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.
- Updated
- Mark Di Stefano
Will Vicars and Caledonia are still deep in the red
Financial year results from the fund manager show a 6.3 per cent gain in the month to June 30. Elsewhere, it’s a sea of woe.
- Myriam Robin
‘Twiggy’ Forrest and Gina Rinehart stick their boots in
The ultra-billionaires have a new realm in which to duel: boots.
- Mark Di Stefano
The ties that bind John Setka to Cbus and the ALP
With the CFMEU now in a spotlight so bright even the indestructible John Setka couldn’t ride it out, ties like these drag everyone else into the glare.
- Myriam Robin
Deloitte 1, Jim Chalmers 0
Deloitte is sceptical of the government’s Future Made in Australia policy. Did that lead Jim Chalmers to slap down its economic forecasting too?
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- Myriam Robin
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.
- Mark Di Stefano
China’s front-row seat to Darwin’s air force manoeuvres
It wouldn’t be “appropriate” for China to participate in Exercise Pitch Black. But it can easily watch.
- Myriam Robin
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.
- Mark Di Stefano
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.
- Mark Di Stefano
Magellan activist Nick Bolton loses high-stakes battle over legal fees
Nick Bolton’s enemies are legion. Though few can be as determined as John Atanaskovic.
- Myriam Robin
PwC’s pay cuts cast grim shadow on secret Burrowes payment
Partners’ pay is a delicate topic at the consultancy right now.
- Myriam Robin
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.
- Mark Di Stefano
Sydney power restaurant hosts another Rinehart dinner
Australia’s richest resident gathered political and non-political friends at the Blue Angel.
- Mark Di Stefano
Liberals still want vindication on Brittany Higgins saga
Suggestions we need to understand how the Higgins allegations affected the last election are telling. But satisfaction is unlikely.
- Myriam Robin
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.
- Mark Di Stefano
Robert Bates holidays in Italy aboard Packer yacht
Investors allege the Aquamamma founder made baseless claims about the companies’ financial success. All while he slathers on the sunscreen.
- Jessica Sier
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.
- Myriam Robin and Mark Di Stefano
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.
- Mark Di Stefano
Fast cars, pricey digs: the luxurious (rented) life of Jon Adgemis
As he tries to sort out his creditors, the former KPMG dealmaker still gives his address as one of Point Piper’s more luxurious piles.
- Primrose Riordan
Woolworths’ trashed reputation will cost Banducci
Woolworths has gone from the 7th most reputable corporate in Australia to the 42nd, on figures that feed into its management scorecard.
- Myriam Robin
