November
Peter Costello’s journalist son back in the spotlight
A Current Affair’s Seb Costello had an ugly interaction with a person involved with Oak Capital this week.
- Mark Di Stefano
Dealmaker David Di Pilla’s other REIT is underwater
The capital markets darling’s DigiCo REIT will be the biggest IPO in years. His other REIT is floundering.
- Mark Di Stefano
- Opinion
- Future Fund
‘I would not have agreed to Future Fund shift’
With $230 billion to come into play, expect a long line of rent-seekers to form a queue, says former treasurer and Future Fund founder Peter Costello.
- Peter Costello
- Analysis
- Future Fund
‘Like bears to a honey-pot’: how the Future Fund got political
Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ planned changes to the nation’s $230 billion savings account might be unfinished business for Labor.
- Tom McIlroy
- Opinion
- Future Fund
Future Fund investment shake-up comes with risks
Jim Chalmers insists Labor is making only a subtle change to the sovereign wealth fund’s investment mandate. But it could be a slippery slope.
- John Kehoe
Chalmers directs Future Fund to invest in housing and renewables
The treasurer has directed the country’s sovereign wealth fund to prioritise investments in housing, renewable energy and infrastructure.
- Tom McIlroy and Michael Read
Nine Entertainment keeps its Costello quotient
Another member of the Costello family appeared at the media company’s AGM, to lash it over gambling advertising.
- Mark Di Stefano
October
Guilt-mongers and hedonists: Jordan Peterson rails against society
Jordan Peterson delivered his speech via video link and did not attend a high-powered dinner on Monday night at the Opera House.
- Maxim Shanahan
Nine review triggers anger as bad behaviour goes unpunished
Today Show host Karl Stefanovic said there were open investigations into poor behaviour by individuals at Nine. Has Nine’s culture review backfired?
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
September
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Chalmers isn’t a fair dinkum fiscal repairer like Keating and Walsh
It’s not unfair to look through Dr Chalmers’ two vanishing surpluses to the bigger budget picture: not enough has been done to tackle Australia’s long-term spending.
- The AFR View
- Opinion
- Political lobbying
How business and economists can become relevant again
A central problem is that good economic policies have not been well communicated and have often been debated in an echo chamber of elites.
- John Kehoe
Bruce Gordon moves closer to 25pc stake in Nine amid CEO search
The billionaire Rich Lister is close to offloading a NSW TV station that prevents him from wielding a larger voting stake in Nine.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Nine farewells Mike Sneesby after three years and $3b share price slide
His legacy is likely to be remembered in two parts: what he did do at Stan, and what he didn’t do when he took charge of the publishing and broadcasting giant.
- Zoe Samios
The brutal retail politics behind the inflation fight
Relations between the Albanese government and the Reserve Bank of Australia are at an unprecedented low. Only one thing will ease the tension.
- Phillip Coorey
- Exclusive
- Federal election
Lift RBA target band, Costello dares Chalmers
Peter Costello has challenged Labor to raise the RBA’s target band for inflation rather than attack the bank over monetary policy, after Wayne Swan’s accusations.
- Phillip Coorey and Tom McIlroy
BHP’s Labor whisperer goes global
George Wright was most recently the Big Australian’s group corporate affairs officer. But no more.
- Updated
- Myriam Robin
August
Diggers & Dealers lavishes riches upon favoured scribes
The award handed out at the annual Diggers & Dealers conference is on current gold prices worth nearly $4000.
- Myriam Robin
July
Deloitte 1, Jim Chalmers 0
Deloitte is sceptical of the government’s Future Made in Australia policy. Did that lead Jim Chalmers to slap down its economic forecasting too?
- Updated
- Myriam Robin
June
- Exclusive
- Media & marketing
Bruce Gordon backs Nine as $550m stake fuels succession questions
The billionaire says the publishing and broadcast giant is a company “worth investing in” despite turmoil, controversy and the abrupt departure of its chairman.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Catherine West takes Nine’s helm – and crisis – from Peter Costello
The broadcast and publishing giant’s new chair is in the biggest role of her life, steering a company reeling through an uncertain future. Is she up for it?
- Max Mason and Sam Buckingham-Jones