This Month
‘It’s been one of the hardest things we’ve had to deal with’
Christine Christian is preparing to end her time at the State Library of Victoria, leaving behind an institution reformed in more ways than one.
May
Bishop stares down critics: ‘I turn down many more roles than I take on’
Julie Bishop has built one of the most intriguing post-political careers this country has ever seen - and is generating almost as many headlines as before.
April
Inside the well-heeled battle for Kooyong
There are wealthy backers on both sides of this blue-ribbon Melbourne seat, which was long the jewel in the Liberal crown.
‘We’re not allocating talent’ and that makes us all poorer
Not enough men working in education is holding back the sector’s productivity, just as much as the lack of women in mining does.
How the Liberals picked a fight with another type of woman
Scott Morrison’s government lost inner-city professional women to the teals. Now, Peter Dutton’s opposition is risking those in the outer suburbs.
Why Tim Wilson is risking being rejected (again)
For a politician with mostly centrist policies, the Liberal candidate for Goldstein arouses unusually strong feelings. What lies behind the man whom you can thank for your franking credits?
Hockey remains Australia’s Trump-whisperer – only now, he’s charging
Business is going well for advisers with links to a White House where Donald Trump is intent on liberating America from the global trading system and its allies.
March
Facebook’s biggest enemy was on Twiggy’s payroll
Sarah Wynn-Williams, the author of Careless People, worked for Andrew Forrest’s Minderoo as he sued Meta over 230,000 scam ads.
Generous perks for political staffers in cost-of-living election
For political staffers-turned-campaigners, the election goodies have long been baked in.
Inside Clive Palmer’s one-man war on ASIC
Clive Palmer and Donald Trump both believe they’ve been the targets of unfair lawsuits by regulators, and both aim to get even.
Rumourtrage aplenty at Bellevue Gold
Gold prices are booming, but one outlier can’t seem to manage its own message.
Bolton removed from Keybridge Capital board in stoush with Catalano
The activist investor has, however, talked up the decision as a victory, saying he has “never seen such competition to be on the board of an insolvent company”.
All the bankers at Melbourne’s sodden grand prix
From Luke Sayers to Mike Cannon-Brookes to Matt Comyn, Australia’s biggest business names braved the Melbourne weather on Sunday.
The Melburnian and MAGA favourite behind the ‘Doping Olympics’
Aron D’Souza, the Melburnian founder of the controversial Enhanced Games, is backed by Peter Thiel and Donald Trump jnr, and has big plans for the future.
What trade war? ASX’s manufacturers shrug off Trump
The US president’s imposition of sweeping tariffs roiled global markets and fanned fears of a growth slowdown. But ASX manufacturing bosses are not alarmed.
February
Lachlan Murdoch’s $US4b problem
Donald Trump’s election has blown the Murdoch succession to smithereens.
Keybridge’s lawyer warned against using administration to avoid board spill
Silk Andrew Broadfoot urged Keybridge to be cautious about a decision to appoint an administrator days before a shareholder meeting.
Mr Fix-It: The unusual legal practice of Leon Zwier
For decades, Zwier has been the lawyer of choice for Australia’s most powerful moguls. But lately, he’s taken on a very different client.
WiseTech’s Richard White gets the band back together
Ask any ageing rock star: you need the old line-up to recapture the magic.
Slater and Gordon to make police report over mass email revealing salaries
The email sent to hundreds of Slater and Gordon staff purports to reveal all staff members’ salaries and performance ratings, as well as the outgoing head of HR’s views on key managers.