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Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar from Atlassian.

Big business called an emergency. The hotel obliged.

No sooner had Business Council of Australia CEO Bran Black declared a national emergency than loud sirens began ringing 

  • Myriam Robin

Yesterday

Firmus Technologies founders Oliver Curtis, Tim Rosenfield and Jonathan Levee in Singapore.

Family offices pave way for Oliver Curtis’ redemption

Venture capital funding, you see, is for plebs without family wealth.

  • Myriam Robin
KPMG’s head of consulting Paul Howes at the Australian Open this year.

Paul Howes – the offshoring double agent

The former AWU chief has been tasked with offshoring work in his new corporate life.

  • Mark Di Stefano
ASIC pursued the audit firm at iSignthis on criminal charges. They’re all but guaranteed to be dropped.

Grant Thornton enters audit rehab

The audit firm and former director Brad Taylor have taken to a court-ordered program over its involvement in iSignthis.

  • Mark Di Stefano

This Month

Stephen Rue has been named Optus’ next CEO. But has some loose ends to tie up at NBN Co first.

Optus recruits make the most of NBN’s gardening leave

Catching everyone’s eye was Stephen Rue, having “continued to provide ongoing service to NBN Co during his notice period”.

  • Myriam Robin
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Robyn Denholm.

Elon Musk opens the door to Robyn Denholm

The Tesla chairman sold another $25 million shares, while her chief executive Elon Musk acts out as the world’s worst internet troll.

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Bill Papas turned to EY’s Peter White for advice on where to base his sustainability businesses.

EY partner sued by ATO was Bill Papas’ former adviser

Despite Peter White’s many vigorous efforts, he can now be named. And we can tell you about his cameo in another recent white-collar saga.

  • Myriam Robin
Manly and Regal’s Ethan Bullemor.

Phil King mixes finance and rugby league

The Regal stock picker and Manly fan has a first-grader in the line-up.

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Richard White founded WiseTech in 1994 and owns about 35 per cent of the logistics business.

WiseTech’s Richard White in $400m cash deluge

Richard White continues to free up an awful lot of cash.

  • Myriam Robin
PwC general counsel Kylie Gray, Australia chief executive Kevin Burrowes, chief risk and ethics officer Jan McCahey, global board member Paddy Carney and tax and legal leader Chris Morris (on screen).

PwC still has its brass neck

The firm wants new blanket regulations to cover consultancies in an attempt to prevent an event itself caused.

  • Mark Di Stefano
betting

Sportsbet loss promoter’s immortal one line

When did it become footy culture to have a losing three-leg multi rammed down your throat on a Friday night?

  • Mark Di Stefano
Les Hill in the ANZ’s new campaign material.

CBA and ANZ keep it all in the family

The face of ANZ is the husband of its chief competitor’s advertising chief. The chances!

  • Mark Di Stefano
No worries here: Star CEO Steve McCann:

Not even Star’s collapse could halt CEO’s bonuses

Whoever tips in money to solve Star’s cash crunch has a real chance of losing it. But not Steve McCann.

  • Myriam Robin
Linktree co-founders (L-R): Anthony Zaccaria, Alex Zaccaria and Nick Humphreys.

Hyped unicorn Linktree is another ZIRP horror story

Accounts for the one-time tech darling make for eye-watering reading.

  • Mark Di Stefano
Mineral Resources boss Chris Ellison.

Chris Ellison asks R U OK?

The mining boss at MinRes told workers of sweeping roster changes. At least there could be free ice-cream.

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Julie Collins was all about the First Home Buyer Guarantee.

Clare O’Neil in housing policy hall of mirrors

Labor wholeheartedly adopted the First Home Buyer Guarantee Scheme upon winning office. And would go on to announce it many, many times.

  • Myriam Robin
Blackstone real estate boss Chris Tynan.

Blackstone is burning through Crown Casino

The global real estate giant has lost another top-ranking casino executive, to go with the two others who left last month.

  • Mark Di Stefano
Sunny Bangia, Ed Li, Michael Skinner, Jarred Rubin and Maggie Mills of Blackwattle Investment Partners in Wynyard Park, Sydney.

Blackwattle ruffles feathers with new trading policy

In an “open letter to Australia’s investment management industry”, wealth firm Blackwattle has formally sworn off personal trading.

  • Myriam Robin
JohnJohn Brogden, chief executive of Lifeline Australia, has welcomed the new lockdown lifeline funding of $17.5 million from federal and state governments to support people who are struggling in the current NSW lockdown. .

Lifeline’s John Brogden rejoins the fold

Lifeline International’s president has written a book on mental health, with the proceeds going to the Australian arm of the organisation.

  • Myriam Robin
Data centre king Robin Khuda.

Just how naughty was AirTrunk’s Robin Khuda?

Let’s meditate on the businessman of the year’s fantastic origin story: his use of super to pay employees.

  • Mark Di Stefano