This Month
David Dicker still hasn’t found what he’s looking for
The tech hardware CEO and chairman lashed Australia’s mindset towards the wealthy.
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‘Twiggy’ Forrest and Gina Rinehart stick their boots in
The ultra-billionaires have a new realm in which to duel: boots.
Barrenjoey’s burrito bank is more like a trough
The investment bank’s research analysts are bullish on Guzman y Gomez. They also have an interest in its success.
Disgraced corporate raider Ron Brierley rides again
The former corporate titan was convicted for possessing child porn in 2021. Now, he’s out of prison and investing in Seven West Media.
Tim Wilson rattles the can to rich Sydneysiders
The former Liberal MP has told prospective interstate donors “I refuse to die” in his battle to win back Goldstein.
How $116 in travel expenses blew up a public servant’s life
A defamation judgment against Kerry Stokes’ newspaper is a grim tale of expenses and shoddy journalism.
Sydney power restaurant hosts another Rinehart dinner
Australia’s richest resident gathered political and non-political friends at the Blue Angel.
Gina Rinehart stages rich private fundraisers for Peter Dutton
It seemed obvious that the federal opposition leader’s grovelling at the feet of the country’s richest person would bear fruit. Now it has.
Guzman y Gomez is a Morgans special with the lot
The Brisbane-based broker quietly co-led the company’s IPO, with its junior sell-side analyst even getting his slice.
Roaring Keith! Ex-mining minister buys booming coal stocks
Australian mining stocks are ripping, and former LNP federal resources minister Keith Pitt has added three mines to his investment properties.
Morgans joins the Guzman y Gomez hallucination
New coverage from the Brisbane firm puts out a bull case of an imagined reality.
What’s Peter Dutton got against David Crowe?
Midwinter Ball speeches are meant to be roasts, and we’d never suggest journalists are off-limits. But Dutton’s dig at Crowe is starting to form a pattern.
How PwC conjured a FIRB crackdown
PwC continues to answer the bare minimum, opening doors to meaning and revelation.
Perpetual agitator Rodney Forrest drips with false modesty
Hot Rod’s weird bid for a seat on Perpetual’s board follows a banner first year for his one-person family office.
The deep, deep cynicism of the new anti-Greens pitch
Campaign material from right-wing group Advance tries to reframe the Greens in the mind of the mainstream voter.
June
PwC’s agent Kevin Burrowes revealed as a $4m man
The revelation PwC Australia’s CEO is also paid by PwC International adds further texture to the firm’s intransigence with the Senate.
Money from Mike Cannon-Brookes has so much energy
Through Boundless, the software billionaire’s donations find their way into interesting places.
Star casino chair lets loose on LinkedIn
Star Entertainment is celebrating its award-winning staff inclusion. What would the leader of the board think about it?
Simon Holmes a Court and the energy charity shell game
The Smart Energy Council’s affiliations with an outside corporate vehicle raise questions about its charity status.
Dan Petre writes an out-of-office email for the ages
The statesman of Australian venture capital drops an OOO tour de force that leaves few subjects unscathed.
