August
Hancock’s Senex Energy loses long-time CEO post $1b expansion deal
Outgoing chief executive Ian Davies has told staff he will hand over to chief operating officer Darren Stevenson “in late 2024”.
- Anthony Macdonald
WA premier backs unions over iron ore miners
Unions have forced BHP to the negotiating table, a big breakthrough in their attempts to re-unionise the country’s biggest export industry.
- Brad Thompson and Elouise Fowler
ASX swings; Rinehart’s Olympic cruise; Wall Street got off lightly
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Inside Gina Rinehart’s lavish party cruise for Aussie Olympians
The billionaire iron ore magnate has been labelled the godmother of Australia’s swim team, and hosted a luxury cruise on the Seine to celebrate the Olympians’ success.
- Zoe Samios
A fairytale for the Fox family – and a luxury party for swimmers
The sport of kayaking might’ve passed you by until now, but the feats of Jess and Noemie Fox will make them household names. Here’s what you missed overnight.
- Hans van Leeuwen and Zoe Samios
Best-ever start for Australia but a mixed bag for Rinehart
Team Australia is having a history-busting gold haul. But one of Gina Rinehart’s sporting projects is looking as sorry as lithium. Here’s what you missed overnight.
- Hans van Leeuwen and Zoe Samios
‘No stone unturned’: Rowers launch probe into what went wrong
It was the worst regatta in 36 years, but the rowers said that without billionaire Gina Rinehart’s personal and financial support it would’ve been worse still.
- Hans van Leeuwen
July
Goyder toasts history for Liontown at Kathleen Valley
Liontown Resources says it has bucked the odds to deliver the world’s newest lithium mine on time, and on budget. It could be Australia’s last for a while.
- Brad Thompson
The grassroots campaign targeting a Labor weak spot
Keep The Sheep has raised close to $450,000 since it was founded earlier this year, and is promising to target federal Labor seats in Perth.
- Tom Rabe
Rinehart-backed Arafura launches equity raise
Fund manager sources were told to expect a deal size in the order of $20 million, a sliver of the $US793 million that the company has flagged it would need.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Rinehart-backed Arafura locks in $1.5b debt deal, chases $1.2b raise
The company is developing a rare earths refinery in the Northern Territory, defying concerns about pricing to win backing from Canada, Germany and South Korea.
- Brad Thompson
David Dicker still hasn’t found what he’s looking for
The tech hardware CEO and chairman lashed Australia’s mindset towards the wealthy.
- Updated
- Mark Di Stefano
‘Twiggy’ Forrest and Gina Rinehart stick their boots in
The ultra-billionaires have a new realm in which to duel: boots.
- Mark Di Stefano
Rinehart boosts stake in $5b WA magnetite project linked to India
Australian richest person, Gina Rinehart, is set to strengthen ties with India as the case for a new magnetite mine starts to stack up.
- Brad Thompson
Liontown stops holding out on sending lithium to China
Liontown Resources will do deals with China after all, admitting it is impossible to ignore the world’s biggest buyer of lithium.
- Brad Thompson
Liontown lithium supply test of faith for Tesla after BHP nickel halt
Nickel and lithium have had a rocky ride over the past 18 months. But the outlook cannot be wider for the biggest local players in each commodity.
- Brad Thompson
Three little-known stocks driving this veteran’s mega returns
Pengana’s James McDonald discusses his blockbuster year and the ASX-listed stocks he is backing into the new financial year.
- Joshua Peach
Tim Wilson rattles the can to rich Sydneysiders
The former Liberal MP has told prospective interstate donors “I refuse to die” in his battle to win back Goldstein.
- Mark Di Stefano
Sydney power restaurant hosts another Rinehart dinner
Australia’s richest resident gathered political and non-political friends at the Blue Angel.
- Mark Di Stefano
Gina Rinehart stages rich private fundraisers for Peter Dutton
It seemed obvious that the federal opposition leader’s grovelling at the feet of the country’s richest person would bear fruit. Now it has.
- Mark Di Stefano
