Sydney harborside mansions still set records, but billionaires and other cashed-up buyers are loving luxury houses outside of Australia’s biggest and richest city. Queensland appears to be the place to buy.
Heloise Pratt made the surprise move to take ex-husband Alex Waislitz to court in a battle of billionaires. But behind the scenes are long-standing family tensions and rivalries.
The National Basketball League was on its knees when Larry Kestelman bought a controlling stake a decade ago. Now it is profitable and in rude financial health, and its owner is targeting further growth.
Heloise Pratt has accused her estranged husband of acting ‘dishonestly’ by paying himself and his charitable foundation $1m-plus without approval.
Heloise Pratt and estranged husband Alex Waislitz had attempted negotiations through solicitors but are now headed to the Victorian Supreme Court.
Social media, cryptocurrency, online gambling, sweepstakes businesses, currency trading and software start-ups have helped create a new generation of ultra-wealthy Australians.
The advent of the internet was great for start-ups and awful for incumbents, Seek co-founder Paul Bassat says, and AI will be even more disruptive.
Behind the Rugby Future Fund and the sport’s foundation is an eclectic group of fund managers and rugby tragics, who are trying to raise $100m to help their sport through troubled times.
Aristocrat Leisure is best known for making poker and slot machines, but says there is also plenty of room for digital market gains in North America.
Bruce Mathieson says the pubs and bottle shop empire’s management is taking too long to arrest declining sales and the CEO was ‘not good enough and should never have been there’.
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