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From Mamdani to Musk: the cult of the visionary puts people power to test

From Mamdani to Musk: the cult of the visionary puts people power to test

While the respective views and ideologies of Zohran Mamdani and Elon Musk are poles apart, both are supreme salesmen and enjoy extreme devotion from...

thursday 10

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

From Mamdani to Musk: the cult of the visionary puts people power to test

From Mamdani to Musk: the cult of the visionary puts people power to test

While the respective views and ideologies of Zohran Mamdani and Elon Musk are poles apart, both are supreme salesmen and enjoy extreme devotion from...

thursday 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight

From Mamdani to Musk: the cult of the visionary puts people power to test

From Mamdani to Musk: the cult of the visionary puts people power to test

While the respective views and ideologies of Zohran Mamdani and Elon Musk are poles apart, both are supreme salesmen and enjoy extreme devotion from...

thursday 9

The Age

Elizabeth Knight

From Mamdani to Musk: the cult of the visionary puts people power to test

From Mamdani to Musk: the cult of the visionary puts people power to test

While the respective views and ideologies of Zohran Mamdani and Elon Musk are poles apart, both are supreme salesmen and enjoy extreme devotion from...

thursday 9

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight

Australian billionaire takes off the gloves in Victoria’s Secret brawl

Australian billionaire takes off the gloves in Victoria’s Secret brawl

The governance fight between retail magnate Brett Blundy and the lingerie brand is every bit as tantalising as one of the label’s catwalk shows.

05.11.2025 4

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

Australian billionaire takes off the gloves in Victoria’s Secret brawl

Australian billionaire takes off the gloves in Victoria’s Secret brawl

The governance fight between retail magnate Brett Blundy and the lingerie brand is every bit as tantalising as one of the label’s catwalk shows.

05.11.2025 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight

Australian billionaire takes off the gloves in Victoria’s Secret brawl

Australian billionaire takes off the gloves in Victoria’s Secret brawl

The governance fight between retail magnate Brett Blundy and the lingerie brand is every bit as tantalising as one of the label’s catwalk shows.

05.11.2025 9

The Age

Elizabeth Knight

Australian billionaire takes off the gloves in Victoria’s Secret brawl

Australian billionaire takes off the gloves in Victoria’s Secret brawl

The governance fight between retail magnate Brett Blundy and the lingerie brand is every bit as tantalising as one of the label’s catwalk shows.

05.11.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight

Getting AI to do the grocery shopping: It’s closer than you think

Getting AI to do the grocery shopping: It’s closer than you think

The chatbot helping you compile a report for work could soon be curating your shopping list. 

04.11.2025 10

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

Getting AI to do the grocery shopping: It’s closer than you think

Getting AI to do the grocery shopping: It’s closer than you think

The chatbot helping you compile a report for work could soon be curating your shopping list. 

04.11.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight

Getting AI to do the grocery shopping: It’s closer than you think

Getting AI to do the grocery shopping: It’s closer than you think

The chatbot helping you compile a report for work could soon be curating your shopping list. 

04.11.2025 10

The Age

Elizabeth Knight

Getting AI to do the grocery shopping: It’s closer than you think

Getting AI to do the grocery shopping: It’s closer than you think

The chatbot helping you compile a report for work could soon be curating your shopping list. 

04.11.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight

How this Aussie giant’s annual meeting turned into a board lynching

How this Aussie giant’s annual meeting turned into a board lynching

By the end of James Hardie’s 17-minute AGM, chair Anne Lloyd and two fellow directors had lost their jobs. As far as shareholder protests go, this...

30.10.2025 9

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

How this Aussie giant’s annual meeting turned into a board lynching

How this Aussie giant’s annual meeting turned into a board lynching

By the end of James Hardie’s 17-minute AGM, chair Anne Lloyd and two fellow directors had lost their jobs. As far as shareholder protests go, this...

30.10.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight

How this Aussie giant’s annual meeting turned into a board lynching

How this Aussie giant’s annual meeting turned into a board lynching

By the end of James Hardie’s 17-minute AGM, chair Anne Lloyd and two fellow directors had lost their jobs. As far as shareholder protests go, this...

30.10.2025 3

The Age

Elizabeth Knight

How this Aussie giant’s annual meeting turned into a board lynching

How this Aussie giant’s annual meeting turned into a board lynching

By the end of James Hardie’s 17-minute AGM, chair Anne Lloyd and two fellow directors had lost their jobs. As far as shareholder protests go, this...

