Simon Johanson

Australia, Melbourne

Business Journalist and Editor at The Age

Business journalist, editor, property, real estate

Featured in: Favicon

theage.com.au Favicon

msn.com

smh.com.au Favicon

stuff.co.nz Favicon

businessinsider.com.au Favicon

afr.com

canberratimes.com.au Favicon

brisbanetimes.com.au Favicon

watoday.com.au Favicon

manningrivertimes.com.au

Articles

BHP boss says Beijing holds key to the world avoiding recession

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Simon Johanson

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. BHP boss Mike Henry has warned that US President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs may have a significant impact and will only be mitigated by China’s ability to adapt its economy and keep global trade flowing.
BHP boss says Beijing holds key to the world avoiding recession

1 week ago | watoday.com.au | Simon Johanson

Personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services developmentStore and/or access information on a deviceYou can choose how your personal data is used.
Night owls drive Melbourne’s bar and restaurant boom

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Simon Johanson

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Feng Lou opened his glitzy Chinatown bar after a $2 million fitout late last year. Trade was good before it slumped over the summer lull, but now it’s bouncing back.
Night owls drive Melbourne’s bar and restaurant boom

1 week ago | commercialrealestate.com.au | Simon Johanson

Skip to content.Contact Support 1300 799 109Feng Lou opened his glitzy Chinatown bar after a $2 million fitout late last year. Trade was good before it slumped over the summer lull, but now it’s bouncing back. Called Lost, Lou’s Little Bourke Street bar is at the cusp of a wave of hospitality, entertainment and food operators who are pushing Melbourne’s once sky-high retail vacancy rates to fresh lows as they look to profit from the city’s booming nightlife.
Trump could unlock a copper bonanza for Rio Tinto

2 weeks ago | watoday.com.au | Simon Johanson

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Resources giant Rio Tinto has held discussions with US President Donald Trump’s administration as it seeks to push ahead with a massive copper project in Arizona which has been thwarted by Native American opposition and permitting setbacks.
Trump could unlock a copper bonanza for Rio Tinto

2 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Simon Johanson

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Resources giant Rio Tinto has held discussions with US President Donald Trump’s administration as it seeks to push ahead with a massive copper project in Arizona which has been thwarted by Native American opposition and permitting setbacks.
Mining sector urges Peter Dutton not to class gas a critical mineral if Coalition wins election

2 weeks ago | watoday.com.au | Nick Toscano |Simon Johanson

Exponential Interactive, Inc d/b/a VDX.tvCookie duration: 90 (days). Data collected and processed: IP addresses, Device identifiers, Probabilistic identifiers, Browsing and interaction data, Non-precise location data, Users’ profiles, Privacy choicesmoreCookie duration resets each session. View details | Privacy policyConsentCookie duration: 365 (days).
Mining sector urges Peter Dutton not to class gas a critical mineral if Coalition wins election

2 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Nick Toscano |Simon Johanson

By Nick Toscano and Simon Johanson April 7, 2025 — 5.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Mining companies vying to develop Australia’s deposits of coveted minerals needed in products as diverse as electric cars, smartphones and military hardware are pressing the Coalition to walk back an election pledge to let fossil-fuel drillers access their industry’s cheap loans facility.
Broken apartment market has deep structural challenges

1 month ago | smh.com.au | Simon Johanson

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Melbourne’s apartment market has struggled through its hardest year on record but is set to bounce back, an independent research firm says. Property advisory firm Charter Keck Cramer says 2024 was arguably the hardest year ever for the city’s new-build apartment market.
Broken apartment market has deep structural challenges

1 month ago | watoday.com.au | Simon Johanson

Exponential Interactive, Inc d/b/a VDX.tvCookie duration: 90 (days). Data collected and processed: IP addresses, Device identifiers, Probabilistic identifiers, Browsing and interaction data, Non-precise location data, Users’ profiles, Privacy choicesmoreCookie duration resets each session. View details | Storage details | Privacy policyConsentCookie duration: 365 (days).