Hannah Wootton

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May 13, 2025 – 12.56pm or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? As Peter Dutton and Adam Bandt learnt the hard way this week, politics is a brutal business. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the group chats that run our parliament. Sussan Ley’s media spinner, Liam Jones, wasted no time cementing the new opposition leader’s power with the press gallery on Tuesday morning.

2 days ago | afr.com | Hannah Wootton

May 13, 2025 – 5.00am or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? When the Clean Energy Council was founded back in 2007, its remit was exactly what it says on the box: advocate for Australia’s then-fledgling clean energy sector. By being industry focused it’s been able to outlast most of the rent seekers trying to cash in on climate-change advocacy. Loading...

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May 12, 2025 – 5.00am or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Former Liberal MP Jason Falinski was second only to Clive Palmer for the extent to which he clogged up Australians’ inboxes in the federal election campaign. As Australians for Prosperity’s spokesperson, he was emailing voters daily to urge them to vote for “economic freedom and common sense” by backing the Coalition.

4 days ago | afr.com | Hannah Wootton

The NRL’s Sydney Roosters are working hard to promote men’s health and wellbeing. Its training centre at Moore Park opened in 2023 and is one of the schmickest in rugby league. Like most clubs, it helps local schools and community groups with fitness programs. Now we’ve discovered that it’s also using its extensive property portfolio to help the men of Sydney’s eastern suburbs look, feel and perform their best!Loading...

6 days ago | afr.com | Hannah Wootton

Regal Partners’ Brendan O’Connor added some spice to the Macquarie conference this week when he declared rival Platinum’s funds under management was “a falling knife or a melting ice cube”. It wasn’t just the CEO’s floral language that caught our eye but also the apparently extreme selectiveness of his memory. He was explaining Regal’s failed attempt to acquire Platinum last September for $610 million or $1.10 per share.