November 2024
MinRes boss to leave; AFP search PwC’s HQ; Westpac’s CEO in $7b exit
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
July 2024
Money dries up for Biden as big donors despair
“The Democrats are eating their own. The Republicans are eating Democrats,” says one big donor, describing the situation as bleak.
- Reid J. Epstein and Maggie Haberman
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- US election
Pelosi, George Clooney deliver new blows to Biden
“We are not going to win in November with this president,” the Hollywood actor and donor says, as momentum continues to build for Joe Biden to step aside.
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- Matthew Cranston
Democratic donors warn of campaign funds ‘drying up’ as Biden holds on
Donors have become crucial in the fight over the president’s future, with some pushing for him to withdraw even as Democrats on Capitol Hill waver.
- Alex Rogers and James Fontanella-Khan
June 2024
Biden courts Hollywood, while Trump tackles swing state
Some of Hollywood’s brightest stars headlined a glitzy fundraiser for the president, while his opponent was on the hustings in the crucial battleground state of Michigan.
- Darlene Superville and Will Weissert
January 2024
Two new films in which white men aren’t villains
George Clooney’s The Boys in the Boat is an old-fashioned romance that’s also true, and Paul Giamatti delivers an award-worthy performance in The Holdovers.
- John McDonald
August 2023
- Opinion
- Social media
MrBeast is a YouTube megastar. Can he make it in business?
Even creators with hundreds of millions of followers can find their names mean little to older audiences, hampering their chances of building a brand outside social media.
- Elaine Moore
July 2023
A Hollywood star, a luxury watch brand – and a Greek party island
It takes the likes of George Clooney to add a dash of “quiet luxury” to a watch celebration on an island better known for its rowdy nightlife.
- Horacio Silva
- Exclusive
- Workplace culture
Atlassian and Canva turn screws on staff to survive the downturn
Atlassian and Canva are shifting their staff culture to embrace tougher performance management rankings like those used by tech giants Amazon and Microsoft.
- Nick Bonyhady and Mark Di Stefano
December 2022
Borders are open, but we’re still holidaying at home in record numbers
Australians have holidayed at home in force this year, delivering the local tourism sector a record $74 billion between January and September, up 20 per cent on 2019.
- Fiona Carruthers
Washington honours stars of stage and screen
Actor George Clooney, singer-songwriter Amy Grant, singer Gladys Knight, composer Tania León and rock group U2 were celebrated for their contributions to the arts.
- Jeff Mason and Daphne Psaledakis
November 2021
Paul Rudd jokes about being named ‘sexiest man alive’
Rudd, 52, whose career stretches back 30 years, seemed taken aback at the honour, as was his wife.
- Jill Serjeant
August 2019
- Opinion
- Rich celebrities
The Google VIP party that became a joke
How many jet-set celebs does it take to fix global warming? Perhaps Prince Harry went shoeless to decrease the size of his footprint?
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- Guy Kelly
June 2019
How Catch-22 brought Clooney back to the small screen
The actor, producer and reasonably-new-father tells why Heller's satire retains its bite almost 60 years on.
- Jane Mulkerrins