December 2024
Judith Neilson timed Platinum exit to perfection
It takes love to build a business. But knowing when to sell? We’d take the cold calculations of a divorcee over a founder any day.
- Myriam Robin
September 2024
Judith Neilson’s daughter no longer part of mum’s ‘singular vision’
The philanthropist’s daughter Beau Neilson left Phoenix Central Park last week, and the website has a new line regarding the visionary credit for the venue’s success.
- Mark Di Stefano
January 2023
Neilson has $72m more to spend on journalism, but not like before
Billionaire Judith Neilson says her journalism institute gave money to big mainstream media that could have been better used by smaller, grassroots outfits.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
September 2022
Judith Neilson breaks the mould with a bronze-clad beach bunker
People walk past her Freshwater home all the time on their way down to the sea, says the billionaire philanthropist. “They deserve something to look at.”
- Eugenie Kelly
August 2022
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Judith Neilson reveals reason for split at her journalism venture
For the first time, the billionaire philanthropist has spoken about the divisions that erupted inside her journalism institute over the creation of a “Nobel Prize”.
- Mark Di Stefano and Eugenie Kelly
June 2022
Why Judith Neilson took back her journo institute
The billionaire lost her conduit to the board of the journalism funder, and its independent directors soon departed.
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- Michael Bailey
Judith Neilson takes back her journalism institute
The independent board of the billionaire’s $100 million fund supporting journalism is set to be wound up.
- Michael Bailey
October 2021
Platinum pain intensifies as top shareholder slashes stake
The fund manager’s share price has tumbled by a fifth this year as outflows and patchy performance weigh on its outlook.
- Richard Henderson
Judith Neilson shows how it’s done
Make no mistake, the former wife of Platinum Asset Management founder Kerr Neilson has slayed the game.
- Joe Aston
May 2021
Nicholas Moore, Judith Neilson join National Gallery board
The former Macquarie chief and leading philanthropist will join the Ryan Stokes-led council overseeing the prestigious Canberra institution.
- Tom McIlroy
April 2021
Donations of Australia’s 50 biggest givers double in five years
The latest list reflects philanthropy around coronavirus and last year’s summer bushfires, as giving not only bounces back, but launches into record territory.
- Philippa Coates
November 2020
Phoenix flies to top national architecture award
The country's most prestigious design awards couldn't avoid the disruption of 2020. But they show the importance of buildings giving back to a community.
- Michael Bleby
July 2020
First look at Phoenix, Judith Neilson’s new art and performance space
The billionaire patron of journalism, art and architecture enlisted two practices to ensure her latest design project would be a total work of art.
- Stephen Todd
Judith Neilson's new gallery tops architecture awards
The philanthropist and art collector's latest inner-city project leads a strong year of buildings that make their surroundings better.
- Michael Bleby
April 2020
Australia’s biggest benefactors set philanthropy record
The value of the Financial Review Philanthropy 50 list has surged by 35 per cent – the biggest annual rise in its four-year history.
- Philippa Coates
News Corp slams Google, Facebook; may close 60 papers
The media giant blamed its tech rivals for undermining the industry's profitability and said 60 local newspapers may publish for the last time next week.
- Aaron Patrick
December 2019
AFR Magazine’s most memorable stories of 2019
To celebrate the new year – and the new decade – we revisit 10 significant pieces published in Australia's multi award-winning newspaper magazine.
November 2019
Buildings that change over time top architectural awards
The most sustainable buildings are those that can be reused without being demolished and rebuilt, jury says.
- Michael Bleby