This Month
The Year of Brilliant Jerks: Rear Window’s year in review
Trump, Ellison, White, Adgemis, Gupta and that Rinehart portrait. For Rear Window, the end of shame and pretense added up to a ripping year of stories.
High-powered law firm ends eight-year dispute with ex-general manager
Solicitor to the powerful John Atanaskovic and his long-serving general manager Elizabeth Kelly issued statements saying their eight-year suit was concluded.
Judith Neilson timed Platinum exit to perfection
It takes love to build a business. But knowing when to sell? We’d take the cold calculations of a divorcee over a founder any day.
Who Gives A Crap lawyers up against Singaporean mutt
Who Gives A Crap is on a crusade for global bum domination, but a Singaporean street mutt may have flushed the Asian expansion plans down the toilet.
David Waterhouse sues buyer of his $26m harbourside mansion
There’s far more to the $26 million sale of David Waterhouse’s Villa Biscaya to investment banker Michael Rothner than was reported last year.
Ash Barty, Daniel Ricciardo lose Optus roles
“The decision was taken as we looked to rebuild customer trust and focus on the fundamentals,” the telco’s spokeswoman said.
The drama at Anthony Pratt’s New York party
Actor Chris Rock stormed out of the New York shindig, but singer Keith Urban got the joint jumping.
Blue Sky conspiracy case against hedge fund and Aston sputters out
An “embarrassing” and “scandalous” attempt to sue those deemed responsible for Blue Sky’s demise isn’t going well.
UBS, Citi, ANZ and CBA navigate fraught Christmas parties
The investment bankers of Sydney held their year-end dos against a backdrop of complex contextual matters.
Dan Andrews makes Anthony Pratt’s New York party
Rich Lister Anthony Pratt has wasted no time getting settled into his new home.
Pharmacy Guild sends voodoo dolls to fans and supporters
Trent Twomey doesn’t fear the scorn of the political establishment. Or the evil eye.
Trophies and sequins as Australia’s business leaders gonged
A $70,000 Rolex and a sequined jacket show life is sweet for the victors, though the path isn’t always smooth.
- Updated
Wayne Swan’s Cbus testimony an unexploded bomb
A discrepancy has now emerged between Wayne Swan’s (very) recent Senate testimony and the findings of a review dated two days before his appearance.
Furious Stephen Conroy was dumped as Business Council lobbyist
When did the BCA exactly became a discredited rabble of a business lobby? And was it around the time Conroy’s TG Public Affairs ceased receiving a retainer?
- Opinion
- Rear Window
WiseTech’s Richard White is out. Now for his joy
Do you think the randy professor’s references hit a little differently now?
Leaked minutes show punting ban repealed to lure “quality” board
“You know what would set this place right? More gambling”, said no one ever. And yet, here we are.
PM chooses journalists over cricket elite
Albo made the photoshoot and the game, but not the sold-out function, where the list of dignitaries sending their apologies was long.
Liberals hold Christmas party in Allegra Spender’s seat
The Liberals were at the last election defeated in their ancestral homelands. But they’re still there, fundraising and planning a resurgence.
November
Cbus’ punted CFMEU directors are back on payroll
Charity only goes so far: what the CFMEU’s old head kickers really need is a job. Rita Mallia may be the first to secure one.
Forrest-backed miner counting on divine providence
“God has blessed us with this high-grade ore body,” Hastings Technology Metals’ Charles Lew told the company’s AGM in Perth.