Simon Evans
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 21
- Latest publication
- Oct 1, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Australian Financial Review
- Top 50K sites
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- Jul 27, 2026
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Rio Tinto smelter bailouts near $5b as Tasmanian plant gets $200m (opens the original)
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Rio Tinto’s Tasmanian aluminium smelter is being handed a $200 million lifeline from the federal and state governments, guaranteeing its life until 2031 and becoming the third manufacturing operation run by the mining giant to receive taxpayer funding, which is now nearing $5 billion. The Bell Bay smelter has been operating since 1955 and employs about 550 people. Its future had been under a serious cloud as Rio, the Tasmanian government and state-owned Hydro Tasmania wrestled over the cost of e
Codan profits double as conflicts send drone demand soaring (opens the original)
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Soaring demand for unmanned drones deployed in the war between Russia and Ukraine and hotspots in Iran and the Middle East is driving a sharp increase in profits for electronic components maker Codan. The company, which also has a large business making handheld metal detectors, said on Tuesday it expected profits for the December half to more than double compared with the same period a year ago because of demand from drone manufacturers. Codan shares jumped 16 per cent in early trading on the AS
Chobani challenges Bega with push into flavoured milk market (opens the original)
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Chobani, the American brand that has turned into a global yoghurt heavyweight, is preparing to take on some of the country’s biggest dairy producers by entering the fast-growing flavoured milk market as surging use of weight-loss drugs drives demand for protein-rich foods. Chobani, founded by billionaire businessman Hamdi Ulukaya, has spent about $20 million to adapt its Dandenong South plant in outer Melbourne to make the drinks. There will be five flavours – vanilla, mixed berry, tropical, man
Westview seeks partners for $1b steel plant amid construction boom (opens the original)
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Westview Group, which is developing a $1 billion Queensland steel plant, is in talks with Asian and North American companies about a potential equity stake, as it seeks to capitalise on the construction boom in that state. The group has hired investment bank Greenhill as advisers to structure debt and equity funding for the 23 hectare plant, which is in the Port of Brisbane industrial precinct at Pinkenba. Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.
Luxury Escapes valued at $525m as the affluent keep spending (opens the original)
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Luxury Escapes chief executive Adam Schwab says the affluent middle class is still spending on travel despite cost-of-living pressures, as Ellerston Capital prepares to take a 12 per cent stake in his business. Ellerston is acquiring the stake in Luxury Escapes, which was founded in 2013 by Schwab, from e-commerce pioneers Gabby and Hezi Leibovich, who are selling down. Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.
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