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“There’s not going to be a nice family Christmas after this. Are you comfortable with that?”

‘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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Murdoch’s daughters were never a serious chance of taking over from him.

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
Cassandra James loved growing up in a newsagency, despite the early starts.

‘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
There are less of the fart jokes, big moustaches and barbecues. Instead, Australians are picking cards for their dads with a bit more sentiment.

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
Bianca Spender, Allegra Spender, Alex Schuman attending the Carla Zampatti exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum.

‘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
Michael has the time he’s got back working from home to start a music business.

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
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Ladies in the house fill the bill

While mild mallard types visit paradise.

‘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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