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Updated: | 02-10-2025 08:29:03

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1 The Australian Financial Review
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3 Government failed to act on plans for Triple Zero watchdog
4 Labor’s handling of Optus failures under question
5 ‘Completely unacceptable’: Wells criticises Optus
6 No buyers, no float: Optus’ chickens home to roost
7 Government ducks calls to get tough on Optus
8 ASX to rise; US shutdown adds to economic uncertainty
9 Gaza aid flotilla intercepted by Israeli military
10 ASX accused of being out of step with international listing rules
11 Snow family closes door to any sale of Canberra Airport
12 IFM Investors to shut $1b private equity unit
13 Gary Weiss puts a rocket up Webjet
14 Jane Goodall, primate expert and conservationist, has died
15 Qantas opens new door to status credits: What you need to know
16 ‘Big Bash polo’ is coming to Sydney
17 Australians used to flock to Britain. Now the expat dream is all but dead
18 Street Talk
19 QIC, CEFC tip into SwarmFarm Robotics’ $30m raising
20 Melbourne publisher acquires news outlet Money Management
21 Glencore vets BHP’s WA nickel assets as data room opens
22 Chanticleer
23 Gary Weiss puts a rocket up Webjet
24 From Brisbane to Alberta: Nick Politis’ Aussie car giant goes global
25 Seven deal chucks a James Hardie. ASX review can’t come fast enough
26 Rear Window
27 AustralianSuper spells end of coal mining troika
28 Dexus’ corporate spies come in from the cold
29 Slater + Gordon steals rival’s staff for TikTok ads
30 EDITOR’S PICKS
31 ‘Intercepted now’: Australian filmmaker braces for stint in Israeli jail
32 The suburbs poised for a first home buyer price boost
33 The fluke that exposed Australia’s greatest museum heist
34 ‘Slow creep of inflation’ could mark an end to rate cuts
35 How Jared Kushner brokered the $83b takeover of Electronic Arts
36 Companies
37 ‘Best meeting in 50 years’: How Politis sealed $1b Eagers deal
38 ANZ expands cost-cutting focus to tech systems
39 Fair Work tells CBA to improve transparency on sending jobs offshore
40 Southern Cross chair says ‘strong support’ for Seven deal amid fallout
41 Lendlease holds ground in $10b property funds fight
42 BHP still spending at Olympic Dam amid doubts over expansion plan
43 Cbus settles death benefit dispute with Link owner
44 Markets
45 Billionaire hedge fund manager enacts ‘little short’ on the market
46 How China is trying to take control of iron ore pricing
47 Lithium stocks dumped on the ASX as China mines eye restart
48 Former Maple-Brown Abbott fundie makes first big hire under Perennial
49 Gold fund promised 50pc returns in 18 months. It took them six
50 Opinion
51 The big questions hanging over EV purchases
52 The paradox of Labor’s first home buyer help
53 The case for changing ASX listing rules is overstated and illogical
54 Dig deeper and BHP’s China stand-off shows mining is in trouble
55 Why Chalmers shouldn’t delay taxing electric cars
56 Consumer spending going up means rates less likely to go down
57 Best Business Schools 2025
58 These business schools deliver the best career outcomes
59 How an MBA took these executives into dealmaking
60 From AI to tourism, business schools tackle real-world research
61 Politics
62 States warn hospital services at risk in NDIS funding stoush
63 PM says ‘no question’ Australia played a role in Gaza peace plan
64 ‘We will see’: Australia’s COP bid hanging by a thread
65 Union leader denies drug abuse, neglect of duty amid moves to sack him
66 Government failed to act on plans for Triple Zero watchdog
67 SPONSORED
68 World
69 Supreme Court blocks Trump from immediately firing Fed’s Cook
70 US private sector employers shed most jobs since 2023
71 What happens when Ukraine stops fighting?
72 US government shutdown begins as partisan division rules Washington
73 How Jared Kushner brokered the $83b takeover of Electronic Arts
74 Property
75 ‘Unprecedented demand’ on day one of first home buyer scheme
76 Snow family closes door to any sale of Canberra Airport
77 JLL appoints interim leader after CEO sacking
78 Celebrity accountant buys $27m Sydney apartment
79 Melbourne McDonald’s smashes record after selling for $4.7m
80 Wealth
81 Only 6 super funds pass new ‘retirement ready’ test
82 The overlooked property sector that may be a sweet spot for investors
83 How the 0.01pc rule could transform your spending
84 Technology
85 AI has hit warp speed. Is it now eating itself?
86 Owning the latest iPhone may be a flex but is it worth it financially?
87 Australian artists warn of wipeout in a decade by AI
88 Work & Careers
89 Building industry probe vows to put ‘thugs and bullies’ on the stand
90 Olympian offers advice for professional retirement
91 Life & Luxury
92 It’s a good Mini, but is the Aceman a good EV?
93 $150,000 paper trail: Why NGA’s Namatjira buy is all about provenance
94 An insider’s guide to the 5 must-book restaurants in Noosa
95 This luxury hotel brand has gone alpine (and it’s sublime)
96 House of Guinness reveals the succession drama behind the drink
97 From the gallery
98 David Rowe cartoons for September 2025
99 The Australian Financial Review Magazine
100 How we shot the 2025 Power issue
101 Australia’s 10 most powerful people in 2025
102 The year’s top 10 power players (that aren’t people)
103 BOSS Financial Review
104 ‘It was coming out in my sleep’: How the Medibank CEO combats stress
105 Finally, women are leading some of the biggest deals in the country
106 Billionaire property whisperer Monika Tu spills her secrets
107 Life & Leisure
108 An insider’s guide to the 5 must-book restaurants in Noosa
109 It’s a good Mini, but is the Aceman a good EV?
110 ‘Big Bash polo’ is coming to Sydney
111 Rich List
112 Snow family closes door to any sale of Canberra Airport
113 ‘Best meeting in 50 years’: How Politis sealed $1b Eagers deal
114 Nicola Forrest spotted with new boyfriend in Europe
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