October 2024
NAB no longer hosting Richard White
No man is an island – not even a billionaire. All have some vulnerability to the headlines, even when seemingly determined to ride them out.
May 2024
‘Larger than life’: packed memorial farewells Lang Walker
Friday’s two-hour public service for the property developer and Rich Lister, who died in January, was attended by a who’s who of Australian business and politics.
March 2024
The bizoids learning to rev at the Grand Prix
Corporate types flocked bright and early to Albert Park’s Paddock Club, which by 2pm on Sunday was full to heaving for Melbourne’s Grand Prix.
‘We’ve gone soft’: Labor old guard backs Keating
Chairman Tony Shepherd has backed Paul Keating’s sentiment that “we have gone soft” but billionaire Gerry Harvey says Keating is living in the past.
November 2023
Community may lose faith in migration, warns Westacott
Former Business Council boss Jennifer Westacott will urge the government to ensure immigration rates are sustainable, as infrastructure and housing stock come under pressure.
October 2023
BCA boss Tim Reed to guide AFL Giants into new era
Mr Reed becomes the second chairman of the AFL’s western Sydney club, replacing Tony Shepherd who led the Giants since their 2011 inception.
‘Not going anywhere’: Goyder meets AFL chiefs after Qantas retirement
Days after putting in place his retirement plans at Qantas, Mr Goyder will convene the AFL Commission on Monday. He is expected to tell club bosses he will stay in the job for another two years.
AFL’s succession drama approves a spin-off
An interview in the AFR has opened up a race to see who will replace Tony Shepherd as club president of the GWS Giants.
August 2023
The Buddy effect: How Lance Franklin changed Sydney
Buddy Franklin’s $10 million move to Sydney was controversial to say the least. A record-breaking decade later, few could argue it wasn’t worth the risk.
July 2023
High-flyers at Lord’s watch Lyon’s wobbly stand
If Australia’s leaders watch sport for something to inspire, they got what they came for at the second Ashes Test in London.
December 2022
Murdochs’ Christmas bash draws CEOs and pollies
The annual party hosted by Lachlan and Sarah Murdoch brought some of Australia’s top politicians and executives to the Bellevue Hill mansion.
November 2022
Labor should walk the talk on infrastructure integrity
It will be challenging enough to deliver the nation’s large infrastructure pipeline on time and on budget. It therefore beggars belief that Labor’s IR bill would risk turning the CFMEU loose on major projects.
Dan Andrews ignoring commercial realities in SEC revival plan
The AFR Infrastructure Summit hears the Victorian plan to re-instate the SEC is “very unwise” and won’t lower power prices.
‘So expensive’: Business trims the long lunch as costs soar
Melbourne investment banker and self-confessed expert long luncher David Williams has a novel way of gauging inflation and the cost of living.
August 2022
Company CEOs outnumbered 3-1 by union bosses at ‘talkfest’
CEOs remain cautiously optimistic about the two-day summit and note some important fixes, such as lifting migration and speeding up visa approvals, are in train.
Tony Shepherd drafts Sweet Caroline for Giants
The new US ambassador to Australia enjoys watching GWS lose to the Dockers.
February 2022
Tax drags on business and wages, Allegra Spender says
Independent candidate Allegra Spender says business taxes are ‘high’, as she pushes for a broad review of the tax system to lift people’s wages and productivity.
Both sides of politics should declare for tax reform
Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese must explain why they are putting political expediency before the national interest and the pro-growth solutions for Australia’s tax system problems.
November 2021
Team Australia needs your big ideas, says Sukkar
States and territories must band together and more Australians should contribute to public life, prominent businesswoman Josephine Sukkar says.
July 2021
Commercial devastation is spreading faster than delta
The Morrison government is resisting a return to JobKeeper as it gambles the existing arrangements will eventually deliver results for NSW. But it won’t be soon enough for many businesses and jobs.