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Brisbane Times

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Eat what you kill: Macquarie’s first-ever female CEO is a tough act to follow

Eat what you kill: Macquarie’s first-ever female CEO is a tough act to follow

Incoming chief executive Greg Ward’s pay package hinges entirely on the future success of the millionaires’ factory. He needs to stack up against...

23.07.2026 20

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

Eat what you kill: Macquarie’s first-ever female CEO is a tough act to follow

Eat what you kill: Macquarie’s first-ever female CEO is a tough act to follow

Incoming chief executive Greg Ward’s pay package hinges entirely on the future success of the millionaires’ factory. He needs to stack up against...

23.07.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight

Eat what you kill: Macquarie’s first-ever female CEO is a tough act to follow

Eat what you kill: Macquarie’s first-ever female CEO is a tough act to follow

Incoming chief executive Greg Ward’s pay package hinges entirely on the future success of the millionaires’ factory. He needs to stack up against...

23.07.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight

Eat what you kill: Macquarie’s first-ever female CEO is a tough act to follow

Eat what you kill: Macquarie’s first-ever female CEO is a tough act to follow

Incoming chief executive Greg Ward’s pay package hinges entirely on the future success of the millionaires’ factory. He needs to stack up against...

23.07.2026 20

The Age

Elizabeth Knight

It’s News Corp vs the ‘byte burglars’: Murdochs fire up in AI content battle

It’s News Corp vs the ‘byte burglars’: Murdochs fire up in AI content battle

Taking on the Murdoch empire and allegedly stealing its publishing news content was never going to go unanswered by the world’s most powerful media...

22.07.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight

It’s News Corp vs the ‘byte burglars’: Murdochs fire up in AI content battle

It’s News Corp vs the ‘byte burglars’: Murdochs fire up in AI content battle

Taking on the Murdoch empire and allegedly stealing its publishing news content was never going to go unanswered by the world’s most powerful media...

22.07.2026 30

The Age

Elizabeth Knight

It’s News Corp vs the ‘byte burglars’: Murdochs fire up in AI content battle

It’s News Corp vs the ‘byte burglars’: Murdochs fire up in AI content battle

Taking on the Murdoch empire and allegedly stealing its publishing news content was never going to go unanswered by the world’s most powerful media...

22.07.2026 30

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

It’s News Corp vs the ‘byte burglars’: Murdochs fire up in AI content battle

It’s News Corp vs the ‘byte burglars’: Murdochs fire up in AI content battle

Taking on the Murdoch empire and allegedly stealing its publishing news content was never going to go unanswered by the world’s most powerful media...

22.07.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight

Regulators are playing whack-a-mole with dangerous goods on huge shopping apps

Regulators are playing whack-a-mole with dangerous goods on huge shopping apps

The booming Chinese e-commerce giant has been fined $900 million, but that only represents about 1 per cent of its sales.

21.07.2026 20

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

Regulators are playing whack-a-mole with dangerous goods on huge shopping apps

Regulators are playing whack-a-mole with dangerous goods on huge shopping apps

The booming Chinese e-commerce giant has been fined $900 million, but that only represents about 1 per cent of its sales.

21.07.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight

Regulators are playing whack-a-mole with dangerous goods on huge shopping apps

Regulators are playing whack-a-mole with dangerous goods on huge shopping apps

The booming Chinese e-commerce giant has been fined $900 million, but that only represents about 1 per cent of its sales.

21.07.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight

Regulators are playing whack-a-mole with dangerous goods on huge shopping apps

Regulators are playing whack-a-mole with dangerous goods on huge shopping apps

The booming Chinese e-commerce giant has been fined $900 million, but that only represents about 1 per cent of its sales.

21.07.2026 10

The Age

Elizabeth Knight

Investors bark. Coles backpedals on ‘peak pooch’ price for pet business

Investors bark. Coles backpedals on ‘peak pooch’ price for pet business

Supermarkets have ushered in an era where shelves are stocked with expensive designer pooch treats, doggy apparel, vitamins and more.

20.07.2026 20

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

Investors bark. Coles backpedals on ‘peak pooch’ price for pet business

Investors bark. Coles backpedals on ‘peak pooch’ price for pet business

Supermarkets have ushered in an era where shelves are stocked with expensive designer pooch treats, doggy apparel, vitamins and more.

20.07.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight

Investors bark. Coles backpedals on ‘peak pooch’ price for pet business

Investors bark. Coles backpedals on ‘peak pooch’ price for pet business

Supermarkets have ushered in an era where shelves are stocked with expensive designer pooch treats, doggy apparel, vitamins and more.

20.07.2026 20

The Age

Elizabeth Knight

Investors bark. Coles backpedals on ‘peak pooch’ price for pet business

Investors bark. Coles backpedals on ‘peak pooch’ price for pet business

Supermarkets have ushered in an era where shelves are stocked with expensive designer pooch treats, doggy apparel, vitamins and more.

20.07.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight

Chairman’s challenge: Finding a cleanskin to head the KPMG board

Given the depth of partner anger, it would be prudent for KPMG to have a plan B.

13.07.2026 20

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

Chairman’s challenge: Finding a cleanskin to head the KPMG board

Given the depth of partner anger, it would be prudent for KPMG to have a plan B.

13.07.2026 10

The Age

Elizabeth Knight

Chairman’s challenge: Finding a cleanskin to head the KPMG board

Given the depth of partner anger, it would be prudent for KPMG to have a plan B.

13.07.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight

Chairman’s challenge: Finding a cleanskin to head the KPMG board

Given the depth of partner anger, it would be prudent for KPMG to have a plan B.

