‘You can’t take a billion with you to the grave’:Inside the world of Sydney’s power patrons

‘You can’t take a billion with you to the grave’:Inside the world of Sydney’s power patrons

Meet the philanthropists bankrolling the city’s arts and culture institutions.

  • byLinda Morris

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  • byZeke Faux
‘Less political,less sexual’:Has big business taken over Mardi Gras?

‘Less political,less sexual’:Has big business taken over Mardi Gras?

Mardi Gras has attracted more corporate money during the pandemic but not everyone in the LGBTQIA+ community welcomes the presence of big business.

  • byAndrew Taylor
Les plans to turn his country pub into a haven for creative people

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A Terang hotel is set to be a sanctuary for artists,writers,musicians and performers,all for free.

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Company of COVID-19-recovered executive donates millions for research

Company of COVID-19-recovered executive donates millions for research

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  • byStuart Layt
The Melbourne charity king with Lady Gaga,Rihanna and Hugh Jackman on speed dial

The Melbourne charity king with Lady Gaga,Rihanna and Hugh Jackman on speed dial

At 14,Melburnian schoolboy Hugh Evans set himself a mission to end global poverty. Some 20 years later,his Global Citizen charity is attracting millions of people – including celebrities and politicians – to the cause.

  • byAmanda Hooton