Stephen Mayne
Crikey.com.au
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Rupert Murdoch paid more than $33 million from family-controlled companies, figures show
With two executive chairman roles to his name at News Corp and Fox Corp, 91-year-old Rupert took home a tidy sum. → Read More
James Packer ruins Peter Costello's birthday bash with allegations about 'secret $300k lobbying'
It has been claimed by James Packer that Peter Costello was secretly paid $300,000 by him or on his behalf to lobby Victoria's gaming minister, and seemingly failed to deliver. → Read More
Revealed: how ANZ plans to shaft its own shareholders
ANZ seemed to have done everything right by its 550,000 small shareholders, but now it plans unprecedented cash hoarding. → Read More
Coalition loves showering public companies with taxpayers' money. How does that sit with budget repair?
From lavish federal grant-giving to misspent millions in JobKeeper, the government seems more spendthrift than scrupulous. → Read More
Murdoch empire borrows US$100m from state-owned Bank of China
Despite his media operations slamming Xi Jinping's regime, the Murdochs accepted a megamillion-dollar loan from the government-run bank. → Read More
Murdochs' Australian radio empire widens, using friends Here, There and Everywhere
Ever so quietly, the Murdoch family has expanded its radio interests via a separate company chaired by one of its loyalists. → Read More
Pokies lobby shafts reform-minded minister and NSW is the poorer for it
Victor Dominello was dumped from the gambling portfolio after ClubsNSW conducted a brutal and very successful campaign against him. → Read More
Rich Listers are having a pretty fine pandemic. Only 3 of the top 30 have taken a hit to their wealth
The 'official' Rich List is out, but flexible criteria means it might not actually be reflective of the real picture. → Read More
Crown's agreeable Coonan caves to NSW casino regulator — is a Star merger far off?
A deal between Crown and Star would be a good chance to dilute James Packer's outsize influence in the industry — just don't expect it anytime soon. → Read More
Big four banks pull off remarkable backflip on bad debt write-offs
The big four banks went hard on pandemic-related provisions only to reverse some of that pessimism this year. → Read More
Watch out for AMP's virtual AGM tomorrow. It could be its last...
Troubling decisions are already raising ire among shareholders ahead of AMP's imminent 2021 AGM. → Read More
How to recover billions in JobKeeper overpayments: name every recipient
There's growing anecdotal evidence the JobKeeper program is being rorted. It's time for companies to disclose how much public money they've claimed. → Read More
Kerry Stokes and Peter Costello come out for AGM play
Despite rivals Seven and Nine conducting clashing AGMs, online meetings meant we were still able to witness the gory details of both — and throw in a few uncomfortable questions. → Read More
Seven calls in Harold Mitchell as 'independent' cricket rights valuer
The relationship between Harold Mitchell, Kerry Stokes and Seven West Media appears to be as tight as ever. → Read More
How bad is Victoria’s financial position? Let's count the ways
Extended lockdowns have left Victoria's balance sheet in more strife than any other Australian government. → Read More
Will a $761,000 donation to Labor help reopen the pokies?
The hotels lobby made a sizeable donation to Victorian Labor in 2018. Will the government repay it by reopening the pokies? → Read More
The Crikey guide to reporting season: look out for handouts to the rich
This profit reporting season will be an intriguing one, as we (hopefully) discover which businesses are on JobKeeper. → Read More
Inside the battle for control of RSL Victoria
The fight for control of the RSL Victoria board is continuing to escalate, with the board doing all it can to keep anti-pokies reformers at bay. → Read More
Rio Tinto rethink: it's time for the miner to cut colonial baggage, pay more
Rio Tinto could do worse than relocating its global headquarters to Australia if it wants to repair its rocky image. → Read More
Small investors get stiffed by in capital raising blitz, and it's getting worse
Australia's retail shareholders are once again being left behind as investment banks and institutions cash in on a storm of capital raisings. → Read More