Dick Smith
Dick Smith has a true blue 80th birthday bash
The entrepreneur celebrated his 80th birthday at an event dripping with cheesy Australiana on Monday evening.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
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Julie Bishop steps out with new beau at F1 event she won’t attend
The glamour event at the track is also expected to attract some high-profile footballers short of a win lately the night before a big game.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
Submersible’s implosion shouldn’t make Titanic off limits: Dick Smith
One of the country’s best-known adventurers says there’s no need to regulate activities such as diving to the Titanic wreck site.
- by Clancy Yeates
CBD
City life
Tax the rich: Dick Smith’s message for Anthony Albanese
Described as “part Bear Grylls, part Bill Gates, 100 per cent Aussie larrikin”, the eccentric entrepreneur wants the PM to read his book.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Magazine
Good Weekend
The July 23 Edition
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Entrepreneur Dick Smith on that moment he agreed with Pauline Hanson
The former Australian of the Year discusses how he started a business with $600, why he never entered the political arena – and the one thing better than sex.
- by Benjamin Law
Extract
Adventure travel
‘This is complete madness’: Adrenaline addict Dick Smith confesses all
Wealth has allowed me to indulge in my passion for adventure, but in recent years I’ve been getting rid of most of my toys – the boat, the jet, the holiday house are all gone.
- by Dick Smith
'There's just nothing left': Iconic tourist site will rebuild as fires threaten premiums
Hayley Baillie believes bushfires and cyclones may render insurance premiums unaffordable for tourism operators.
- by Andrew Taylor
Dick Smith lobbied US to drop Julian Assange extradition request
Australian businessman Dick Smith personally lobbied the US ambassador to Australia to drop its extradition attempts to bring Julian Assange to trial.
- by Rob Harris
Struggling Co-op textbook seller loses Australian Geographic brand
It is the first time since 1992, when the chain was founded by Dick Smith, that the Australian retail landscape won't include Australian Geographic stores.
- by Nick Bonyhady
Opinion
Franking credits
It's franking ridiculous ... and Dick Smith says so too
A $500,000 tax refund for a millionaire appalled many, but none more than Dick Smith himself.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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