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Media a bust for Stokes but the billionaire’s fortunes are in good shape

Media a bust for Stokes but the billionaire’s fortunes are in good shape

Forget the share wipeout – the Stokes family’s industrial juggernaut is being bolstered by two recession-proof customers: governments and miners. 

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WA Today

Colin Kruger

Media a bust for Stokes but the billionaire’s fortunes are in good shape

Media a bust for Stokes but the billionaire’s fortunes are in good shape

Forget the share wipeout – the Stokes family’s industrial juggernaut is being bolstered by two recession-proof customers: governments and miners. 

previous day 1

The Sydney Morning Herald

Colin Kruger

Media a bust for Stokes but the billionaire’s fortunes are in good shape

Media a bust for Stokes but the billionaire’s fortunes are in good shape

Forget the share wipeout – the Stokes family’s industrial juggernaut is being bolstered by two recession-proof customers: governments and miners. 

previous day 1

The Age

Colin Kruger

Media a bust for Stokes but the billionaire’s fortunes are in good shape

Media a bust for Stokes but the billionaire’s fortunes are in good shape

Forget the share wipeout – the Stokes family’s industrial juggernaut is being bolstered by two recession-proof customers: governments and miners. 

previous day 1

Brisbane Times

Colin Kruger

Rupert Murdoch shows Trump his own version of the ‘Art of the Deal’

Rupert Murdoch shows Trump his own version of the ‘Art of the Deal’

How do you woo a US president who is suing you for $US10 billion? Rupert Murdoch offered a masterclass in carrot, stick and artful deflection. 

06.08.2025 3

WA Today

Colin Kruger

Rupert Murdoch shows Trump his own version of the ‘Art of the Deal’

Rupert Murdoch shows Trump his own version of the ‘Art of the Deal’

How do you woo a US president who is suing you for $US10 billion? Rupert Murdoch offered a masterclass in carrot, stick and artful deflection. 

06.08.2025 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Colin Kruger

Rupert Murdoch shows Trump his own version of the ‘Art of the Deal’

Rupert Murdoch shows Trump his own version of the ‘Art of the Deal’

How do you woo a US president who is suing you for $US10 billion? Rupert Murdoch offered a masterclass in carrot, stick and artful deflection. 

06.08.2025 10

The Age

Colin Kruger

Rupert Murdoch shows Trump his own version of the ‘Art of the Deal’

Rupert Murdoch shows Trump his own version of the ‘Art of the Deal’

How do you woo a US president who is suing you for $US10 billion? Rupert Murdoch offered a masterclass in carrot, stick and artful deflection. 

06.08.2025 4

Brisbane Times

Colin Kruger

Trump stumbled on Epstein, and Rupert Murdoch has pounced

Trump stumbled on Epstein, and Rupert Murdoch has pounced

Rupert Murdoch’s marriage of convenience with Donald Trump might finally be unravelling, and there can only be one winner in their long-running...

25.07.2025 9

WA Today

Colin Kruger

Trump stumbled on Epstein, and Rupert Murdoch has pounced

Trump stumbled on Epstein, and Rupert Murdoch has pounced

Rupert Murdoch’s marriage of convenience with Donald Trump might finally be unravelling, and there can only be one winner in their long-running...

25.07.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Colin Kruger

Trump stumbled on Epstein, and Rupert Murdoch has pounced

Trump stumbled on Epstein, and Rupert Murdoch has pounced

Rupert Murdoch’s marriage of convenience with Donald Trump might finally be unravelling, and there can only be one winner in their long-running...

25.07.2025 10

The Age

Colin Kruger

Trump stumbled on Epstein, and Rupert Murdoch has pounced

Trump stumbled on Epstein, and Rupert Murdoch has pounced

Rupert Murdoch’s marriage of convenience with Donald Trump might finally be unravelling, and there can only be one winner in their long-running...

25.07.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Colin Kruger

Relentless push for profit is failing our kids

Childcare standards need to be lifted across the country but can the for-profit operators meet the challenge?

03.07.2025 3

WA Today

Colin Kruger

Relentless push for profit is failing our kids

Childcare standards need to be lifted across the country but can the for-profit operators meet the challenge?