30.10.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight

The questions Woolworths’ boss needs to answer

The questions Woolworths’ boss needs to answer

The supermarket giant’s latest quarterly update has delivered more disappointment and its chief executive Amanda Bardwell faces an uphill battle to...

29.10.2025 10

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

The questions Woolworths’ boss needs to answer

The questions Woolworths’ boss needs to answer

The supermarket giant’s latest quarterly update has delivered more disappointment and its chief executive Amanda Bardwell faces an uphill battle to...

29.10.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight

The questions Woolworths’ boss needs to answer

The questions Woolworths’ boss needs to answer

The supermarket giant’s latest quarterly update has delivered more disappointment and its chief executive Amanda Bardwell faces an uphill battle to...

29.10.2025 10

The Age

Elizabeth Knight

The questions Woolworths’ boss needs to answer

The questions Woolworths’ boss needs to answer

The supermarket giant’s latest quarterly update has delivered more disappointment and its chief executive Amanda Bardwell faces an uphill battle to...

29.10.2025 6

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight

Tech billionaire Richard White’s nine lives are starting to run out

Tech billionaire Richard White’s nine lives are starting to run out

The potential pickle White could face from share trading investigations should not be downplayed, even if it feels less salacious than his private...

28.10.2025 2

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

Tech billionaire Richard White’s nine lives are starting to run out

Tech billionaire Richard White’s nine lives are starting to run out

The potential pickle White could face from share trading investigations should not be downplayed, even if it feels less salacious than his private...

28.10.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight

Tech billionaire Richard White’s nine lives are starting to run out

Tech billionaire Richard White’s nine lives are starting to run out

The potential pickle White could face from share trading investigations should not be downplayed, even if it feels less salacious than his private...

28.10.2025 3

The Age

Elizabeth Knight

Tech billionaire Richard White’s nine lives are starting to run out

Tech billionaire Richard White’s nine lives are starting to run out

The potential pickle White could face from share trading investigations should not be downplayed, even if it feels less salacious than his private...

28.10.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight

Generational wage war: Is a 20-year-old worth less than a 21-year-old?

Generational wage war: Is a 20-year-old worth less than a 21-year-old?

Employers and unions are set to debate a push to end “junior” rates of pay for 18 to 20-year-olds working in retail, fast food and pharmacies.

27.10.2025 2

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

Generational wage war: Is a 20-year-old worth less than a 21-year-old?

Generational wage war: Is a 20-year-old worth less than a 21-year-old?

Employers and unions are set to debate a push to end “junior” rates of pay for 18 to 20-year-olds working in retail, fast food and pharmacies.

27.10.2025 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight

Generational wage war: Is a 20-year-old worth less than a 21-year-old?

Generational wage war: Is a 20-year-old worth less than a 21-year-old?

Employers and unions are set to debate a push to end “junior” rates of pay for 18 to 20-year-olds working in retail, fast food and pharmacies.

27.10.2025 3

The Age

Elizabeth Knight

Generational wage war: Is a 20-year-old worth less than a 21-year-old?

Generational wage war: Is a 20-year-old worth less than a 21-year-old?

Employers and unions are set to debate a push to end “junior” rates of pay for 18 to 20-year-olds working in retail, fast food and pharmacies.

27.10.2025 3

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight

Musk wants to build a robot army to win his $1 trillion pay package

Musk wants to build a robot army to win his $1 trillion pay package

The road to ending world poverty runs parallel to a plan to award Musk a $US1 trillion pay packet. Investing in Tesla is now a choice between reality...

23.10.2025 4

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

Musk wants to build a robot army to win his $1 trillion pay package

Musk wants to build a robot army to win his $1 trillion pay package

The road to ending world poverty runs parallel to a plan to award Musk a $US1 trillion pay packet. Investing in Tesla is now a choice between reality...

23.10.2025 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight

Musk wants to build a robot army to win his $1 trillion pay package

Musk wants to build a robot army to win his $1 trillion pay package

The road to ending world poverty runs parallel to a plan to award Musk a $US1 trillion pay packet. Investing in Tesla is now a choice between reality...

23.10.2025 5

The Age

Elizabeth Knight

Musk wants to build a robot army to win his $1 trillion pay package

Musk wants to build a robot army to win his $1 trillion pay package

The road to ending world poverty runs parallel to a plan to award Musk a $US1 trillion pay packet. Investing in Tesla is now a choice between reality...

