This Month
Can Meg O’Neill deliver Woodside’s $100b gamble?
The ambitious chief executive is on the front line of the climate change wars. And she has big plans to turn the local LNG giant into a global powerhouse.
This exec has built two companies worth billions. He is doing it again
Jake Klein, who has just spent 15 years developing Evolution Mining and who is ranked 39th on the 2025 Rich Bosses list, is addicted to building businesses.
Who’s to blame for pricey coffee? Find out in our weekly quiz
Have you been paying attention this week? Test your knowledge across politics, business and world news.
Major funds at odds over ASX’s hopes for dual-class share schemes
Some investors say allowing founders a powerful say over their companies after a listing makes a lot of sense; others see a governance disaster in waiting.
How my SMSF beat big super without buying CBA
Donald Trump’s raucous disruption to global markets did not stop this SMSF from recording its third-best performance in a decade.
Who’s behind the recent airline hacks? Take our weekly quiz
Have you been paying attention this week? Test your knowledge across politics, business and world news.
Former rock star and banker Kim Jackson wants to be the next Buffett
A Google search will say she’s Atlassian billionaire Scott Farquhar’s wife. But this veteran dealmaker has plenty of main character energy.
Why this $140b industry super fund likes shopping malls so much
By 2030, a growing population will need much more retail space to cater for its shopping needs. Even allowing for online buying, we are running out of malls.
June
AustralianSuper found another $60m behind the couch
The country’s largest super fund’s disclosure of more shares in Queensland coal producer Whitehaven came late to the market.
AustralianSuper’s $298m bet on coal
The country’s largest super fund has become the second-largest shareholder in Queensland coal producer Whitehaven.
Big super’s cold feet stall Labor’s $10b low-cost housing plan
More than two years after pledging hundreds of millions of dollars to the flagship scheme, some pension funds are dragging their feet in financing developments.
Admin mess led to AusSuper’s alleged fees-for-no-service failure
AustralianSuper is refunding around $4.2 million to the relatives of affected members over the problems.
May
Ellison shrugs off MinRes downgrade for haul road charm offensive
The embattled mining magnate personally showed shareholders around Mineral Resources’ $3b Onslow Iron project, shortly after cutting its production forecast.
ASIC steps up attack on ‘complacent’ superannuation boards
Superannuation fund boards are in the regulator’s crosshairs for oversight failings over late death benefit payments.
Trump tax hike threatens to raid Australians’ superannuation savings
Republicans are pushing for investors from countries deemed to discriminate against American businesses to pay more as part of the White House’s budget bill.
Can MinRes’ cleanskin chairman tame the Chris Ellison show?
Malcolm Bundey will have one of the biggest governance mop-up jobs in years, with the heavily indebted miner facing investigation by the corporate regulator.
Labor shouldn’t crash through on super taxes like the Voice
The government’s failure to heed advice from many parts of the community that the super tax policy is flawed ominously echoes the defeat of the referendum.
Massive Airwallex cash exposes VC herding
The mega round featured Blackbird and Airtree, whose appearance speaks more to their own past bets.
Superannuation tax hike on me is ‘fair’: industry super godfather
One of the founders of industry super, Garry Weaven, has backed the plan to impose extra tax on $3 million-plus super balances, even though he’ll be affected.
Industry super pushes for Chalmers to change retirement tax hike plan
The country’s two largest pension funds have privately lobbied the government to index the tax’s $3 million threshold to inflation to maintain confidence.