This Month
How Victoria Racing Club’s new boss plans to turn around its fortunes
Kylie Rogers was used to managing people with different priorities and agendas as one of the AFL’s top commercial executives. Now she has an even bigger challenge.
- Zoe Samios and Patrick Durkin
October
- Exclusive
- Governance
The zombie chairman: How Goyder let Joyce trash Qantas’ reputation
An exclusive extract from Joe Aston’s book The Chairman’s Lounge tells the inside story of how Richard Goyder and his board allowed Alan Joyce to fly Qantas into a reputational disaster.
- Joe Aston
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Tabcorp’s silent hands reveal how activism really works
As AGM season ramps up, the behind-the-scenes discussions happening at Tabcorp are a rare example of how shareholders shape corporate Australia.
- Anthony Macdonald
September
Tabcorp chairman Bruce Akhurst quits before he is pushed
Investors have been concerned about the wagering giant’s performance, with its shares down 50 per cent since the start of the year.
- Updated
- Zoe Samios
Knives out for Tabcorp chairman as McLachlan gets to work
Gillon McLachlan’s ideal running mate, most suggest, would be Brett Chenoweth, who joined the Tabcorp board in late 2022.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
August
- Updated
- Earnings season
McLachlan hits the Tabcorp reset button with $1.4b write-down
The wagering giant struggles to best its larger overseas rivals, and its new chief executive says it was obvious it would not meet cost reduction targets.
- Updated
- Zoe Samios
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Paul Bassat’s biggest ever bet isn’t a start-up
The veteran entrepreneur and investor will take a leap into the world of politics and policy with the launch of his new grassroots community organisation.
- James Thomson
June
- Opinion
- Gambling
How the AFL got hooked on harmful gambling
The insidious link between professional sport and betting was exposed by Gillon McLachlan’s appointment as chief executive of Tabcorp.
- John Kehoe
Market finds solace in McLachlan’s experience growing AFL bets
But others, like David Pocock, are increasingly unhappy about the “nexus” between the powerhouse football code and major wagering companies like Tabcorp.
- Zoe Samios
- Updated
- Gaming & wagering
Former AFL boss Gillon McLachlan takes on ‘legacy brand’ Tabcorp
He arrives at the company in the midst of a painful transformation and after the departure of Adam Rytenskild, who was being investigated for offensive language.
- Updated
- Zoe Samios
PM starts China talks; Tabcorp’s risky CEO bet; WFH secures $1.8m sale
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
- Updated
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Gillon McLachlan’s new Tabcorp job is a risky bet for both sides
The former AFL boss steps into a business that feels like it’s in a perpetual turnaround. He could end up looking like a hero, but the odds are not on his side.
- James Thomson
- Exclusive
- Private equity
Private equity giant Blackstone enlists former AFL boss Gill McLachlan
The businessman stepped down as chief executive of the AFL at the end of last year. He’s been linked to a range of roles across sport and wagering.
- Zoe Samios
April
‘What Paula wants, Paula gets’: Lindsay Fox’s $152m birthday surprise
A high-profile birthday singalong broke out on billionaire Lindsay Fox’s birthday at the official opening of new $152 million Paula Fox Melanoma and Cancer Centre in Melbourne on Friday.
- Patrick Durkin
March
AFL season could permanently launch outside of Victoria
New AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon says the interstate push is already a success but not everybody’s happy with the move.
- Zoe Samios
October 2023
Embattled Richard Goyder farewells Gil McLachlan. Again
You know you’ve drawn a power crowd when not only doesn’t the prime minister get to speak, but his presence rates only a passing mention.
- Joe Aston and Myriam Robin
September 2023
Richard Goyder weighs Qantas positives, Joyce’s payout
The Qantas board led by Richard Goyder will need to weigh up whether to release all shares and bonuses for Alan Joyce worth more than $21 million.
- Mark Di Stefano
Richard Goyder’s $10m luxury Melbourne roots
The AFL chairman has bought a new designer-villa in the heart of Melbourne.
- Mark Di Stefano
August 2023
Gil McLachlan wins some. You lose more
The AFL CEO knows there are concerns about gambling advertising. But still, the sport pushes dreadful bets to lure in fans.
- Mark Di Stefano
June 2023
Chasing Aperol: Why everyone is off for a big Euro summer
A slew of society weddings has drawn the power crowd to Europe. Flight data shows they’re not the only ones.
- Samantha Hutchinson and Fiona Carruthers