjet and Expedia work in co-opetition as both clients and competitiors to each other.
Motoring: Flat out awesome
| Peter Arnold
Nissan’s GT-R is a race-bred street car that leaves you with a permanent grin.
Covered with branches
| Michael Bailey
As competitors close their physical presence, NRMA insists face-to-face has a place in insurance.
Qantas faces its moment
| Damon Frith
Frith | The path to the crisis enveloping Qantas began in 1990.
Corporate clients loyal despite Qantas grounding
| Kath Walters
The brand damage to Qantas will be short-term, business travel agents say.
Hearts and minds
| Kate Mills
As ever, if you really want to know what’s people are thinking, follow the money.
Fair Work found wanting
| Leo D'Angelo Fisher
The Qantas grounding revealed the shortcomings of the Fair Work Act.
Richard Branson: Steve Jobs and me
| Richard BransonSmart Talk | The Virgin founder on why Steve Jobs was the entrepreneur he most admired.
Let’s agglomerate!
| Kath Walters
The State of Australian Cities 2011 is a bit like looking in the mirror and preening. This report provides data about good trends and bad in our 18 major cities.
Sunstruck bankers’ ruinous end
| DAVID JAMES
David James | A stress test should determine how robust a financial instrument or economic performance really s.
Ride it like you stole it
| Kath Walters
Sydney and Melbourne have a long way to go to catch up with Amsterdam as the bike capital of the world.
Motoring: All couped up
| Peter Arnold
The A7 Sportback is a stylish addition to Audi’s growing range.
Time to make some decisions
| Sally Rose
Legislated changes to fringe benefits tax mean new ways to calculate liability.
Hammer and cycle
| Jessica Gardner
This NSW biker gang is geared up to fight rather than commit crimes.
A greener way
| Sally RoseThe government claims FBT changes will cut emissions, but there are fleet managers who say the situation is more complex.
Growth phase for Nanotek
| Jessica Gardner
Jim Cornish’s mobile car wash franchise has used the high Australian dollar to expand overseas.
Richard Branson: CEO mistakes
| Richard BransonSmart Talk | Being the leader doesn’t always mean that you will get it right.
Looking to the future
|Peugeot’s SXC concept car received the award of “Most Beautiful Vehicle of the Year” from the Chinese edition of Car and Driver magazine.
Motoring: Here’s the bottom line
| Peter Arnold
The Peugeot RCZ is as cute as a French bulldog and is as exciting to drive as it is to look at.
Going the fast way
| Anthony Sibillin
Richard Thame might never completely fill his predecessor’s shoes, but the fit now seems less awkward than it used to be.