May
- No. 38
- Rich List
Why Shakespeare matters to Rich Lister Katie Page
“We all quote Shakespeare all the time, whether we know it or not.” The Harvey Norman CEO – and Rich Lister – has a lifelong love for The Bard.
- Michael Bailey
January
Rich horse trainers buy up big, but sales soften ‘at the lower end’
As of Friday afternoon, Magic Millions had broken last year’s record for the number of million dollar yearlings sold.
- Zoe Samios
- Sponsored
- Horse racing
How to buy a yearling at Magic Millions, according to the experts
Experts rely on physical and mental attributes to pick out the next champion thoroughbred at Magic Millions, but there are other ‘weird and wacky’ tactics used.
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by Magic Millions
- Sponsored
- Horse racing
Records set to tumble at Magic Millions auction
This year’s Magic Millions Yearling Sale is tipped to be another record as the big buyers from all around the world gather on the Gold Coast for the auction.
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by Magic Millions
December 2023
The Gold Coast carnival that fuels the Magic Millions machine
Barry Bowditch has spent six months searching for Australia’s best yearlings, with more than 1400 up for sale at an event that attracts the world’s richest horse owners.
- Zoe Samios
Gerry Harvey and Unilever pile into local hair care start-up Straand
Earlier this year, Sephora agreed to stock the fast-growing hair and scalp care brand in stores across Australia, the United Kingdom and Asia.
- Carrie LaFrenz
November 2023
- Updated
- AGM season
Harvey Norman gets Black Friday boost, but sales are still heading south
Sales at the retailer’s Australian franchise stores tumbled 11.9 per cent since the start of July, even with a bump in trade from the annual discounting event.
- Updated
- Carrie LaFrenz
Gai Waterhouse enters the Racing NSW fight
The decision to change laws to reappoint Racing NSW chairman Russell Balding has exposed deep rifts about the future of racing.
- Zoe Samios and Mark Di Stefano
October 2023
- Updated
- Retail
Harvey Norman profits halve as first quarter sales slump
The retailer has also flagged a $442.3 million on-market share buyback, as executive chairman Gerry Harvey says foot traffic is down more than 20 per cent.
- Updated
- Carrie LaFrenz
Joe Aston’s farewell column
After 12 years of writing Rear Window, my reward was the belly laughs I got to share with AFR readers as, again and again, we denuded the most fantastic pretenders in the nation.
- Joe Aston
August 2023
‘Give Gold Coast the money’: Katie Page backs joint Commonwealth Games
Harvey Norman CEO Katie Page, a major backer of Australian sport, said governments needed to consider major sporting events as ‘an investment in their people’.
- Zoe Samios
May 2023
How Ten scrambled to recover from MasterChef tragedy
The way Ten responded to Jock Zonfrillo’s death speaks to just how important ‘MasterChef’ is to the struggling network.
- Mark Di Stefano, Sam Buckingham-Jones and Carrie LaFrenz
February 2023
‘Everyone laughs’ but Katie Page-Harvey swears by her travel hacks
The CEO of Harvey Norman and wife of the company’s co-founder, Gerry Harvey, is always up early – but rarely eats breakfast, preferring to fast.
- Fiona Carruthers
January 2023
What recession? A dozen horses sold for $1m each at Magic Millions
The annual Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale is off to a cracking start, including a record-breaking colt selling for $2.7 million late on Thursday afternoon.
- Fiona Carruthers
Why the King’s horse racing adviser ‘can’t get enough of Australia’
Racing manager John Warren says the annual Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale offers valuable insight into the strength of spending in the industry as buyers snap up horses.
- Fiona Carruthers
December 2022
Showjumping just got serious with $1.45m cash injection
The best prizemoney for equestrian sports is in Europe and the United States backed by the likes of Longines and Hermes. But thanks to Katie Page and Gerry Harvey, the sport in Australia just got a million dollar boost.
- Fiona Carruthers
March 2022
Inside the Financial Review’s 70th anniversary gala
Captains of industry mixed with masters of the capital markets who bumped shoulders with prime ministers, treasurers and regulators, each as instantly recognisable as the next.
- Myriam Robin
January 2022
Gerry Harvey tests positive to COVID-19 after record Magic Millions
The lavish yearling sale on the Gold Coast hit a record $229.2 million, but co-owner Gerry Harvey tested positive to COVID-19 on Saturday.
- Fiona Carruthers
Magic Millions staves off the omicron blues
As the annual Gold Coast yearling sale gets under way, the clearance rate is 93 per cent and sales are solid – with five more days to go.
- Fiona Carruthers
December 2021
Magic Millions adds showjumping to the week’s attractions
The Harvey family already hosts a $10.25 million race day, a polo spectacular and a yearling sale. Now their annual festival on the Gold Coast is putting on showjumping.
- Fiona Carruthers
