Hans van Leeuwen
Financial Review
United Kingdom
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Australia must push back on other nations’ attempts to define us: Wong
The Foreign Minister’s comments in Britain came a day after Beijing aimed a fresh verbal salvo at the AUKUS deal. → Read More
Behind the scenes at a bewildering Davos
The summit is a blur of the world’s wealthy and powerful crowding the icy streets of a tiny town. Trying to make sense of it all is a recipe for confusion. → Read More
Embattled British PM vows to get economy and healthcare back on track
Rishi Sunak used a year-opening speech to try to revive public trust in his beleaguered Conservative government. → Read More
Matt Kean is a lonely Lib at world climate summit
NSW Liberal Treasurer Matt Kean is in Egypt to share a centre-right take on responding to climate change. → Read More
Forrest urges freeze on seabed mining
Billionaire miner and philanthropist Andrew Forrest has committed his Fortescue Metals Group to a moratorium on mining the ocean floor, warning that ecosystems could be destroyed before their value was understood. → Read More
‘We have to play to win’: Twiggy doubles down at COP27
While other Australian executives skipped the trip to Sharm el-Sheikh, Andrew Forrest has two pavilions of his own. → Read More
How one of Australian cricket’s unluckiest men got very, very lucky
The man once known to his mates as “the Prince of Perth” can’t wait to be back on home soil. → Read More
What it’s like to spend nine hours queueing to see the Queen
The Financial Review’s London bureau took the immersive approach to reporting on the world’s longest queue. → Read More
‘Operation London Bridge’: What happens when the Queen dies?
A step-by-step guide to the formalities that follow the Queen’s death. → Read More
Charles III takes the throne immediately, leads public mourning
The pomp and ceremony of a formal coronation will be some months off for a king who has waited decades. → Read More
Hydrocarbon economy pulses with life
Both BP and Ferrari joined the ranks of carbon-intensive energy producers and automakers reporting bumper profits. → Read More
Hot yes, but Britain’s heatwave feels more like a balmy Aussie January
It was hot, but the reality was a bit less feverish than the headlines. → Read More
High demand prompts CBA to push ESG term deposit overseas
But Commonwealth Bank is not yet extracting the kind of premium that on-trend ESG products sometimes command. → Read More
The West will help Zelensky’s fight, but can it help Ukraine win?
As Russia and Ukraine grind towards stalemate, European economies are paying a high price. But that’s probably not high enough to put Vladimir Putin back in his box. → Read More
Andrew Forrest expects choppy markets but no ‘dramatic recession’
Australia’s richest man reckons his Fortescue Metals Group can withstand whatever the world economy throws its way. → Read More
Boris Johnson looks to reset premiership with focus on cost of living
‘Find your inner Conservative,’ backbenchers tell the high-taxing, free-spending and beleaguered prime minister. → Read More
How Lithuanian PM’s Soviet childhood made her a freedom fighter
Lithuania Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte’s government is rallying the West as it stares down China and Russia. → Read More
Best advice I’ve had: Make people feel they’re asking great questions
Graham Chipchase is the London-based CEO of ASX-listed logistics company Brambles. He answers our CEO Q&A. → Read More
You think a $5 flat white is pricey? Check out the cost overseas
Australian coffee lovers are not alone in facing sharply rising prices for a caffeine fix. → Read More
AusSuper wants to hire 50 fundies in London
AustralianSuper will more than double the size of its UK office to use it as a launchpad for global expansion. → Read More