This Month
Economy grows; ASX dives 1.7pc; Inside the Pratts’ legal drama
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Family trust: Inside the Pratts’ legal soap opera
Richard Pratt carefully designed a succession plan for his three children, Anthony, Heloise and Fiona. But even the best-laid plans can wind up in court.
- Max Mason and Patrick Durkin
Why Pratt’s Ohio workers are swinging behind Donald Trump
The state is a test of support for Trump and J.D. Vance, who grew up there. In the town that’s home to Anthony Pratt’s paper mill, voters are already decided.
- Updated
- Matthew Cranston
August
Dan Andrews’ second secret Blackstone meeting
Dan Andrews met the US parent of Crown Resorts twice, part of undisclosed business dealings of the powerful former premier.
- Mark Di Stefano
July
Private credit must be less secret, say banks, regulators
Chief executives of the nation’s biggest banks say they are prepared to partner with private credit funds but called on major players in the $2.3 trillion sector to provide better disclosures to investors.
- Aaron Weinman and Jonathan Shapiro
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Rock stars happy to discuss fixes, but super isn’t the big problem
Tinkering with super allocations is one thing, but it cannot replace our desire for bolder economic and tax reform.
- Anthony Macdonald
Junk bond king says Australia could become ‘financier of Asia’
Australia could become a financing powerhouse, says American billionaire and philanthropist Michael Milken.
- Lucy Dean
- Opinion
- Superannuation
Once reluctant, super fund giants are flocking to private credit
If they can find investments that earn close to double-digit returns with reasonable reliability, they’re happy to scale up – which is precisely what they’re doing.
- Jonathan Shapiro
The war in Gaza is dividing Australians. Business is worried
Paul Bassat says Australia is fighting a “war of ideas” and losing; John Mullen says business people are too scared to say what they really think and Rod Eddington fears multiculturalism is under threat.
- Patrick Durkin
May
AUKUS is ok with Trump, says Morrison
Donald Trump has indicated solid support for the AUKUS submarine deal, according to former prime minister Scott Morrison, who met with the former president at Trump Tower in New York on Wednesday AEST.
- Matthew Cranston
Billionaire Pratt leads Aussie charge at garden-themed Met Gala
A high-profile annual event, the Met Gala is a benefit for the New York museum and marks the opening of its Costume Institute’s annual fashion exhibit.
- Ben Kellerman
March
‘Dangerous lunatic, but good for markets’: Business on Trump
Corporate heavyweights including John Wylie, Danny Gilbert and Gerry Harvey don’t have much time for Trump. But is Biden any better?
- Samantha Hutchinson and Patrick Durkin
February
Albanese rethinks Mardi Gras decision ahead of Dunkley poll
Anthony Albanese is reconsidering attending Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras on Saturday night. The reason given is security concerns, not poor optics.
- Phillip Coorey
October 2023
- Exclusive
- Luxury property
Jewellers Keith and Deirdre Beville to sell $25m Toorak gem
The home of Melbourne’s Bevilles Jewellers family on Whernside Avenue joins Toorak’s prestige market with a price of up to $25 million
- Bonnie Campbell
- Analysis
- Political lobbying
Pratt and the ‘first Jewish American president’
Donald Trump isn’t the only US politician the box billionaire has supported.
- Aaron Patrick
Abbott and Keating on Pratt’s payroll despite $300,000 pensions
Does the mere provision of a generous retirement package maintain ex-politicians in dignified repose? This week’s revelations suggest not.
- Myriam Robin
- 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.
- Aaron Patrick
‘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.
- Aaron Patrick
Pratt played Trump better than most, new recordings reveal
Despite privately comparing Donald Trump to the mafia, Anthony Pratt entered an administration whose policies lowered his taxes and benefited his business.
- Ben Protess, Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman and Alan Feuer
Pratt could be called to give evidence against Trump
Billionaire businessman Anthony Pratt has unwittingly become enmeshed in former president Donald Trump’s legal troubles.
- Updated
- Andrew Tillett
