September
Nine farewells Mike Sneesby after three years and $3b share price slide
His legacy is likely to be remembered in two parts: what he did do at Stan, and what he didn’t do when he took charge of the publishing and broadcasting giant.
- Zoe Samios
August
Nine mulls what to do with Domain stake, again
Street Talk understands Nine’s banker Michael Stock has hit the phones, seeking to test private equity interest in the ASX-listed property website.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
June
Financial Review Australia’s most trusted newspaper brand
The Australian Financial Review has again been ranked the nation’s most trusted newspaper brand, as overall trust in the media declines across the board.
May
Sir Tony O’Reilly, the tycoon who fell into bankruptcy
He was an Irish rugby international and British Lion, the creator of Kerrygold butter, and a charismatic international business leader and newspaper tycoon.
- The Telegraph
April
‘Destined for greatness’: Lehrmann judge tested his arm with former PM
All eyes will be on Justice Michael Lee – arguably the best-known judge in the land – when he hands down his judgment in the Bruce Lehrmann defamation case on Monday.
- Michael Pelly
February
Antony Catalano and Alex Waislitz take on Seek in regional Australia
Catalano and Waislitz plan to use their regional newspapers to promote their new venture, ViewJobs, in regional hubs and country towns.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
January
- Exclusive
- Media & marketing
Nine’s bankers asked private equity if they were interested in Domain
Nine executives have privately discussed options for Domain, which has not grown at the same pace as rival REA Group. KKR and TPG were sounded out last year.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones and Emma Rapaport
December 2023
‘Aggressive and clever’: Inside Joel Thickins’ TPG
At 45, the pickleball-loving boss is raising a $9 billion fund and launching a new venture. He disdains investment bankers, and don’t mention Ben Gray.
- Jemima Whyte and Sarah Thompson
November 2023
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Walkley sweep a win for old-fashioned journalism
Traditional newsroom disciplines are essential to cut through the noise of the social media age.
- The AFR View
June 2023
Sex sells? US publishing giant Hearst wants to relaunch Cosmo
The US publishing house has been contacting journalists and local publishers to license its sex and entertainment brand, Cosmopolitan.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
New Zealand media mogul Sinead Boucher unveils major Stuff restructure
After heavily pushing its national, and dominant, stuff.co.nz news website, the New Zealand media company is pivoting to local content – behind a paywall.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Journalists, soldiers vindicated in Roberts-Smith case: Nine
Nine has spent years budgeting for the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case, including for a possible loss.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones and Hannah Wootton
February 2023
- Opinion
- AI
I tried Bing’s ChatGPT. Its Aussie results are a bin fire
Ask the new Bing chatbot about John Howard and it confidently tells you the former PM apologised to the stolen generations. It’s just one of a catalogue of bizarre errors.
- Updated
- Mark Di Stefano
Google move casts cloud over Mirvac, GPT
Cutting staffing costs at the tech giant Alphabet means cutting office space, too.
- Matthew Cranston and Michael Bleby
Former Fairfax executives score VC backing for mystery start-up
Filings show the corporate vehicle was established the end of last year, with financial backing from a boutique VC firm.
- Mark Di Stefano, Anthony Macdonald and Max Mason
June 2022
‘Bloodhound’ Pam Williams looks to her last deadline
In a career at the Financial Review spanning more than 30 years, with a series of scoops and six Walkley Awards, she has put away her notepad – for now, anyway.
- Andrew Clark
March 2022
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Max Walsh wrote the story of Australia’s reform era
Without Max Walsh’s commitment to informing Australians about the big-picture nexus between politics and the economy, modern Australia would have remained a smaller and less prosperous country.
- Updated
- The AFR View
From selling razors to Google star; Maile Carnegie rises to ANZ peak
It seemed risky when Shayne Elliott poached her from Google, but former colleagues say she had proven her mettle after leaving Procter & Gamble.
- Paul Smith and James Eyers
February 2022
The death threats and secret meetings behind battle to control Fairfax
The media landscape was transformed in the 1990s as moguls reigned supreme and a nasty takeover battle for Fairfax played out.
- Andrew Clark
September 2021
Former AFR publisher Tony Whiting dies aged 69
The man who guided the commercial operations of The Australian Financial Review in the late 1980s, Tony Whiting, has died suddenly.
- Miranda Ward