Yesterday
Ruby Princess liner negligent, misleading in COVID-19 trip
Justice Angus Stewart found the cruise company knew, or ought to have known, about the heightened risk of COVID-19 infection.
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- Maeve Bannister
This Month
‘Independent’ Wavish and Mathieson jnr share a stiff drink
Hours after declaring his lack of “close personal ties” to the Mathiesons, Wavish and Mathieson jnr arrived together at a Dan Murphy’s whiskey tasting.
- Myriam Robin
Western Sydney ‘not the centre of the universe’, says Avalon Airport
The airport wants a small investment in a rail fix, and the same guarantees around air traffic control and other services the government is offering the Aerotropolis.
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- Ayesha de Kretser
- Exclusive
- Rich List
Oatley family empire carve-up starts with vineyards
The heirs to a fortune assembled by Bob Oatley are already attempting to sell Hamilton Island, their largest asset, for more than $1 billion.
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- Primrose Riordan
September
Italy’s probe against Ryanair escalates tensions with airlines
Italy’s competition authority has opened a probe into Ryanair’s market position in the country, further escalating tensions between the Irish budget carrier and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government.
- Alberto Brambilla
- Exclusive
- Rich families
Malaysian billionaires eye a bid for Hamilton Island
Not every sibling in the wealthy Oatley family is as enthusiastic to sell the prized asset purchased by Bob Oatley, the legendary sailor who died in 2016.
- Primrose Riordan
For these investment bankers, adversity at Burning Man is the point
“There’s no ability to simply buy your way out of anything...which is half the experience,” says one Australian attendee.
- Samantha Hutchinson and Tess Bennett
Britz and Maui campervan rentals boss backs more Qatar flights
THL, with 7233 motorhome rental vehicles under the Maui, Apollo and Britz brands, is also trialling electric campervans from December.
- Simon Evans
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Why Webjet is using revenge travel cash to buy back pandemic-era funds
The travel bookings group has had a boom and bust few years. It is booming again, and thinking about cleaning up its capital structure.
- Anthony Macdonald
How to take a Gen X gap year
Dreaming of a midlife gap year overseas? Here’s what you need to do before jetting off.
- Andrew Hobbs
August
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Flight Centre gets 52pc more out of each employee
Flight Centre has found a way to do more with less, proving it didn’t waste its crisis moment. Other companies are now scrambling to find ways to boost productivity.
- Anthony Macdonald
Flight Centre reinstates dividend as earnings and sales soar
The diversified travel agent has started the 2024 financial year strongly and will return capital to shareholders that supported the company through COVID-19.
- Ayesha de Kretser
