Today
- Opinion
- Obituaries
The day I predicted the downfall of Tony O’Reilly
Regarded for much of his life as the most successful Irishman in modern history, the industrialist’s charm wasn’t enough to save his business empire.
- Exclusive
- Monday fundie
John Hempton laments return of meme machine Roaring Kitty
Before being hit by last week’s meme-stock rally triggered by an online stock promoter, Sydney hedge fund manager John Hempton was having a great year.
Former Liberal health minister appointed to cancer biotech’s board
Greg Hunt’s new company is developing a cure for a form of myeloma, a rare disease that begins in bone marrow.
This Month
- Opinion
- Immigration
Peter Dutton’s housing policies look tinged by race
The Liberal Party leader’s complaints that foreigners are competing with Australians for homes tap into resentment towards outsiders.
- Analysis
- Political leadership
Did Albanese just use the Bondi attack to promote a teal?
The prime minister praised independent MP Allegra Spender during a speech commemorating the six people who died at a Sydney shopping centre last month.
- Opinion
- Workplace
Baidu’s PR boss was fired for being a workplace tiger mum
When the of head of public relations for China’s Google was fired over blunt remarks about staff, managers everywhere lost an honest voice.
- Exclusive
- Regulation
ASIC investigates ANZ over Treasury trades
The corporate regulator acted after receiving a complaint from the Australian Office of Financial Management, which raises government debt, sources said.
Palestinians’ aggressive lobbying upset Labor but it worked
Australia’s decision to support Palestinian UN membership follows seven months of intense, and aggressive, lobbying by a network of activists.
After losing a deal, Stokes’ newspaper pursued Forrest
The West Australian published dozens of critical articles about Fortescue’s founder after he refused to buy trucks from a related company.
- Updated
Sydney couple down $700,000 trying to demolish old house
Ali and Amanda Hassan are fighting a long and costly battle with their council to convert a run-down dental surgery into a modern duplex.
- Opinion
- Federal budget
Chalmers came to Sydney, left his humility in Canberra
The treasurer promotes the national security benefits of protectionism, but can’t explain how his government can find better investments than the private sector.
April
A judge may decide if Pauline Hanson is a white supremacist
The far-right senator’s career of racial commentary is on trial in the Federal Court.
- Opinion
- Federal budget
Albanese’s new fund manager CEO doubles down on meetings
The new $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund is already doing strange things, including holding its first two board meetings on the same day.
- Opinion
- Pay
Musk wants $87b. Tesla’s Aussie chair is defying a court to help him
Robyn Denholm is asking investors to over-rule a judge who cancelled the biggest pay package in history for an AWOL chief executive.
- Analysis
- Legal industry
Bruce Lehrmann’s lawyer, Mark O’Brien, is on a losing streak
Losses in high-profile cases have experts wondering if Sydney’s client-friendly defamation culture is changing.
- Analysis
- Lehrmann trial
The stupidity of Bruce Lehrmann
The ex-political adviser turned victory into defeat in the quest for money. He will now be known as the rapist who put himself on trial, and lost.
Male mentors drove Mostyn’s career, but she influenced them too
The next governor-general is best known as an advocate for professional women. She also had influential male mentors.
- Opinion
- ALP
Albanese is setting the Labor Party up for failure
The prime minister’s Future Made in Australia plan is part of a shift to bigger government and higher taxes that will sap support for the government – eventually.
Seven paid for Lehrmann’s story. Now it is the story
The television network’s pursuit of an interview with the accused rapist has put its tactics on trial.
- Analysis
- Legal industry
Ex-Seven producer: ‘I have let you down and I am devastated’
Taylor Auerbach was assigned to look after Bruce Lehrmann for the Seven Network. He came to bitterly regret the job.
