May
You’re probably part of Australia’s new inheritocracy
A quarter of the Rich List derived their wealth from inheritance, reflecting a wider shift as Australians start to transfer a staggering $5.4 trillion to the next generation.
Gina Rinehart tips $4b into US shares – here’s what she’s buying
Australia’s richest person is going all in on the US, shrugging off concerns her political idol Donald Trump could spell disaster for the nation’s economy.
Super giant dumps MinRes stake as board changes loom
HESTA has sold its remaining holding after it criticised the Chris Ellison-led miner for its lack of action on improving its corporate governance.
How Labor won the preference war (and screwed the Greens)
The battle further down the ballot sheet has never been more important – and it’s having unintended consequences.
Will early voting cook the democracy sausage?
More people will have voted before election day than on the day itself this year. What does that portend for our snag-related traditions?
Millions of Australians are invested in Trump (but they don’t know it)
Millions of retirement savers now own a small portion of the US president’s business empire through one of the country’s biggest superannuation funds.
April
This is the last election without caps on donations. It shows
The 2025 election will likely be the last when Australia’s wealthiest political donors can splash cash on allies without limit.
Big super is questioning its exposure to Wall Street
Regulatory filings show the country’s biggest retirement funds made billion dollar bets on American technology giants ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Young men are leaning right, but not necessarily to Dutton
Trump swept to power after winning over a new generation of young men. Peter Dutton has his work cut out for him if he hopes to follow the president’s lead.
Is your MP spending a fortune on YouTube? Check our interactive
Goldstein candidate Tim Wilson is pouring 17 times more cash into YouTube ads than his rival Zoe Daniel in an online battle for votes.
How ‘Green’ is your teal MP?
Analysis of voting records shows the teals have carved out a political space to the right of the Greens. But some teals are greener than others.
March
APRA-style term limits would wipe out up to 30pc of ASX directors
The 10-year limit outlined by the regulator on Thursday would send hundreds of directors out the door if they were introduced across industries.
These are the high-profile directors APRA is pushing out the door
Nearly a quarter of directors at the nation’s largest superannuation, insurance and banking institutions could be forced out under proposed term limits
Australia’s top-paying companies among worst pay gap culprits
A total of 24 companies pay their top-earning workers $1 million or more, but none of them have a neutral gender pay gap.
February
Ex-exec in law firm rogue email crisis says clue to sender is obvious
Former HR executive at Slater and Gordon, Mari Ruiz-Matthyssen, has gone public for the first time since an email with workers’ salaries was sent to all staff.
ASX closes at one-month low, CBA down 2pc; Megaport rallies
Shares closer lower; new jobs hit 44,000, topping forecasts; Megaport soars 19pc; banks slump; Magellan down 10pc; Fortescue, Rio cut dividend.
‘Very high risk, very volatile’: Why this fundie went nuclear
The Chinese AI upstart DeepSeek is the latest event to send uranium stocks sinking. But this long-time energy market guru says investors have little to fear.
Australia’s healthiest places to live (How does your suburb compare?)
A new study looking at the nation’s healthiest cities has turned up some surprising results. Use our interactive map to discover where your suburb is ranked.
AustralianSuper tipped $500m into Nvidia before DeepSeek crash
Australia’s largest super fund was buying up shares in the chipmaker in the lead up to last week’s trillion-dollar sell-off, Wall Street records indicate.
January
Scepticism grows of DeepSeek’s bold AI claims and ultra-low cost
Donald Trump’s artificial intelligence adviser said there was “substantial evidence” the Chinese start-up had used data sources from its Silicon Valley rivals.