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- Opinion
- Review
Now Elon Musk is attacking Wikipedia
In the Tesla CEO’s world, no media source can be considered trustworthy, particularly those that criticise him.
- Dave Lee
This Month
Fastest-selling debut novelist in Australia gets Netflix series
Journalist turned bestselling author Trent Dalton says he owes a huge debt to his hometown of Brisbane for turning his and his family’s life around.
- Updated
- Mark Ludlow
September
The power of data: here’s what the Financial Review knows about you
You probably just read about house prices. If we’re doing our jobs, you’ll peruse this too.
- Lauren Vadnjal
- Opinion
- AFR Magazine
A note on this year’s Power issue – and why we published AI deepfakes
When our overt, covert and cultural power lists appear on afr.com towards the end of the week, you’ll notice some rather bizarre images of our power listers.
- Matthew Drummond
Like his father, The Son King divides opinion
Lachlan Murdoch can be incredibly charming and charismatic. But some call him vindictive and prickly. Once out of the tent, there is rarely a way back in.
- Max Mason and Mark Di Stefano
The audacious deals that built the Murdoch empire
Rupert Murdoch forged his empire by his continual readiness to bet the company on whatever venture he was facing. Mostly he was right.
- Neil Chenoweth, Michael Smith and Trevor Sykes
- Opinion
- Sky Network Television
Lachlan has the nod, but Succession drama continues
Intrigue surrounds the Murdoch media empire after the announcement that Rupert is handing over the reins to his son, Lachlan.
- Andrew Clark
Labor MPs wish Murdoch well, Turnbull unleashes again
Malcolm Turnbull says retiring media mogul’s local outlets are “more propaganda than news”. Serving MPs were more careful in their assessment of Rupert Murdoch.
- Andrew Tillett
- 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.
- Aaron Patrick
- Opinion
- Investing
Author Tom Wolfe and the birth of quant investing
The Bonfire of the Vanities author discovered the first fund managers who used mathematics to trade the financial markets.
- Aaron Brown
- Opinion
- Sex & relationships
Contos wants your teenage boys to understand sex
At 15, I learnt that what I considered regular male sexual behaviour was criminal. The realisation helped ignite a national movement.
- Chanel Contos
August
Ousted founder accuses Market Herald executives of tanking the company
Amid a protracted dispute about control of the owner of Gumtree and HotCopper, the ousted chief executive says new management has “tanked” the business.
- Mark Di Stefano
Physical magazines are making a comeback, with or without readers
Are Media is set to relaunch a hard copy of Elle, while Men’s and Women’s Health are also being revived. What is going on?
- Sam Buckingham-Jones and Lauren Sams
Nine reveals how many people pay for Stan
Nine’s CEO Mike Sneesby shared surprisingly low churn numbers for Stan, as well as flat revenue and double-digit falls in earnings and profit.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
AFR sweeps the Kennedy Awards for PwC tax leaks
Neil Chenoweth and Edmund Tadros won five awards at the Kennedy Awards for Excellence in Journalism including for their reporting on the PwC tax leaks.
- Updated
July
Kerry Stokes, Seven forced to hand over Roberts-Smith case emails
Seven West Media chairman Kerry Stokes and his commercial director Bruce McWilliam will be forced to hand over thousands of their emails exchanged with Ben Roberts-Smith’s legal team.
- Max Mason
Two investigative reporters go from collaborators to competitors
In a small market, Nick McKenzie and Chris Masters have published rival books about their investigation into former SAS corporal Ben Roberts-Smith.
- Aaron Patrick
Billionaire Kerry Stokes wants to buy a public road
Buying the laneway would connect three buildings owned by the media and mining magnate, including the headquarters of his private office.
- Mark Di Stefano and Max Mason
June
- Exclusive
- Courts
Federal Court invites suppression orders under new access rules
One leading media lawyer said the new rules potentially compromised the public’s right to know what was happening in court.
- Max Mason
The podcast with the story behind the stories you never read
For anyone who is fascinated by the world of media – or who just wants to know more about the stories that never made it to the world – this is a must-listen.
- Lauren Sams
