The once ‘strange’ child now saving a go-to Sydney nightlife venue

The once ‘strange’ child now saving a go-to Sydney nightlife venue

When Beau Neilson found out a Sydney institution was going to be turned into a fish-and-chip shop,“it felt like physical pain”.

  • byNick Galvin

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‘Twiggy’ Forrest’s donations to Gaza now half that of Australian government

‘Twiggy’ Forrest’s donations to Gaza now half that of Australian government

The Forrests’ $40 million donations for food,water and medical aid are now almost half of the value of the Australian government’s $82.5 million contribution to Palestinians.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
Gina Rinehart is the patron saint of Aussie sports. But it comes with weird strings attached
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Gina Rinehart is the patron saint of Aussie sports. But it comes with weird strings attached

Though Gina Rinehart’s patronage of Australian sporting codes goes back well over a decade,her presence at the Olympics was more overt than what we’ve seen in the past.

  • byGeoff Lemon
Melinda French Gates to quit Gates Foundation,will exit with $19 billion for own charity work

Melinda French Gates to quit Gates Foundation,will exit with $19 billion for own charity work

She is leaving the nonprofit she co-founded with former spouse Bill Gates and will get $18.9 billion for her own work to uplift women and families.

  • byYuvraj Malik andAditya Soni
Forrests’ $10 billion Minderoo charity to slash 100 jobs

Forrests’ $10 billion Minderoo charity to slash 100 jobs

About a third of the employees at Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s Minderoo charity will lose their jobs as chief executive John Hartman looks to spend less of its more than $10 billion bounty on administration.

  • byPeter Milne
Telethon Kids Institute to drop Telethon name

Telethon Kids Institute to drop Telethon name

In a statement quietly released on Thursday the institute said it had mutually agreed with the Channel 7 Telethon Trust to rebrand next year.

  • byHamish Hastie
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Top NY stock picker warns inflation to remain above pre-COVID levels

Top NY stock picker warns inflation to remain above pre-COVID levels

Ricky Sandler’s stock pick at the Sohn Hearts&Minds conference last year rallied 70 per cent. He’s back this year to support medical research.

  • byMillie Muroi
Pokie billionaire Len Ainsworth has given millions to Sydney institutions. Now questions are being asked

Pokie billionaire Len Ainsworth has given millions to Sydney institutions. Now questions are being asked

Poker machines have been attacked for causing social harm. Now critics are going after the father of Australia’s poker machine industry and his family’s philanthropy.

  • byAnne Hyland
Jeff Bezos and the billionaire philanthropy crowd are the worst kind of hypocrites
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Jeff Bezos and the billionaire philanthropy crowd are the worst kind of hypocrites

Silicon Valley is not genuine about solving the world’s problems

  • byBen Marlow
‘Go long Swans,short Demons’:How this AFL icon landed his next gig
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‘Go long Swans,short Demons’:How this AFL icon landed his next gig

Sydney Swans icon Josh Kennedy wants to be a force for good in the world of finance as he swaps the football field for the trading floor.

  • byAngus Thomson
‘It’s not working’:Philanthropist urges new approach to mental health
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‘It’s not working’:Philanthropist urges new approach to mental health

A major youth mental health private donor is shifting its money from treatment to prevention,but there is debate over whether governments should follow suit.

  • byJordan Baker