This Month
‘Nobody needs $1b’: Wave of tech money to reshape philanthropy
Daniel Petre believes the “tech wealthy” are on the cusp of transforming philanthropy as hundreds of people cash in $10 million to $100 million in venture capital returns.
March
WiseTech shareholders just one cheeseburger away from the void
Richard White’s blind confidence in his own understanding of people – learned from those psychology books he recommends to women on LinkedIn – is deeply misplaced.
July 2024
Woolworths in leadership limbo after exec becomes Ramsay CEO
After missing out on the CEO role at the retailer, Natalie Davis will take over from long-serving Ramsay boss Craig McNally who will step down next year.
April 2024
Biggest donor to Yes campaign has no regrets
The Paul Ramsay Foundation donated $7 million to the failed Voice referendum. The amount of cash “felt appropriate then” and still does now, says its chairman.
May 2023
Rich investors turn to ‘impact’, boosted by banker smarts
Macquarie, Minderoo, UBS and Paul Ramsay are among the foundations joining forces to share expertise and unlock finance for social enterprises.
February 2023
Inside Bill Gates’ $200 billion private dinner
The Microsoft founder secretly met with Australia’s richest tech billionaires to discuss how to give away their money.
January 2023
Taskforce aims to build back trust in government
Jeni Whalan, formerly of the Ramsay Foundation, will lead a Home Affairs taskforce focused on strengthening democracy and responding to extremism and authoritarianism.
December 2020
Get back to visiting your doctor, new Ramsay Australia boss urges
After more than two decades with the nation's largest private hospital operator, Carmel Monaghan is the first woman to run the company's local assets.
May 2020
Blackmores steadies the ship
The largest shareholder in Australia's biggest vitamins company is positioning for the future on many fronts.
January 2020
Rich Listers up the ante on bushfire donations
Comedian Celeste Barber, who has raised more than $40 million, is putting the pressure on Australia's rich to step up.
May 2019
Woman seeks Paul Ramsay's DNA to prove paternity
Carlie Ramsay, who claims she is the late billionaire Paul Ramsay's biological granddaughter, may have to pursue her request for DNA through the courts.