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Leadership with The Australian Financial Review brings to life the people leading change and the ideas creating value. We will continue to promote that content as well. Quality leadership is essential in determining the success or failure in our careers, workplace and businesses. We bring you a mix of stories on management, career development, workplace trends, innovation and entrepreneur profiles. We also showcase all of the very best content produced by our monthly BOSS Magazine.

26/08/2024

James Williamson has temporarily jumped the fence to run Australian Vintage, and is agitating for M&A. His fund owns shares in the listed wine group.

25/08/2024

Virtual Gaming Worlds is facing increasing competition and regulatory pressures in the United States, its main market.

25/08/2024

When Anna McLaren launched A.Emery, she simply designed what she wanted to wear.

23/08/2024

The CEO of one of Australia’s largest ports knows a lot can go wrong before the contents of millions of shipping containers reaches our shelves.

22/08/2024

Michael Masterman says Fortescue’s top brass had no concerns about his company’s green iron technology when they spent hours together on a private plane.

22/08/2024

Businessman Peter Lawrence lost his case against the Demons’ identity-stacked board, but won concessions including the release of details of its 70,000 members.

22/08/2024

WiseTech CEO and co-founder Richard White reckons the moat around his company is getting bigger for one key reason.

21/08/2024

In 2012 Business NSW chief Daniel Hunter and his wife, a small business owner, had triplets.To this day, Hunter is unlikely to have watched the latest show on Netflix.

21/08/2024

Stake’s Matt Leibowitz loved his job as a derivatives trader, but when his friends started asking how to invest in US stocks, he saw an opportunity.

21/08/2024

Professor Margaret Gardner, the only vice chancellor to become a state governor, has been awarded this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

20/08/2024

Claire Barnes is the chief executive of New Zealand-based Ecoya. She starts her morning with music, avocado toast and Tony Robbins’ priming exercises.

20/08/2024

Finalists in the emerging leadership category of the Higher Education Awards are focused on research that has “real-world impact”.

20/08/2024

EXCLUSIVE: Former chairmen of ASIC and the ACCC have spoken out against the 13-year freeze on federal government pay rates for barristers, saying it cost them in the courtroom.

Former chairmen of ASIC and the ACCC have spoken out against the 13-year freeze on federal government pay rates for barristers, saying it cost them in the courtroom.

19/08/2024

Advertising boss Michael Rebelo is a big believer in being magnanimous when he loses a deal or a client.

19/08/2024

EXCLUSIVE: The founding CEO of $3b Queensland tech firm Go1 will step down in a move backed by its early investors, with his co-founder taking sole charge of the run to an IPO.

The founding CEO of $3b Queensland tech firm Go1 will step down in a move backed by its early investors, with his co-founder taking sole charge of the run to an IPO.

19/08/2024

Brad Welsh, the chief executive of Energy Resources of Australia, says he was shocked about the abrupt cancellation of the lease announced last month.

18/08/2024

Fund management veteran Manny Pohl isn’t afraid to tackle short sellers head-on, and his fortitude is paying dividends for the firm that he helped found.

18/08/2024

EXCLUSIVE: Bar associations are sounding the alarm about the situation, which has left regulators relying on an evaporating pool of experienced barristers.

Bar associations are sounding the alarm about the situation, which has left regulators relying on an evaporating pool of experienced barristers.

16/08/2024

Crikey publisher Eric Beecher laments the plight of modern media in an argumentative new book, The Men Who Killed the News.

15/08/2024

Six years on, 30-year-olds Zara McDonald and Michelle Andrews have built a burgeoning company without any external investment.

15/08/2024

The first rule of directors club is that disagreements are best kept behind closed doors. Seems no one told Christine Holman.

15/08/2024

The independent review into the Cbus board could be a seismic moment for the industry funds sector. APRA won’t mind that.

14/08/2024

This week on The Fin podcast, Edmund Tadros on the rise of a sales-driven culture at PwC, and why the firm bungled its response to the tax leaks scandal.

14/08/2024

Sleep consultant Anna Baker says CEOs consider her services good value for money given a bad night’s sleep could cost them much more.

