July
CFMEU appoints anti-corruption expert to solve issues ‘head-on’
The embattled union has appointed a leading corruption fighter, national secretary Zach Smith has revealed.
- Staff reporters
Construction industry ‘much more respectful’ in WA
The Western Australian Labor government is unlikely to follow moves by eastern states to impose compulsory requirements for union agreements.
- Tom Rabe
Sydney power restaurant hosts another Rinehart dinner
Australia’s richest resident gathered political and non-political friends at the Blue Angel.
- Mark Di Stefano
Mediaweek rocked by sexual harassment allegations
Trent Thomas, who owns and runs Mediaweek, was found by an internal HR investigation to have sexually harassed and bullied staff.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
What’s Peter Dutton got against David Crowe?
Midwinter Ball speeches are meant to be roasts, and we’d never suggest journalists are off-limits. But Dutton’s dig at Crowe is starting to form a pattern.
- Myriam Robin and Mark Di Stefano
June
Funny numbers mean success for the NRL
The NRL inflated crowd figures for its Las Vegas showcase, highlighting that official numbers are art and science.
- Mark Di Stefano
May
- Opinion
- Immigration
Giles scandal shows we disdain bureaucracies until we need services
Slashing the capabilities of government departments means that in the real world, dodgy characters escape scrutiny and genuine needs go unanswered.
- Laura Tingle
Nine Entertainment backs CEO, says TV newsroom needs culture rebuild
After a three-hour board meeting, Peter Costello co-signed a note to staff announcing a set of initiatives to improve the media giant’s workplace culture.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
- Opinion
- Pacific diplomacy
Penny Wong must speak up on New Caledonia
It’s time for Australia’s foreign minister to act as the honest friend and tell France that they are mishandling their Pacific territory.
- Hamish McDonald
Financial Review print and digital readership jumps
The Australian Financial Review has grown its print and digital readership for the year, while its News Corp rival The Australian went backwards.
- Nick Bonyhady
Billionaire Kerry Stokes takes it all very personally
In the media business, he who controls distribution, controls all.
- Mark Di Stefano and Myriam Robin
April
Henri Aram: the 101-year-old market gadfly
A reforming pioneer in the investment advice industry, Henri Aram was also outspoken about the operation of finance markets and the behaviour of big corporates.
- Andrew Clark
January
- Exclusive
- Media & marketing
Nine’s bankers asked private equity if they were interested in Domain
Nine executives have privately discussed options for Domain, which has not grown at the same pace as rival REA Group. KKR and TPG were sounded out last year.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones and Emma Rapaport
December 2023
BRS emails to stay secret after Stokes agrees to cover Nine’s costs
Kerry Stokes has agreed to pay the costs of Ben Roberts-Smith’s failed defamation case, meaning a cache of emails between the billionaire, his corporate fixer and the disgraced soldier’s legal team will stay secret.
- Updated
- Max Mason
November 2023
Stokes, Seven lose fight to keep Roberts-Smith emails under wraps
Nine Entertainment is pursuing Australian Capital Equity and Seven for costs for the disgraced soldier’s failed defamation action.
- Max Mason
Financial Review remains Australia’s most-read premium business title
Over the past four weeks, 1.1 million people read a print edition of The Australian Financial Review.
October 2023
Kerry Stokes, Bruce McWilliam, Seven emails ‘personally embarrassing’
Releasing thousands of emails between Ben Roberts-Smith’s legal team, Kerry Stokes’ Australian Capital Equity and Seven could result in “substantial injustice”.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
July 2023
Ben Roberts-Smith appeals major defamation loss
The Victoria Cross winner has lodged a notice of appeal after Justice Anthony Besanko found Roberts-Smith broke the rules of war and disgraced his country.
- Max Mason
June 2023
- Opinion
- Tax reform
Australia’s glorious history of policy failure
The Commonwealth was founded through a dodgy deal between colonial politicians, and went downhill from there.
- Jason Falinski
- Opinion
- Roberts-Smith case
The reckoning from Roberts-Smith’s disgrace is still to come
Politicians who are happy to send troops to fight and exploit jingoist sentiment never know what to do with the ugly outcomes.
- Updated
- Laura Tingle