Does Blackstone have a Crown Resorts shaped problem?
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Does Blackstone have a Crown Resorts shaped problem?

Blackstone is confident in its tried and tested strategy to turn around Crown Resorts. Some US-based investors are not as convinced.

  • byAmelia McGuire

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James Packer’s quiet reshuffle reveals some surprise departures
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James Packer’s quiet reshuffle reveals some surprise departures

Reclusive billionaire James Packer has embarked on a significant downsize of his inner circle,including former right-hand man Ben Tilley.

  • byAndrew Hornery
Alan Jones’ denials leave alleged victim ‘sick to the stomach’

Alan Jones’ denials leave alleged victim ‘sick to the stomach’

The broadcaster says he will launch legal action over allegations of indecent assault that he denies.

  • byJessica McSweeney,Andrew Hornery andCalum Jaspan
Chartered Accountants’ $13m loss has members seeing red

Chartered Accountants’ $13m loss has members seeing red

The vibrant membership is fired up for what promises to be a fiery AGM.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell
Do you love your job as much as Tom Cruise does?

Do you love your job as much as Tom Cruise does?

Tom Cruise could not have been more obliging when he spent his 61st birthday eagerly turning up to the red carpet at a chilly and drizzly Darling Harbour.

  • byAndrew Hornery
Cigars,champagne and secrets:Hollywood mogul testifies in Netanyahu case

Cigars,champagne and secrets:Hollywood mogul testifies in Netanyahu case

Prosecutors allege the Israeli leader wrongly received gifts,including champagne and cigars,from Arnon Milchan and Australian billionaire James Packer.

  • byMaayan Lubell
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The Australian star bigger than Kylie Minogue you’ve never heard of

The Australian star bigger than Kylie Minogue you’ve never heard of

Roseanne Park has more than 70 million Instagram followers,is one of the world’s most downloaded artists,and by the time she flies out of Sydney this weekend,she will have performed for more than 50,000 people.

  • byAndrew Hornery
Rich list season gives glimpse inside the world of the ultra-wealthy

Rich list season gives glimpse inside the world of the ultra-wealthy

According to the various stocktakes of wealth that have been published recently around the world,it’s been a tough 12 months at the pointy end.

  • byAndrew Hornery
It’s not NIMBYism:Premier right on need to build up,but good design is critical

It’s not NIMBYism:Premier right on need to build up,but good design is critical

If residents knew that governments were working to create low,sympathetic housing,with adequate parking,and good designs,there would be much less anxiety and much more ready compliance to development.

James Packer donates $7 million to UNSW to help expand mental health research

James Packer donates $7 million to UNSW to help expand mental health research

The gift from the former media and casino mogul comes on the back of a record philanthropic year for the university,which raised $81.2 million in donations in 2022.

  • byLucy Carroll
Humphries’ family gathers from around the globe

Humphries’ family gathers from around the globe

The comic’s wife Lizzie Spender and his family gathered by the 89-year-old’s Sydney hospital bedside this week.

  • byAndrew Hornery