10 long reads for the weekend
Welcome to the weekend. To start off your day, we’ve curated 10 great reads to enjoy.
In a transaction 14 years in the making, ANZ and Suncorp tried to show the ACCC the world for banking had changed.
The ACCC has dealt a blow to ANZ’s bid to buy Suncorp’s banking arm.
With the Yes campaign in trouble – sidetracked by debate over treaty – can Anthony Albanese rescue the Voice from Arnhem Land?
Liquidator’s hearings revealed an artificial intelligence house of cards, where staff went for months without pay even as investors believed everything was rosy.
The Reserve Bank’s big interest rate juggle has reached a critical moment.
After another knockback from the US regulator, its sceptics say it’s business as usual. And Mesoblast chief executive Silviu Itescu remains as optimistic as ever.
The prime minister believes he can prevail over the Greens because ultimately, they prefer a fight over a fix.
The venture capitalist and tech founder has been up to his elbows in Australian business since the early 1990s, but admits he lacks one key VC skill.
Buddy Franklin’s $10 million move to Sydney was controversial to say the least. A record-breaking decade later, few could argue it wasn’t worth the risk.
The key to wealth protection and generation is staying ahead of inflation as radical central bank policies challenge investors on optimal asset allocation.
In December 1978, a mystery buyer offered $1.5 million for a mansion in Elizabeth Bay. The sale kick-started Australia’s obsession with record-breaking luxury homes.
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