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Simon Baker

February

CoStar Group CEO Andy Florance and Chief Human Resources Officer Michael Desmarais gathered with their team at the University of Virginia recently.

The tech entrepreneur who plans to give REA Group the fight of its life

If anyone knows how to shake up the fortunes of online real estate stalwart Domain, it is Andy Florance, the founder and chief executive of US giant CoStar.

  • Paul Smith

March 2023

Shrublands in Melbourne’s Canterbury has hit the market with a guide of $37 million to $40 million.

Grand estate’s $40m price tag divides Melbourne luxury market

Melbourne estate Shrublands has returned to the market with a $40 million guide two years after trading for $29 million, while CFO’s trade places in Sydney.

  • Bonnie Campbell

March 2022

Simon Baker has made a return to his Lennox Head hometown, where he’s bought a $2.91 million house.

Simon Baker returns to his hometown in a $2.9m shack

The actor is heading back to Lennox Head, while the wife of billionaire Chinese car dealer Yi Huang buys a mansion next door to friend Chau Chak Wing.

  • Lucy Macken

May 2021

The Naomi Watts-led Penguin Bloom premiered globally on Netflix in January.

Australian films head to the US after local success

In a rare feat, three locally made movies are the biggest hits in Australia, thanks in part to stars intent on home-grown stories. It only took a pandemic.

  • Ashley Spencer

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