Family business
‘It is going to get really bitter’: Why family-will battles are set to explode
With more blended families and a record $3.5 trillion intergenerational wealth transfer expected over the coming decade, inheritance clashes are set to balloon.
- Konrad Marshall
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Handmaiden or peacemaker but never No.1: The Murdoch daughters ‘forsaken’ by their father
Though Prudence and Liz are Rupert Murdoch’s eldest children, their gender meant they were never considered genuine heirs to the throne.
- Jordan Baker
‘I was driving a manual car at 12’: When home is the family business
Regular calls to police, cleaning up strangers’ messes and missed school holidays were part of growing up for these three women - but they (mostly) loved it.
- Shona Hendley
No more daggy dads: Father’s Day cards move with the times
There are less of the fart jokes, big moustaches and barbecues. Instead, Australians are picking cards for their dads with a bit more sentiment.
- Alex Crowe
‘Reputation is everything’: Three famous Aussie families on coping with succession
The families of Carla Zampatti, Michael Gudinski and Neil Balnaves describe how they grapple with a legacy – while grieving a loss.
- Brook Turner
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WFH confessions: Michael works for Telstra from home - where he juggles a second job
Between team meetings and writing documents on company processes, Telstra worker Michael takes a business call for his side hustle - but not to the dismay of his boss.
- Cara Waters
‘You need a haircut’: Bianca and Allegra Spender’s blunt love
Sisters Allegra and Bianca Spender are close, but working together in the family business founded by their mother, Carla Zampatti, tested their bond.
- Nicole Abadee
‘I don’t feel like a millionaire’: A father-son duo’s secret to success
While Cedar Anderson and his father Stuart’s honey-extraction invention became a global success, the secret to a sweet life, they say, remains a simple one.
- Jennifer Johnston
We love dynasties, in part because they’re awful
The Kennedys, Murdochs and Guccis are best known for their tragedies: murder, overdoses and feuds. But their trauma and influence primes them to hurt the rest of us, too.
- Samantha Selinger-Morris
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