November
The father-son rift that prefaced the break-up of an empire
A boardroom coup at John Fairfax Limited helped pave the way for the family to lose control of Australia’s oldest newspaper company.
- Alexander Edward Gilly
January 2023
Bill Beerworth, ‘bon vivant’ who fought for securities reform
Lawyer-cum-banker Bill Beerworth who advised Warwick Fairfax has died after a career that took him from the halls of parliament to the boardrooms of big companies.
- Aaron Weinman
June 2022
‘Bloodhound’ Pam Williams looks to her last deadline
In a career at the Financial Review spanning more than 30 years, with a series of scoops and six Walkley Awards, she has put away her notepad – for now, anyway.
- Andrew Clark
August 2021
- Analysis
- Platinum Year
How the Financial Review survived Fairfax’s folly
It was only the October 1987 sharemarket crash that saved the masthead from falling into the hands of corporate raider Robert Holmes a Court.
- Pamela Williams
September 2019
Fairfax auction to sell off family jewels
It's the end of Sydney's old-money era as the artworks and furniture that once graced the Fairwater mansion are put under the hammer next week.
- Updated
- Valerie Lawson