03.07.2025 3

The Sydney Morning Herald

Colin Kruger

Relentless push for profit is failing our kids

Childcare standards need to be lifted across the country but can the for-profit operators meet the challenge?

03.07.2025 4

The Age

Colin Kruger

Relentless push for profit is failing our kids

Childcare standards need to be lifted across the country but can the for-profit operators meet the challenge?

03.07.2025 3

Brisbane Times

Colin Kruger

In a world of conflict, the spoils are rich from gold and guns 

Forget the Magnificent Seven tech giants, defence stocks and gold are the winners in this volatile economic and geopolitical environment.

29.06.2025 4

WA Today

Colin Kruger

In a world of conflict, the spoils are rich from gold and guns 

Forget the Magnificent Seven tech giants, defence stocks and gold are the winners in this volatile economic and geopolitical environment.

29.06.2025 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Colin Kruger

In a world of conflict, the spoils are rich from gold and guns 

Forget the Magnificent Seven tech giants, defence stocks and gold are the winners in this volatile economic and geopolitical environment.

29.06.2025 2

The Age

Colin Kruger

In a world of conflict, the spoils are rich from gold and guns 

Forget the Magnificent Seven tech giants, defence stocks and gold are the winners in this volatile economic and geopolitical environment.

29.06.2025 6

Brisbane Times

Colin Kruger

Danger signs are building as the ‘grumpy rally’ gathers steam

The investment environment has been compared to the lead-up to the dot com bust in 2000, as share prices hit records despite ongoing Trump chaos and...

14.06.2025 10

WA Today

Colin Kruger

Danger signs are building as the ‘grumpy rally’ gathers steam

The investment environment has been compared to the lead-up to the dot com bust in 2000, as share prices hit records despite ongoing Trump chaos and...

14.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Colin Kruger

Danger signs are building as the ‘grumpy rally’ gathers steam

The investment environment has been compared to the lead-up to the dot com bust in 2000, as share prices hit records despite ongoing Trump chaos and...

14.06.2025 10

The Age

Colin Kruger

Danger signs are building as the ‘grumpy rally’ gathers steam

The investment environment has been compared to the lead-up to the dot com bust in 2000, as share prices hit records despite ongoing Trump chaos and...

14.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Colin Kruger

‘Over my dead body’: Fight to keep Healthscope’s hospitals alive just getting started

Just what will it take to ensure the lights stay on at 37 hospitals employing 18,000 staff across Australia? We are about to find out.

06.06.2025 6

WA Today

Colin Kruger

‘Over my dead body’: Fight to keep Healthscope’s hospitals alive just getting started

Just what will it take to ensure the lights stay on at 37 hospitals employing 18,000 staff across Australia? We are about to find out.

06.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Colin Kruger

‘Over my dead body’: Fight to keep Healthscope’s hospitals alive just getting started

Just what will it take to ensure the lights stay on at 37 hospitals employing 18,000 staff across Australia? We are about to find out.

06.06.2025 10

The Age

Colin Kruger

‘Over my dead body’: Fight to keep Healthscope’s hospitals alive just getting started

Just what will it take to ensure the lights stay on at 37 hospitals employing 18,000 staff across Australia? We are about to find out.

06.06.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Colin Kruger

AI could cure cancer, and kill your job

Someone will have to pay for the trillion dollars being invested in artificial intelligence. Will it be workers?

30.05.2025 8

WA Today

Colin Kruger

AI could cure cancer, and kill your job

Someone will have to pay for the trillion dollars being invested in artificial intelligence. Will it be workers?

30.05.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Colin Kruger

AI could cure cancer, and kill your job

Someone will have to pay for the trillion dollars being invested in artificial intelligence. Will it be workers?

30.05.2025 10

The Age

Colin Kruger

AI could cure cancer, and kill your job

Someone will have to pay for the trillion dollars being invested in artificial intelligence. Will it be workers?

30.05.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Colin Kruger

‘I did nothing wrong’: The fraudster and Slater and Gordon’s year from hell

Two scandals and a serial fraudster have shaken one of Australia’s most prominent law firms over the past year, but who is to blame?

