Today
Byron Bay’s Lane family open doors to luxury equine estate
The line between Tom and Emma Lane’s passions – luxury estates and horses – are exhilaratingly blurred at their latest lavish retreat, Copperstone.
- 21 mins ago
- Eugenie Kelly
If in doubt, tell your kids to study business
Do you tell them to do what they love or urge them to become a doctor, accountant or a lawyer because it will provide financial security?
- 25 mins ago
- Bianca Hartge-Hazelman
How to host a business lunch
The lowdown on what to do – and what not to do – from three hosts who are legends in their own business lunch times.
- 26 mins ago
- Jill Dupleix
- Opinion
- Legal industry
How the US Supreme Court became a political organisation
When judges make decisions that should be left to politicians, they undermine democracy.
- 26 mins ago
- Amanda Stoker
- Opinion
- USA
Campus protests may help Donald Trump win
History suggests the intellectual conformism sweeping university life could trigger a popular backlash that ends in conservative rule.
- 26 mins ago
- David Brooks
- Analysis
- EU
Europe’s far right is becoming mainstream
Anti-immigration parties with fascist roots, and an unclear commitment to democracy, are emerging as Europe’s new leaders, the New York Times reports.
- 26 mins ago
- Roger Cohen
This week’s pick of luxuries: foiling surfboards to fancy chandeliers
For the sporty type to the redecorator or wardrobe refresher, we have inspired suggestions for you.
- 26 mins ago
- Eugenie Kelly
ASX to rise as Wall Street extends rally
Australian shares were set to edge higher as US equities lifted, helped in part by solid demand for the sale of 30-year government bonds.
- 1 hr ago
- Timothy Moore
Netanyahu: Israelis ready to fight with only their fingernails
The Israeli prime minister said the country was prepared to stand alone if necessary if it attacks Rafah to further its destruction of Hamas.
- Reuters
Bezos, Zuckerberg lead magnificent seven insider stock sales
Almost a dozen executives and directors at the firms recently boosted their share sales, earning more than $242 million since late 2023.
- Ben Stupples
David Rowe cartoons for May 2024
David Rowe is a multiple Walkley award-winning cartoonist. He draws a daily political cartoon and one for the Chanticleer column.
- Updated
- David Rowe
Mining titan Evy Hambro says it’s time to buy, rather than build
One of the world’s most influential mining investors, BlackRock’s Evy Hambro, has signalled he is open to M&A as BHP hunts Anglo American.
- Peter Ker
New gas projects receive support amid Labor unease
Resources Minister Madeleine King has backed the development of the Narrabri gas field in NSW, and the Queensland Labor government has given the green light to four new projects in the Bowen Basin.
- Phillip Coorey
NSW, developers at loggerheads over infrastructure contributions
Scrapping a proposal to introduce two new developer levies in NSW would clear the way for an extra 50,000 new homes, according to the property industry.
- Campbell Kwan
Yesterday
Trump asked oil CEOs for $1.5b donations in exchange for favours
The former president demanded $US1 billion in donations to get re-elected and offered to overturn environmental rules and policies to help the oil industry.
- Josh Dawsey and Maxine Joselow
Budget tips business investment to slow
The recovery in business investment is tipped to slow markedly in federal budget forecasts, as a cooling economy forces firms to reassess capital expenditure plans.
- John Kehoe and Michael Read
Bank of England boss ‘optimistic’ that interest rate cuts are coming
The BoE left its benchmark unchanged at 5.25 per cent but the UK economy is looking ripe for a rate cut.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Cabal of industry super funds, led by investors, weighed ASX takeover
The ASX is an essential piece of infrastructure, and has a quasi-monopoly position, a description that would fit Sydney Airport, for instance, which went private in a $23.6 billion takeover.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
- Opinion
- Canberra Observed
Budget week is time for Dutton to roll a few Jaffas down the aisle
In the same week Peter Dutton went in to bat for the koalas, Labor flew the flag for gas.
- Phillip Coorey
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Sad halting of the press in WA
The Australian Financial Review has built a publishing model based on premium digital subscriptions. But it is still sad that from May 22, no one in Western Australia will be able to read a hard copy version.
- The AFR View
