December 2024
Barnesy, Farnesy... blue Wiggle? The best music books of 2024
Some icons of music wrote their story this year – or had it written for them. Here’s our pick of the greatest music book hits for when the Christmas carols are done.
- Michael Bailey
November 2024
Accenture readies Future Made in Australia ad blitz
The advertising agency that sells lamb on Australia Day will now sell the government’s Future Made in Australia package.
- Myriam Robin
February 2024
Record labels accuse radio networks of ‘smear campaign’ in fees row
The claims are an escalation of a long-running dispute over how much artists and major labels are paid when their music is broadcast.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
October 2023
Albanese cries over Voice to parliament chance
Anthony Albanese broke down during a ceremony with traditional owners at Uluru on Tuesday.
- Tom McIlroy
September 2023
10 questions: John Farnham, interest rates, Burning Man
Have you been paying attention this week? Test your knowledge across politics, business and world news.
- Ingrid Fuary-Wagner
Farnham Voice ad a call to Boomer, Gen X nostalgia
Anthony Albanese quoted the lyrics of John Farnham’s classic 1986 song in question time on Monday, saying Australians did not want to “live in fear”.
- Tom McIlroy
‘It’s inexplicable’: AFR readers want answers on Qatar-Qantas decision
An overwhelming majority of readers believe the government has not given adequate answers on blocking Qatar’s application for more flights to Australia.
- Mark Di Stefano
Dutton pledges second vote if Voice referendum fails
Peter Dutton says a future Coalition government would hold a second referendum on constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians if the Voice to parliament fails next month.
- Updated
- Tom McIlroy
February 2022
Glenn Wheatley’s last big deal
In his final media interview, Glenn Wheatley was confident he had another hit on his hands.
- Updated
- Andrew Burke
‘An absolute gentleman’: Glenn Wheatley remembered as music visionary
Glenn Wheatley, who died from COVID-19 complications, has been remembered as a legend who saw the potential in a washed-up pop singer named John Farnham.
- Michael Bailey
October 2021
- Exclusive
- Review
The John Farnham-based musical that could go all the way to Broadway
Flushed with the success of producing ‘Hamilton’ at home and backed by a Silicon Valley private equity giant, Michael Cassel is mounting an assault on the home of musical theatre.
- Andrew Burke
- Exclusive
- Performing arts
Sydney’s theatre conundrum: $80m to spend but nowhere to put it
Theatre producer Michael Cassel has $80 million to build a new theatre in Sydney’s CBD, but can’t find anywhere to spend it.
- Andrew Burke
August 2021
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- Sharemarket
The Afterpay investors who reaped the rewards of holding
The resounding success of the buy now, pay later phenomenon has benefited an army of backers who stuck to their shares.
- Liam Walsh and Jemima Whyte