13.07.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight

One Telstra outage is unlucky, but two in 24 hours? That looks like a pattern

No longer will Telstra be able to comfortably estimate that those affected numbered into the thousands. This second issue will have a long tail.

09.07.2026 20

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

One Telstra outage is unlucky, but two in 24 hours? That looks like a pattern

No longer will Telstra be able to comfortably estimate that those affected numbered into the thousands. This second issue will have a long tail.

09.07.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight

Once Telstra outage is unlucky, but two in 24 hours? That looks like a pattern

No longer will Telstra be able to comfortably estimate that those affected numbered into the thousands. This second issue will have a long tail.

09.07.2026 20

The Age

Elizabeth Knight

One Telstra outage is unlucky, but two in 24 hours? That looks like a pattern

No longer will Telstra be able to comfortably estimate that those affected numbered into the thousands. This second issue will have a long tail.

09.07.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight

Telstra has broken a critical rule of corporate crisis management

The telco giant has let itself down in how transparent it was about the full impact of Wednesday’s outage.

08.07.2026 20

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

Telstra has broken a critical rule of corporate crisis management

The telco giant has let itself down in how transparent it was about the full impact of Wednesday’s outage.

08.07.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight

Telstra has broken a critical rule of corporate crisis management

The telco giant has let itself down in how transparent it was about the full impact of Wednesday’s outage.

08.07.2026 20

The Age

Elizabeth Knight

Telstra has broken a critical rule of corporate crisis management

The telco giant has let itself down in how transparent it was about the full impact of Wednesday’s outage.

08.07.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight

Billionaire Richard White is now more a liability for WiseTech than an asset

While he remains on the board as an executive director, the company’s independent board has effectively only half killed the king.

07.07.2026 30

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

Billionaire Richard White is now more a liability for WiseTech than an asset

While he remains on the board as an executive director, the company’s independent board has effectively only half killed the king.

07.07.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight

Billionaire Richard White is now more a liability for WiseTech than an asset

While he remains on the board as an executive director, the company’s independent board has effectively only half killed the king.

07.07.2026 30

The Age

Elizabeth Knight

Billionaire Richard White is now more a liability for WiseTech than an asset

While he remains on the board as an executive director, the company’s independent board has effectively only half killed the king.

07.07.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight

Soft-touch gambling reforms will keep money flowing to media giants, sports

For broadcast networks, marquee sports have become their programming lifeblood, and gambling advertising is a meaningful contributor to that revenue.

06.07.2026 20

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

Soft-touch gambling reforms will keep money flowing to media giants, sports

For broadcast networks, marquee sports have become their programming lifeblood, and gambling advertising is a meaningful contributor to that revenue.

06.07.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight

Soft-touch gambling reforms will keep money flowing to media giants, sports

For broadcast networks, marquee sports have become their programming lifeblood, and gambling advertising is a meaningful contributor to that revenue.

06.07.2026 30

The Age

Elizabeth Knight

Soft-touch gambling reforms will keep money flowing to media giants, sports

For broadcast networks, marquee sports have become their programming lifeblood, and gambling advertising is a meaningful contributor to that revenue.

06.07.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight

Property platform punch-up: are home buyers and sellers being misled?

The two dominant property listing platforms in Australia have a long history of bitter rivalry. Now they’re fighting it out again in court.

02.07.2026 20

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

Property platform punch-up: are home buyers and sellers being misled?

The two dominant property listing platforms in Australia have a long history of bitter rivalry. Now they’re fighting it out again in court.

02.07.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight

Property platform punch-up: Are home buyers and sellers being misled?

The two dominant property listing platforms in Australia have a long history of bitter rivalry. Now they’re fighting it out again in court.

02.07.2026 20

The Age

Elizabeth Knight

Property platform punch-up: Are home buyers and sellers being misled?

The two dominant property listing platforms in Australia have a long history of bitter rivalry. Now they’re fighting it out again in court.

02.07.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight

Worst in class: Why our sharemarket performance is a global outlier

While markets around the world have enjoyed a buoyant financial year, our sharemarket went backwards after accounting for inflation.

01.07.2026 20

The Age

Elizabeth Knight

Worst in class: Why our sharemarket performance is a global outlier

While markets around the world have enjoyed a buoyant financial year, our sharemarket went backwards after accounting for inflation.

01.07.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight

Worst in class: Why our sharemarket performance is a global outlier

While markets around the world have enjoyed a buoyant financial year, our sharemarket went backwards after accounting for inflation.

01.07.2026 20

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

Worst in class: Why our sharemarket performance is a global outlier

While markets around the world have enjoyed a buoyant financial year, our sharemarket went backwards after accounting for inflation.

01.07.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight

The humiliating saga for a highly paid master of the universe

We are none the wiser if private equity boss Joel Thickins will face professional consequences after he pleaded guilty to negligent driving and...

30.06.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight

The humiliating saga for a highly paid master of the universe

We are none the wiser if private equity boss Joel Thickins will face professional consequences after he pleaded guilty to negligent driving and...

30.06.2026 30

The Age

Elizabeth Knight

The humiliating saga for a highly paid master of the universe

We are none the wiser if private equity boss Joel Thickins will face professional consequences, after he pleaded guilty to negligent driving and...

30.06.2026 30

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

The humiliating saga for a highly paid master of the universe

We are none the wiser if private equity boss Joel Thickins will face professional consequences, after he pleaded guilty to negligent driving and...

30.06.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Elizabeth Knight

How far is too far? The risks of a tumbling property market

The government’s decision to use policy to let more air out of the housing market could push prices too hard.

29.06.2026 30

WA Today

Elizabeth Knight

How far is too far? The risks of a tumbling property market

The government’s decision to use policy to let more air out of the housing market could push prices too hard.

29.06.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Elizabeth Knight