Running with Foxes: Danielâs dining and dealings with âgo-to billionaireâ
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As dawn broke on one of the most fateful days of his premiership, Daniel Andrewsâ first waking thought was Linfox.
It was March 27, 2020. In a matter of hours, Andrews would dial into a national cabinet meeting and advocate for returned travellers to be quarantined in city hotels, a policy that would ultimately carry disastrous consequences for Victoria.
But at 6.37am, his immediate priority was to ensure the family business of his friend and corporate mentor Lindsay Fox was kept in the loop.
Running with Foxes: Daniel s dining and dealings with go-to billionaire
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coronavirus crisis, which has fast-tracked a shift to
“click and collect” shopping and given buyers the confidence to purchase big ticket items after researching and negotiating online or over the phone.
Soon, new-car buyers will be able to purchase a vehicle from
a shopping centre or an airport – thanks to Australia’s
largest new-car dealer group.
19 of the Top 20 automotive brands, and most luxury marques.
Last year, the Eagers dealer group alone delivered
one in 10 of all new cars sold in Australia.
From the middle of this year, Eagers will start construction at a new 90,000m2 mega complex near
Suburban landlords capitalise on COVID-friendly offices despite vacancy hike
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Landlords are banking on businessesâ appetite to relocate workers into offices closer to home to counter rising vacancy rates in suburban and city-fringe locations.
COVID battered city-fringe markets were not immune to the softening demand and increasing supply that resulted in the national vacancy rate spiking to 11.7 per cent, a figure not seen since the 1990s recession.
Essendon Fields is set to launch a six-level 7500 sq m office after its vacancy rate fell to 2.2 per cent.
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Key precincts such as Parramatta in Sydney and East Melbourne weathered the storm better than most. Vacancy in the former ticked up to 6.4 per cent in January from 4.8 per cent the previous July and in the latter, it rose to 4.1 per cent.
Volkswagen takes control of Audi in Australia
Volkswagen takes control of Audi in Australia
February 01, 2021
But consumer benefits still unknown and Porsche, Lamborghini and Bentley stay independent
Volkswagen Group Australia (VGA) has taken control of Audi Australia in a move that the companies argue will strengthen the position of the three brands in the stable – Volkswagen, Audi and Skoda – and potentially provide a better deal for buyers.
There are no promises of price cuts, or any planned changes to individual dealer networks, or a reduction of model line-ups.
But VGA says it should have a stronger bargaining position with the individual brands’ headquarters in Europe, and that the overall result will be a leaner and more efficient operation in Australia.
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