February
Who owns the world’s largest TV? It might be Kerry Stokes
The veteran media proprietor has a 30ft television set, which one person guessed was a record breaker.
January
Frank Lowy trades up to private jet favoured by Bezos, Zuckerberg
The Westfield patriarch’s tail number was recently spotted on a top-of-line Gulfstream G700.
Transparency lacking in WA media and politics
Readers’ letters on conflicts of interest between Seven West Media and Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas, the Howard government bugging East Timor, the alienation of young men and ADHD treatments.
December 2024
Coverage of Basil Zempilas rival unfair, imbalanced: press watchdog
The Seven West-funded Independent Media Council has upheld three complaints about negative coverage of the Perth mayor’s opponent.
Stokes’ Seven misses out on BGC cement deal
Kerry Stokes’ Seven Group was the underbidder in the auction for the cement business owned by the late Len Buckeridge.
Shameless end to a very Kerry Stokes political coup
The media proprietor’s employee Basil Zempilas still insists he knew nothing of his campaign manager’s polling that almost rolled the WA Liberal leader.
Perth’s billionaire set is piling into this little-known medtech
The value of West Australian nerve repair biotech Orthocell has doubled since September as it beefs up its shareholder bases and prepares to break into the US.
November 2024
Zempilas’ ex-campaign manager linked to Liberal crisis poll
A marketing firm run by Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas’ former campaign manager commissioned polling on behalf of an unknown local business person that has triggered a Liberal leadership crisis in Western Australia.
The man who would be the new king of WA
Basil Zempilas is now the most high-profile name in WA politics, and he hasn’t even been elected to parliament.
WA Liberal leader slaps down speculation over her future
Libby Mettam has vowed to lead the party to the next state election amid renewed speculation that Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas might swoop on the position.
National Gallery handed $15m in biggest-ever donation
Kerry Stokes’ $15 million donation is about one-quarter of what the Canberra institution needs to raise for a new sculpture garden.
From one wheelbarrow and a ute to a $437m ASX listing
Symal Group founder Joe Bartolo started from humble beginnings in 2001 to build his construction group into a large enough player to float on the exchange this year.
October 2024
Irish giant CRH to buy CPE Capital-backed concrete infrastructure biz
Civilmart is the country’s No.2 manufacturer of concrete pipes and precast products, backed by John Haddock’s buyout firm CPE Capital.
MinRes’ Chris Ellison goes MIA in France
The managing director’s out of the country, while his company’s investigation into him continues to evolve.
Where to see Kerry Stokes’ Magritte, and 99 more surreal masterpieces
Australia finally has its first retrospective dedicated to René Magritte, a surrealist artist who has permeated pop culture like few others.
Bruce McWilliam’s wife testifies against EA accused of $1.2m family fraud
Nicky McWilliam has accused her late father’s former executive assistant of siphoning more than $1.2 million from his accounts.
Stokes backs nuclear, and free electricity for those who live near it
Chief executive of Seven Group Holdings Ryan Stokes says the nation must consider nuclear energy as a baseload power source.
Anthony Albanese, Peter Dutton gather in the court of Kerry Stokes
The Telethon Ball held in Perth on Saturday was the annual pilgrimage for politicians and business figures.
The King & me! Power players jockey for royal attention
Racing NSW boss Peter V’landys is manifesting a Randwick visit from the King this weekend.
September 2024
Investors in Vik Bansal’s biogas side hustle are up 85pc
The Boral CEO is also chairman of ASX-listed biogas group LGI, which has 32 waste landfill sites and supplies electricity into the grid when returns are highest.