The Queensland-based billionaire mining magnate bought the suburban house where he once lived as a child. We didn’t take him for a Victorian either.
The humble shopping centre - once a meeting point for everyone from horny teenagers to exhausted parents - is battling a decline in relevance. But it means more to us than we realise.
It’s a weakness for retail billionaire Solly Lew,one which he identified in himself:the desire always for one more deal.
After blowing $46m in 2010 on a failed bid for the men’s tournament,the federal government needed convincing to stump up again. The decision has delivered in spades.
In this episode,we delve into the life and times of Nick Politis,the 80-year-old powerbroker who shows no signs of slowing down.
Former Labor MP Ros Kelly and her husband,former Westpac chief David Morgan,sold their $25 million Vaucluse home last weekend.
Stories of businesspeople bold,colourful,generous and ruthless have appeared in The Sydney Morning Herald for 190 years. They’re moguls who would shape the city’s history and,indeed,the history of the Herald itself.
The widely respected and loved wife of Frank Lowy has passed away surrounded by her family in Israel.
There were 8248 think tanks in the world last year,including 42 in Australia. What do they do? How? And for whom?
Sir Frank Lowy has severed all ties with the retail behemoth he created more than 50 years ago with the sale of his remaining stake in the Scentre Group.
If Sir Frank had his way,he would be re-designing the nation’s accounts so that there were,in effect,two budgets.