August
Luke Sayers turns big four poacher
The former PwC chief executive escaped the full blowback of his old firm’s scandal. Now, business is booming.
- Mark Di Stefano
July
Path to Cats presidency goes through Boston Consulting Group
Critics have labelled Geelong a “boys’ club”. But the board of the Geelong Football Club has tended to draw from an even narrower pool.
- Myriam Robin
May
Shaver Shop chairman caught up in craft brewery woes
Brodie Arnhold is a director and shareholder of Sou’West Brewery, which collapsed this month, joining other victims of the slowdown in spending and rise in costs.
- Simon Evans
April
Grill’d boss Simon Crowe tells on himself
Power and self-awareness make for uneasy bedfellows. A few delicately probing questions and people so often just tell on themselves.
- Myriam Robin
This former tennis champ is chasing unicorns and dancing pantless
Dylan Alcott has a dizzying list of achievements from 15 tennis Grand Slams to being Australian of the Year. Now, he’s chasing start-ups and performing with Jason Donovan.
- Updated
- Gus McCubbing
Luke Sayers is done with the PwC scandal. It’s not done with him
Unethical behaviour “ignored”. “Implausible”. “Scarcely credible”. How can this assessment be any worse?
- Myriam Robin and Mark Di Stefano
March
Sayers evidence on PwC tax leaks ‘implausible’, Senate finds
A Senate committee has called testimony by former PwC Australia chief executive Luke Sayers “implausible” and questioned the “truthfulness” of aspects of his evidence.
- Edmund Tadros
AFL season could permanently launch outside of Victoria
New AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon says the interstate push is already a success but not everybody’s happy with the move.
- Zoe Samios
What the Carlton Football Club CEO learnt about ambition
Brian Cook says he became a good leader when he realised leadership wasn’t all about him.
- Cindy Yin and Sally Patten
February
Luke Sayers to run Carlton FC for another year
The former PwC boss was granted a 12-month extension at an AGM late on Thursday.
- Zoe Samios
Luke Sayers ejects himself from the scene
The former PwC CEO shows no signs of reeling from the scandal at his former accounting firm.
- Mark Di Stefano
September 2023
Why the Curnow who may’ve saved Carlton’s AFL season is not Charlie
Two fiery events may hold the key to Carlton’s remarkable run to the AFL finals: a board member’s locker-room blow up, and a veteran player’s campfire chat.
- Phillip Coorey
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Up there Ron Barassi
The Barassi legend is also a great Australian story.
- The AFR View
From one AFL legend to another: Barassi an ‘innovator’, ‘terrific fella’
Carlton coaching legend David Parkin says Ron Barassi, another of the club’s coaching legends, was a “real pioneer and innovator” in the way Australia rules football is now played – but most of all as simply a “terrific fella”.
- Andrew Burke and Edmund Tadros
‘Extraordinary life’: Sporting icon Ron Barassi dies
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese led tributes to Ron Barassi, saying there was no more famous name in football.
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- Anna Harrington and Roger Vaughan
July 2023
Warren Randall snaps up another McLaren Vale boutique vineyard
The acquisition of 80ha Hiltop Vineyards cements Randall Wine Group’s position as the largest vineyard owner in the McLaren Vale.
- Larry Schlesinger
May 2023
Carlton’s Board Blues: Craig Mathieson quits amid rift with Luke Sayers
His uncle, pubs baron Bruce Mathieson, earlier this month said the ex-PwC chief should take responsibility for the AFL team’s poor performance.
- Zoe Samios
March 2023
Josh Frydenberg passes No 1 ticket to Dylan Alcott, twice
The AFL didn’t become the nation’s premier football code without exhibiting a certain ruthlessness.
- Myriam Robin
The big CEO call overshadowing AFL’s blockbuster season
AFL chairman Richard Goyder is primed for a record-breaking opener for the AFL season, despite mounting questions over CEO succession.
- Patrick Durkin
April 2022
Ahmed Fahour’s plan to take down the big banks
The Latitude CEO is convinced the four’s dominance will be over within the decade and the industry will have to respond to how consumers want to bank.
- Ayesha de Kretser