Today
Activist target Whitehaven Coal suffers first strike
Close to 40 per cent of investors voted against the coal miner’s remuneration report as the battle with activist investor Bell Rock continues to rage.
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This Month
- Analysis
- Political lobbying
Will that be Mr Pratt, Sir Anthony or Colonel?
The Melbourne billionaire toyed with the idea of receiving a knighthood from King Charles III, whose charities he supported.
‘If Abbott and Keating are getting money, who else?’
A public integrity advocate says reported payments to ex-prime ministers by Anthony Pratt raise broader concerns about the payment of pensions to retired politicians.
- Analysis
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The 26-year-old analyst who shaped the world’s view of Gaza
Nathan Ruser was one of the first civilian analysts to conclude Israel didn’t attack the Al-Ahli hospital, shaping perceptions of a crucial moment in the war.
A one-time Macquarie banker claims he found oil worth $30b in Cuba
Little-known Sydney-based company Melbana began production on Wednesday at what could be a large oil field on the north coast of the Caribbean country.
A combat photographer driven by guilt, not ego
The fall of Kabul was the most terrifying experience of Australian Andrew Quilty’s life. He’s disappointed more people don’t ask him about it.
- Opinion
- Media & marketing
A young reporter’s unpleasant experience of country politics
A 26-year-old journalist, Zoe Askew, was banned from playing for her regional soccer club after she reported on what she felt was poor conduct by a match official.
- Opinion
- Voice to parliament
Australians didn’t want a new, black elite
Leaders in politics, business, the law and academia wrongly believed they could use their power to help a profoundly disadvantaged group.
For the first time, Sydney’s Jews fear to walk their streets
Once seen as a sanctuary, an anti-Israel protest this week turned Sydney into a hostile place for many Jewish people.
- Analysis
- Voice to parliament
Even Indigenous support for Voice may be failing
The No vote is ahead in the five federal electorates with the largest Indigenous populations as a proportion of voters, new polling says.
PAC Capital forced to liquidate ‘esports’ gaming fund
The decision is a blow to fund owner Clayton Larcombe, who has promoted online gaming as a promising investment opportunity.
September
- Opinion
- Voice to parliament
I’m a member of a group that endorsed the Voice against my wishes
Copyright Australia should stick with the humdrum responsibility of collecting copyright payments rather than backing political causes.
- Analysis
- NSW budget
Mookhey uses property developers to solve a social problem
The state budget takes modest steps to deliver more homes in the intransigent Sydney suburbs where people want to live the most, using a tax on construction.
- Opinion
- Jobs
Before crucifying Tim Gurner, consider some facts
The property developer has been condemned for wanting higher unemployment, but monetary policy has the same objective.
With their tanks destroyed, desperate Ukrainians turned to deception
At the start of their counteroffensive in June, commanders improvised after their infantry vehicles were wiped out in a frontal attack.
- Opinion
- Voice to parliament
The Voice is losing 160,000 supporters a week
Voters are starting to understand the contradiction between the Indigenous body’s limited powers and what it is meant to achieve.
New YIMBY housing group to push for apartments near train lines
Housing Now! will push NSW to speed up approvals of new homes and support more apartment buildings near train stations.
- Opinion
- Homelessness
In Melbourne, academia proposes a Bolshevik solution for housing
RMIT University wants to nationalise homes and turn them in public housing. Fortunately, Labor governments prefer market solutions.
- Opinion
- Political lobbying
The end of the house of 10,000 favours
A secretive VIP booking unit was at the centre of a decades-long campaign to make Qantas Australia’s most influential company.
August
Sydney’s office crisis: no space for bankers, lawyers, fund managers
At a time when working from home is hollowing out the national office market, there isn’t enough space in Sydney to house high-income earners.
