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Student caps are not about controlling migration numbers, a senate hearing was told.

Student caps not for migration reasons, Senate hearing told

An employment department official said student caps were not intended to bring down net migration, an explanation at odds with what the government says.

  • Julie Hare

September

Nick Bolton.

Magellan raider Nick Bolton’s assets frozen by Supreme Court

A rather extraordinary freezing order has been placed over Bolton, after his investment vehicle loaned nearly $5 million to an Italian entity associated with him.

  • Myriam Robin
A render of the proposed nine-storey hotel at Howard Smith Wharves, recently submitted to Brisbane City Council.

The $620m makeover for Manly, Howard Smith wharves

Plans are afoot to transform the faded glory of waterside venues at Manly and in Brisbane to bustling tourist destinations. The locals have had their say, too.

  • Campbell Kwan
No AFL club has played in more grand finals than the Sydney Swans since 2000.

How the AFL’s two grand final teams achieved sustained success

The two Andrews who run the Sydney Swans and the Brisbane Lions say stability is the key to achieving an extended patch of sunshine in the AFL world.

  • Gus McCubbing
Left: Fitzroy’s Alastair Lynch flies high over Ben Buckley (left) as John Longmire watches on. Right: Sydney’s Isaac Heeney launches over GWS defender Jack Buckley.

The remarkable history in Heeney’s magic mark

Hard lessons learned through elite sporting administration taught these two Australian business partners invaluable lessons for navigating the corporate sector.

  • Tom Rabe
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Qantas jet at Sydney Airport.

Qantas says it won’t drop the ball as engineers strike

The airline says plans are in place to keep people moving over the AFL Grand Final weekend.

  • Rachael Ward
Moving on. Jose Pineda has been priced out of Kingsford.

Jose was priced out of his inner-city home. So were 16,000 others

KPMG data shows rising costs are squeezing out much-needed workers from Sydney and Melbourne’s most sought-after suburbs.

  • Campbell Kwan
Anthony Puharich runs Victor Churchill stores in Sydney and in Melbourne.

Knives out as Victor Churchill threatens to quit blue-blood suburb

The butcher has been an institution in the wealthy Sydney enclave of Woollahra since 1876. Now a stoush with its landlord could send it packing.

  • Campbell Kwan
Ray Itaoui (R) invested alongside Brett Blundy in retail businesses like Bra N Things.

Retail legend invests $100m in Ray White private credit push

Sanity Entertainment owner Ray Itaoui has joined the push by high-net-worth investors, family offices and institutions into private real estate credit.

  • Larry Schlesinger
Michael Kodari pictured in his Chifley Tower office.

Michael Kodari, self-styled investment guru, behind on ASIC fees

The life and times of flashy financial guru Michael Kodari have always been full of ironic juxtapositions.

  • Myriam Robin
Justin Hemmes’ aggressive legal manoeuvrings around the trademark of The Establishment points to a hospitality entrepreneur who is protective of one of his first breakout venues.

Hemmes wins Establishment trademark dispute

The Merivale hospitality entrepreneur won a decisive naming rights victory against a new Brisbane restaurant called Establishment 203.

  • Mark Di Stefano
Hotel mogul Jerry Schwartz at his Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour hotel.

‘Pay to stay’: Average Sydney hotel room rate to hit $426 by 2033

Sydney will be the standout hotel market over the next decade as occupancy rises to 86pc and few new hotels are completed to keep up with demand.

  • Larry Schlesinger
Last year, nearly 60,000 Australians submitted to the scalpel for hip-joint replacement surgery, according to the Australian Orthopaedic Association.

I used to joke about arthritic hips – until I got a pair myself

Losing hip mobility is no fun. It affects your every move, right down to putting on shoes and socks, and it threatened to separate me from one of my true loves – surfing.

  • Mark Mulligan
Well-connected: Sanjeev Gupta with South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas in 2022.

Sanjeev Gupta jets in (and out) of Whyalla

You know what angry suppliers on delayed payment terms love to see? The owner of the whole operation dropping in by private jet.

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  • Myriam Robin
More certainty in the regulatory environment will help Investment  in cryptocurrencies.

Blockchain revolution won’t wait for Labor to catch up

Blockchain needs to be regulated properly before more investors take the plunge. Yet, the Albanese government is still missing despite its earlier pledges.

  • Simon Kennedy
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Des Hasler’s beachfront home Moana sold within the expressions of interest period.

Des Hasler sells luxurious oceanfront abode

The rugby league legend has found a buyer for his Collaroy beachfront, and Manly’s surfboard manufacturing Bennett family has sold its $19.5 million Bower Street pile.

  • Bonnie Campbell
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives at the Business Council of Australia Annual Dinner at the Hyatt Regency with BCA president Geoff Culbert and CEO Bran Black.

CEOs who spend less time trying to be liked are heard more often

When company bosses spent less time trying to be liked, they got listened to more often.

  • John Roskam
Firmus Technologies founders Oliver Curtis, Tim Rosenfield and Jonathan Levee in Singapore.

Family offices pave way for Oliver Curtis’ redemption

Venture capital funding, you see, is for plebs without family wealth.

  • Myriam Robin
The SCG’s members stands are increasingly packed.

‘Had to pay with Qantas points’: The Sydney struggle for Swans tickets

Some SCG members missed out on tickets to the Swans’ AFL preliminary final on Friday, as Sydneysiders flock to see the high-flying team.

  • Maxim Shanahan
A record field of 25,000 runners started the Sydney Marathon on Sunday.

Here’s what happens to your heart when you run a marathon

When Brimin Misoi broke the Sydney Marathon record on Sunday, his heart would have temporarily swollen by about 15 per cent. Getting too big might be a problem.

  • Euan Black

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