24.05.2025 10

WA Today

Colin Kruger

‘I did nothing wrong’: The fraudster and Slater and Gordon’s year from hell

Two scandals and a serial fraudster have shaken one of Australia’s most prominent law firms over the past year, but who is to blame?

24.05.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Colin Kruger

‘I did nothing wrong’: The fraudster and Slater and Gordon’s year from hell

Two scandals and a serial fraudster have shaken one of Australia’s most prominent law firms over the past year, but who is to blame?

24.05.2025 10

The Age

Colin Kruger

‘I did nothing wrong’: The fraudster and Slater and Gordon’s year from hell

Two scandals and a serial fraudster have shaken one of Australia’s most prominent law firms over the past year, but who is to blame?

24.05.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Colin Kruger

Operation Elon: The Aussie who made $820m selling her Tesla shares

While Elon Musk trashed Tesla’s brand with extremist views and a controversial role alongside Donald Trump, his board was selling shares by the...

16.05.2025 6

WA Today

Colin Kruger

Operation Elon: The Aussie who made $820m selling her Tesla shares

While Elon Musk trashed Tesla’s brand with extremist views and a controversial role alongside Donald Trump, his board was selling shares by the...

16.05.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Colin Kruger

Operation Elon: The Aussie who made $820m selling her Tesla shares

While Elon Musk trashed Tesla’s brand with extremist views and a controversial role alongside Donald Trump, his board was selling shares by the...

16.05.2025 20

The Age

Colin Kruger

Operation Elon: The Aussie who made $820m selling her Tesla shares

While Elon Musk trashed Tesla’s brand with extremist views and a controversial role alongside Donald Trump, his board was selling shares by the...

16.05.2025 5

Brisbane Times

Colin Kruger

‘Lucky country’: The unintended consequences of the Trumpian tariff storm

Amid the global economic chaos unleashed by Trump’s tariff agenda, Australia has emerged as a beacon of stability. But our luck might not last.

09.05.2025 4

WA Today

Colin Kruger

‘Lucky country’: The unintended consequences of the Trumpian tariff storm

Amid the global economic chaos unleashed by Trump’s tariff agenda, Australia has emerged as a beacon of stability. But our luck might not last.

09.05.2025 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Colin Kruger

‘Lucky country’: The unintended consequences of the Trumpian tariff storm

Amid the global economic chaos unleashed by Trump’s tariff agenda, Australia has emerged as a beacon of stability. But our luck might not last.

09.05.2025 4

The Age

Colin Kruger

‘Lucky country’: The unintended consequences of the Trumpian tariff storm

Amid the global economic chaos unleashed by Trump’s tariff agenda, Australia has emerged as a beacon of stability. But our luck might not last.

09.05.2025 4

Brisbane Times

Colin Kruger

‘It’s a heist’: Why the $14b James Hardie deal has set off alarm bells

Not long before Donald Trump’s tariff armageddon, Australian investors experienced a seismic financial shock on home soil which has reverberated...

02.05.2025 10

WA Today

Colin Kruger

‘It’s a heist’: Why the $14b James Hardie deal has set off alarm bells

Not long before Donald Trump’s tariff armageddon, Australian investors experienced a seismic financial shock on home soil which has reverberated...

02.05.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Colin Kruger

‘It’s a heist’: Why the $14b James Hardie deal has set off alarm bells

Not long before Donald Trump’s tariff armageddon, Australian investors experienced a seismic financial shock on home soil which has reverberated...

02.05.2025 10

The Age

Colin Kruger

‘It’s a heist’: Why the $14b James Hardie deal has set off alarm bells

Not long before Donald Trump’s tariff armageddon, Australian investors experienced a seismic financial shock on home soil which has reverberated...

02.05.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Colin Kruger

Trump’s sharemarket bonanza and the billionaire bros club

There were many winners in the market frenzy that followed Donald Trump’s about-face, including the US president himself, but his capitulation...

10.04.2025 10

WA Today

Colin Kruger

Trump’s sharemarket bonanza and the billionaire bros club

There were many winners in the market frenzy that followed Donald Trump’s about-face, including the US president himself, but his capitulation...

10.04.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Colin Kruger