Damon Kitney

Melbourne

Victorian Business Editor at The Australian

Articles

AZL eyes $2m raise for Prairie lithium

1 month ago | theaustralian.com.au | Damon Kitney |John Stensholt |James Dowling |Rebecca Le Tourneau

Arizona Lithium’s $2m raising for ordinary shareholders ahead of incoming milestonesAll directors and most large holders intend on taking up full $30k entitlementConstruction set to soon begin for first phase productionSpecial Report: Arizona Lithium is launching a $2m share purchase plan (SPP) to advance its Prairie lithium project in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan as it looks toward phase 1 production.
OneCouncil is one-stop software solution for entire community

Jul 2, 2024 | theaustralian.com.au | Damon Kitney

Ed Chung likens it to a Swiss Army knife for local government. TechnologyOne’s chief executive is speaking of the firm’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) ERP solution called OneCouncil, which supports the day-to-day operational and strategic requirements of councils across the country in a single integrated solution. “Imagine a local council is trying to find efficiencies and, to do so, they implement a chatbot to automate responses to residents on their website,” he said.
Shoalhaven council takes tech path to overcome spate of natural disasters

Jul 2, 2024 | theaustralian.com.au | Damon Kitney

The Shoalhaven City Council in southern NSW has partnered with TechnolgyOne to roll out a hi-tech solution to identify, record and help repair road damage after the region has endured 15 natural disasters in the past four years.
Gas has key role in delivering energy security

Jun 10, 2024 | theaustralian.com.au | Damon Kitney

Gas has assumed a central role in Australia’s energy mix, but the biggest players in the sector say more action is required to deliver the right policy and regulatory settings to bolster investment in new domestic supply and infrastructure for households and industry. Although Australia has substantial gas resources, the Australian Energy Market Operator has forecast potential annual supply shortfalls in the southern states from 2027.
Mr Yum and me&u CEO Kim Teo on governance and culture

Apr 25, 2024 | aicd.com.au | Damon Kitney

One meeting set in motion negotiations between Mr Yum and me&u, creating a global market leader in its category. Innovation, customer-centricity and robust support systems helped the group successfully merge governance and culture.Â Famed for their classic Italian fare, Justin Hemmesâ Tottiâs upmarket eateries have grown to become an institution in Australiaâs culinary scene.
Bourse advances as Nvidia propels global shares higher

Feb 23, 2024 | theaustralian.com.au | Damon Kitney |David Rogers |Valerina Changarathil |Megan Neil

The Australian stock market edged higher on Friday after a dramatic boom in US technology stocks pushed the tech sector to its highest level since January 2022.
Australian start-ups offering AI and energy solutions finding favour with investors

Sep 24, 2023 | theaustralian.com.au | Damon Kitney

Venture capital investors are seizing new opportunities to back early stage start-ups working on artifical intelligence (AI) and climate technology solutions, despite the ongoing decline in funding being allocated to Australia’s start-up ecosystem. Amanda Price, Head of High Growth Ventures, KPMG Australia said “growing efficiently” had become the new mantra of venture capitalists for their investee companies after the tech market hit rock bottom during the third quarter of 2022.
Riding growth wave of US and Australian markets is easy with ETFs

Sep 18, 2023 | theaustralian.com.au | Damon Kitney

- - They are known as the Magnificent Seven. In the first half of 2023, technology stocks Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla powered the American share market to record highs, underpinned by investor excitement about the potential for artificial intelligence to supercharge their business models.
ETFs are blazing valuable new trails for Australian investors

Sep 11, 2023 | theaustralian.com.au | Damon Kitney

Financial markets continue to be in a state of flux, with investors searching for ways to manage their portfolios against the backdrop of rising interest rates and greater volatility in the macroeconomic environment. Investors grappling with conflicting narratives over the Fed policy path and health of the global economy are looking at ways to protect portfolios.
Holding my own

Jan 29, 2023 | aicd.com.au | Damon Kitney

Data securityDwyer joined the board of Allianz Australia, which provides insurance and coverage for over three million people and businesses, in February 2019. A year later, she took over as chair in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. With insurance on the frontline of risk mitigation, she is conscious of growing business risks from cyberattacks, natural disasters and the ways in which companies are responding to the challenges.