23.10.2025 5

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight

Frenemies for life: Trump vs Murdoch enters round 2

Frenemies for life: Trump vs Murdoch enters round 2

The media mogul and the US president share a relationship largely built on opportunity. But despite their codependency, it looks like neither is...

22.10.2025 10

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

Frenemies for life: Trump vs Murdoch enters round 2

Frenemies for life: Trump vs Murdoch enters round 2

The media mogul and the US president share a relationship largely built on opportunity. But despite their codependency, it looks like neither is...

22.10.2025 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight

Frenemies for life: Trump vs Murdoch enters round 2

Frenemies for life: Trump vs Murdoch enters round 2

The media mogul and the US president share a relationship largely built on opportunity. But despite their codependency, it looks like neither is...

22.10.2025 8

The Age

Elizabeth Knight

Frenemies for life: Trump vs Murdoch enters round 2

Frenemies for life: Trump vs Murdoch enters round 2

The media mogul and the US president share a relationship largely built on opportunity. But despite their codependency, it looks like neither is...

22.10.2025 2

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight

Rex Airlines rescue more a relief than cause for celebration

This rescue deal, if and when it comes to fruition, is for a regional airline which brings with it some hefty baggage.

21.10.2025 10

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

Rex Airlines rescue more a relief than cause for celebration

Rex Airlines rescue more a relief than cause for celebration

This rescue deal, if and when it comes to fruition, is for a regional airline which brings with it some hefty baggage.

21.10.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight

Rex Airlines rescue more a relief than cause for celebration

Rex Airlines rescue more a relief than cause for celebration

This rescue deal, if and when it comes to fruition, is for a regional airline which brings with it some hefty baggage.

21.10.2025 6

The Age

Elizabeth Knight

Rex Airlines rescue more a relief than cause for celebration

Rex Airlines rescue more a relief than cause for celebration

This rescue deal, if and when it comes to fruition, is for a regional airline which brings with it some hefty baggage.

21.10.2025 6

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight

Gold FOMO in full swing: Why people are lining up to buy bullion

Gold FOMO in full swing: Why people are lining up to buy bullion

Gold is not just hot right now – it’s smoking. But when people start lining up in streets to get their hands on it, there may be bigger problems...

20.10.2025 9

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

Gold FOMO in full swing: Why people are lining up to buy bullion

Gold FOMO in full swing: Why people are lining up to buy bullion

Gold is not just hot right now – it’s smoking. But when people start lining up in streets to get their hands on it, there may be bigger problems...

20.10.2025 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight

Gold FOMO in full swing: Why people are lining up to buy bullion

Gold FOMO in full swing: Why people are lining up to buy bullion

Gold is not just hot right now – it’s smoking. But when people start lining up in streets to get their hands on it, there may be bigger problems...

20.10.2025 4

The Age

Elizabeth Knight

Gold FOMO in full swing: Why people are lining up to buy bullion

Gold FOMO in full swing: Why people are lining up to buy bullion

Gold is not just hot right now – it’s smoking. But when people start lining up in streets to get their hands on it, there may be bigger problems...

20.10.2025 4

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight

China’s nanny state collides with Penfolds profit

Treasury Wine Estates, the maker of Penfolds, is feeling the pain from a Chinese government crackdown on boozy banquets.

16.10.2025 6

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

China’s nanny state collides with Penfolds profit

Treasury Wine Estates, the maker of Penfolds, is feeling the pain from a Chinese government crackdown on boozy banquets.

16.10.2025 3

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight

China’s nanny state collides with Penfolds profit

Treasury Wine Estates, the maker of Penfolds, is feeling the pain from a Chinese government crackdown on boozy banquets.

16.10.2025 5

The Age

Elizabeth Knight

China’s nanny state collides with Penfolds profit

Treasury Wine Estates, the maker of Penfolds, is feeling the pain from a Chinese government crackdown on boozy banquets.

16.10.2025 3

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight

Australia’s biggest banker is staying put – but how long is too long?

Commonwealth Bank’s chairman has raised the spectre of Matt Comyn’s rule at the largest bank in the country coming to an end. But he’s not going...

15.10.2025 10

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

Australia’s biggest banker is staying put – but how long is too long?

Commonwealth Bank’s chairman has raised the spectre of Matt Comyn’s rule at the largest bank in the country coming to an end. But he’s not going...

15.10.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight