This Month
Shameless end to a very Kerry Stokes political coup
The media proprietor’s employee Basil Zempilas still insists he knew nothing of his campaign manager’s polling that almost rolled the WA Liberal leader.
- Mark Di Stefano
- Opinion
- Healthcare
Perth’s billionaire set is piling into this little-known medtech
The value of West Australian nerve repair biotech Orthocell has doubled since September as it beefs up its shareholder bases and prepares to break into the US.
- Michael Smith
November
- Exclusive
- Liberal Party
Zempilas’ ex-campaign manager linked to Liberal crisis poll
A marketing firm run by Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas’ former campaign manager commissioned polling on behalf of an unknown local business person that has triggered a Liberal leadership crisis in Western Australia.
- Updated
- Tom Rabe
- Exclusive
- WA Parliament
The man who would be the new king of WA
Basil Zempilas is now the most high-profile name in WA politics, and he hasn’t even been elected to parliament.
- Tom Rabe
WA Liberal leader slaps down speculation over her future
Libby Mettam has vowed to lead the party to the next state election amid renewed speculation that Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas might swoop on the position.
- Tom Rabe
National Gallery handed $15m in biggest-ever donation
Kerry Stokes’ $15 million donation is about one-quarter of what the Canberra institution needs to raise for a new sculpture garden.
- Michael Bailey
From one wheelbarrow and a ute to a $437m ASX listing
Symal Group founder Joe Bartolo started from humble beginnings in 2001 to build his construction group into a large enough player to float on the exchange this year.
- Simon Evans
October
Irish giant CRH to buy CPE Capital-backed concrete infrastructure biz
Civilmart is the country’s No.2 manufacturer of concrete pipes and precast products, backed by John Haddock’s buyout firm CPE Capital.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
MinRes’ Chris Ellison goes MIA in France
The managing director’s out of the country, while his company’s investigation into him continues to evolve.
- Mark Di Stefano
Where to see Kerry Stokes’ Magritte, and 99 more surreal masterpieces
Australia finally has its first retrospective dedicated to René Magritte, a surrealist artist who has permeated pop culture like few others.
- Elizabeth Fortescue
Bruce McWilliam’s wife testifies against EA accused of $1.2m family fraud
Nicky McWilliam has accused her late father’s former executive assistant of siphoning more than $1.2 million from his accounts.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Stokes backs nuclear, and free electricity for those who live near it
Chief executive of Seven Group Holdings Ryan Stokes says the nation must consider nuclear energy as a baseload power source.
- Tom Rabe
Anthony Albanese, Peter Dutton gather in the court of Kerry Stokes
The Telethon Ball held in Perth on Saturday was the annual pilgrimage for politicians and business figures.
- Mark Di Stefano
The King & me! Power players jockey for royal attention
Racing NSW boss Peter V’landys is manifesting a Randwick visit from the King this weekend.
- Mark Di Stefano
September
Investors in Vik Bansal’s biogas side hustle are up 85pc
The Boral CEO is also chairman of ASX-listed biogas group LGI, which has 32 waste landfill sites and supplies electricity into the grid when returns are highest.
- Simon Evans
- Exclusive
- Rich families
Rich Lister wealth secrets revealed after 30-year loophole ends
Two years after removing an exemption that allowed Australia’s richest families to keep details of their private companies secret, their financials are filtering through.
- Ronald Mizen and Tom McIlroy
Australia’s 10 most powerful business leaders in 2024
The strongest voices for corporate Australia in a year when cost-of-living pressures have ripped through the most vulnerable parts of the economy.
- James Thomson
- Analysis
- Media & marketing
Seven West Media stokes tension behind the scenes at Seven Group
The broadcasting and publishing empire accounts for just 0.6 per cent of the broader conglomerate’s total assets. It accounts for much more of its problems.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Chris Ellison defends nepotism at MinRes
The Mineral Resources boss has given a “rare media interview”, outlining his company’s zeal for hiring the children of employees.
- Mark Di Stefano
August
Stokes’ woke regime comes with sexy surprise
Seven West Media’s recent issues haven’t stopped a salacious lunchtime performance.
- Updated
- Mark Di Stefano
