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Macquarie chief’s pay cut to $24m as ‘millionaires’ factory’ rakes in $3.7b
As Macquarie reported its profits on Friday, the investment bank known for its bumper pay packets also revealed how much its top executives were paid.
- by Clancy Yeates
Bill Gates vows to give away 99 per cent of his fortune by 2045
- by Jessica Nix, Ashleigh Furlong and Sophie Alexander
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Competition is toughening, but will it be enough for Qantas to lift its game?
Big shake-ups in aviation are hard to see coming. But the demand for better customer service and more robust competition is not going away.
- by Chris Zappone
ASX Runners of the Week: XPON, Locksley, DY6 Metals & Arizona
This week’s Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is… XPON Technologies Group after it cut a deal to snap up a leading Aussie digital marketer to supercharge its revenue.
- by Andrew Todd
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‘Lucky country’: The unintended consequences of the Trumpian tariff storm
- by Colin Kruger
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Australia votes
Game theory explains why the Liberals lost – and how to win next time
- by Millie Muroi
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Trump's America
The Trump iceberg has struck China. America is bracing for it
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion & Perspectives
Job hunting has become a major headache, and I blame the AFL
In a world where everyone’s a leader, it seems the only thing you can’t afford to be is someone quietly getting the job done.
John Coles
‘Lucky country’: The unintended consequences of the Trumpian tariff storm
Amid the global economic chaos unleashed by Trump’s tariff agenda, Australia has emerged as a beacon of stability. But our luck might not last.
Colin Kruger
Senior business reporter
My company cut our pay rise and gave our bosses more. What can we do?
From everything you’ve told me, your workplace has a deep cultural illness, and I’m not sure what can be done to fix it.
Jonathan Rivett
Careers contributor
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AUSTRAC crackdown
From ‘money muling’ to ‘micro-laundering’, new scams grab watchdog’s attention
- by Colin Kruger
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Executive pay
Macquarie chief’s pay cut to $24m as ‘millionaires’ factory’ rakes in $3.7b
- by Clancy Yeates
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Earnings season
Australians are getting on top of their mortgages, says Westpac boss
- by Clancy Yeates
Small business
Roosters and Politis bet on Paddington co-living as clubs pour money into property deals
Sydney Roosters rugby league football club has extended its property portfolio footprint into the eastern suburbs.
- by Carolyn Cummins
Former panel beater buys $450m shopping centre in Sydney’s leafy north shore
Panel-beater-turned-billionaire-developer Sam Arnaout has just inked Australia’s largest “neighbourhood” shopping centre sale.
- by Carolyn Cummins
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My company cut our pay rise and gave our bosses more. What can we do?
- by Jonathan Rivett
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How China is controlling Australia’s – and the world’s – rare earths trade
- by Simon Johanson and Colin Kruger
The two Australian giants winning from Trump’s fast track
- by Simon Johanson and Paul-Alain Hunt
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