This Month
US-China trade war could lead to cheaper goods for Australian consumers
Ruslan Kogan, founder of online retailer Kogan.com, says Chinese manufacturers lumped with extra capacity could direct goods to Australia.
March
Cannon-Brookes and Farquhar on very different flight paths
One Atlassian founder has been forced to land in a medical emergency while the other revealed his private jet’s personalised number plate to paparazzi.
How a Wirecard fugitive recruited spies for Putin
A London espionage trial has provided rare insight into the activities of Jan Marsalek, the former payments executive, and how Moscow is outsourcing its spying.
Brazilian JBS heir quietly quits his crippled salmon empire
Henry Batista came to Australia to run Huon aquaculture. Now he’s gone, and the company is in a crisis.
Overseas star recruit plays Magellan off against Bell
Andrew Gowen was announced as a new Magellan recruit in January. Then at Bell Asset Management in February.
Former Sergio Rossi chief executive to run Country Road fashion house
Helen Wright is an Australian who has run several retailers in the United Kingdom, and will return this month to overhaul the troubled apparel powerhouse.
February
WiseTech’s Richard White gets the band back together
Ask any ageing rock star: you need the old line-up to recapture the magic.
Richard White’s new entourage has an unlikely retail heir
WiseTech’s largest shareholder continues to attract a new brand of hanger-on.
January
Death of DEI won’t stop Sportsbet’s Barni Evans
Australia’s largest online gambling company seems intent on rainbow washing away the misery.
Meet Boardy, the ‘Aussie’ AI networker that’s the talk of LinkedIn
An AI agent with a warm Australian accent, created by a US start-up, promises to call, chat and then make professional introductions.
LinkedIn is in danger of being swamped by AI-generated slop
Facebook has Shrimp Jesus, Kindle its nonsense books. But a wave of computer-generated content is coming for a platform long seen as different to the others.
How TikTok, YouTube and X police their platforms
Meta will replace its professional fact-checkers with a “community notes” system. How do other social media companies moderate content?
December 2024
The Year of Brilliant Jerks: Rear Window’s year in review
Trump, Ellison, White, Adgemis, Gupta and that Rinehart portrait. For Rear Window, the end of shame and pretense added up to a ripping year of stories.
Publishers prepare to take on TikTok over news
News publishers have successfully campaigned to have TikTok-owner ByteDance included in the government’s revised media bargaining rules.
Ash Barty, Daniel Ricciardo lose Optus roles
“The decision was taken as we looked to rebuild customer trust and focus on the fundamentals,” the telco’s spokeswoman said.
The ill-fitting nightclub top behind a multimillion-dollar business
When Annabel Hay’s fashion tape let her down on a nightclub dance floor, her wardrobe malfunction became a fast-growing company selling modesty-saving glue.
WiseTech’s Richard White is out. Now for his joy
Do you think the randy professor’s references hit a little differently now?
Barrenjoey’s bankers are all about founder mode
Founder worship is rarely seen in investment banking. Except at Australia’s favourite finance start-up.
November 2024
This ex-big four partner has automated his LinkedIn posts
An AI-driven tool helps former big four consulting partner John Riccio take only about five minutes a week to create and schedule five LinkedIn posts.
‘Stealth sackings’ are the new workplace trend
As companies try to rein in costs and restrict initiatives that do not help profits, workers are wary of being quietly laid off for seemingly minor violations.