James Packer bets billions on US tech stocks
The billionaire’s headlong dive into tech and the sudden reshaping of his portfolio has seen about a quarter of his wealth moved from 24 companies to just three listed companies.
Christine Lacy
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Court fight puts huge chemist takeover on ice
The legal headaches of rich-listers Cathie Reid and Stuart Giles could prove too much of a pill to swallow for Chemist Warehouse and their ‘game changer’ partnership.
Pharma rich-listers in ‘scurrilous’ lawsuit over missing millions
Cathie Reid and Stuart Giles, engaged in a bitter courtroom dispute, are accused of withholding payments to staff at their pharmacies in NSW and Queensland.
PwC boss hopes he’ll get it right second time around
For his sins and his own underperformance last time, PwC Australia chief Kevin Burrowes gets another crack before the Senate on Friday.
Show us the money: high profile creditors demand answers
Some serious property players lent money to Tim Casey’s St Hilliers group while over at the failed Melbourne Rebels, another phalanx of richlister creditors are lining up.
What’s left this time to save fallen property king?
Last time squillionaire Tim Casey’s St Hilliers hit the skids, he sold off some prized homes to avoid collapse. This time around, looks like he has some new mansions up his sleeve.
Packers team up at the Paris end of Potts Point
Gretel Packer has signed over the right to buy two Potts Point apartments she owns in The Chimes building to a company associated with little brother James.
Lonely days in the C-suite at Optus
The revolving door at Optus must put interim chief Michael Venter’s head in a spin, what with prized recruits saying no and now a long-serving mouthpiece departing.
‘Queenslander’ Hrdlicka’s tennis trek
The 2024 Australian Open was the first time that Jayne Hrdlicka as chair of Tennis Australia hosted the grand slam tournament without a Melbourne base to call home.
Who’s who at centre court of Melbourne Park
Never mind cost of living, Albo’s broken promise or the early exit of a perennial champion, the main business at Melbourne Park on Sunday night was the men’s Australian Open final.
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