14/08/2024

Exquisite new pinot noirs from Tasmania and Burgundy reveal the best of both worlds.

14/08/2024

The Byron Bay institution will close just three years after record attendance in 2022, highlighting the challenge to music promoters from rising costs.

14/08/2024

With no Michelin Guide in Australia, local chefs craving the culinary accolade need to head offshore. Our food editor reveals three who’ve made their mark.

14/08/2024

Who coughs up the hefty annual membership fee at Sydney’s Australian Club on Macquarie Street? Why, we’re so glad you asked. Here’s the full list.

13/08/2024

The first time Lesleigh Jermanus went to Australian Fashion Week, she was an intern. The second time, her label Alemais was the opening show.

13/08/2024

: Commonwealth Bank said the Australian economy remains resilient as higher interest rates reduce inflation.

Commonwealth Bank said the Australian economy remains resilient as higher interest rates reduce inflation.

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How I Made It: Jack Cowin

Jack Cowin has 13 lessons for life. The entrepreneur (and Hungry Jack's founder) is 79, has made $5 billion and has no plans to retire. So he knows a thing or two. Jack spoke to Rich List co-editor Julie-anne Sprague for our brand new podcast, How I Made It. Episode 1 is out now. Just search for How I Made It wherever you get your podcasts, or go here: https://bit.ly/3llR2y0

70 years in Australian business: 2010-2021

In the years after the late-2000s global financial crisis, Australia recorded non-stop economic growth - that is, until the coronavirus pandemic created the most extraordinary crisis in living memory in 2020. Which is where we find ourselves today. Will Australia dip back into recession? Will we have another change of PM? Our timeline doesn't extend into the future, but, having chronicled the history of business and the nation since 1951, the Financial Review will continue to do so. ⁠ You can see previous decades in our playlist, or read the full timeline here: https://bit.ly/3xfhhc8

70 years in Australian business: 1990s

The '90s were bookended by burst bubbles. The decade started with a recession when the commercial property bubble burst, and ended with the dotcom crash. The Australian Financial Review is celebrating its 70th year, having chronicled the history of business and the nation since 1951. We've taken a look back through the archives to put together this timeline of the most pivotal moments in the last 70 years, decade by decade. ⁠ ⁠ You can see the full timeline here: https://bit.ly/3xfhhc8

70 years in Australian business: 1980s

The ’80s was the era of Labor's Bob Hawke and Paul Keating, and opening up Australia. The new business opportunities were grabbed by a breed of stirrers such as Alan Bond, Robert Holmes a Court and John Elliott. These “entrepreneurs” mostly ended up crashing – and Bondy ended up in jail. But, by exploiting the new access to debt financing, they shook up Australia’s lazy corporate structures. ⁠ The Australian Financial Review is celebrating its 70th year, having chronicled the history of business and the nation since 1951. We've taken a look back through the archives to put together this timeline of the most pivotal moments in the last 70 years, decade by decade. ⁠ ⁠ You can see the full timeline here: https://bit.ly/3xfhhc8

70 years in Australian business: 1970s

The '70s was when everything hit the wall. After the economic boom of the '60s, the decade saw Aussies suffer through high inflation, wages blowouts and high unemployment. There was a surge for Queensland coal – but even that boom went bust. The Australian Financial Review is celebrating its 70th year, having chronicled the history of business and the nation since 1951. We've taken a look back through the archives to put together this timeline of the most pivotal moments in the last 70 years, decade by decade. ⁠ Scroll through the full timeline – from 1951 to 2021 – over here: https://bit.ly/3xfhhc8

70 years in Australian business: 1960s

In the early 1960s, Australia was a land of new opportunities. Immigration and the mining boom were powering the economy. Some of the biggest companies of today were started by self-made entrepreneurs in the '60s – laying the foundations of modern Australian business in the process. The Australian Financial Review is celebrating its 70th year, having chronicled the history of business and the nation since 1951. We've taken a look back through the archives to put together this timeline of the most pivotal moments in the last 70 years, decade by decade. ⁠ You can see the full timeline, from 1951 to 2021, here: https://bit.ly/3xfhhc8