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Gina to take the stand as journos ratchet up press freedom battle
Billionaire mining heiress Gina Rinehart looks set to be cross-examined by her kids’ lawyers later this year. But they’re not the only parties peeved with the iron ore magnate.
READ MORERinehart gets on board Melbourne’s campaign to lure Rio home
It’s not often that Stephen Mayne and Gina Rinehart agree. But they’ve found common ground in urging mining giant Rio Tinto, which has recently slashed its Melbourne workforce, to relocate its headquarters from London to Australia.
READ MOREAbbott, Bolt, Rinehart fawn in the IPA court of King Murdoch
An anonymous Crikey mole managed to snag a ticket to the Institute of Public Affairs’ 70th birthday party. Find out what Bolt, Murdoch, Rinehart and Abbott got up to …
READ MOREMurdoch, Abbott, Rinehart, Bolt: Tory-fest in Melbourne tonight
The leading lights of Australia’s Right-leaning power clique are converging on Melbourne for a gala dinner tonight: from Rupert Murdoch to Andrew Bolt and, of course, Tony Abbott. Read about the big do here.
READ MORETips and rumours
Your morning tea with John Howard and Albrechtsen … where is Rebekah Brooks? … newspaper chiefs and their high salaries …
READ MORENo hope for media reform
Crikey readers talk media reform, Rupert Murdoch, and why Parade’s End deserves better than GEM.
READ MOREFairfax journos fire up over Rinehart but Bolt stays silent
Fairfax journalists are rallying to support Adele Ferguson in her stoush with Gina Rinehart. But where is Andrew Bolt, so-called defender of free speech?
READ MOREWomen in business: the top 30 entrepreneurs in 2013
To celebrate International Women’s Day, our friends at SmartCompany name Australia’s top 30 female entrepreneurs in 2013. Cara Waters and Patrick Stafford report.
READ MOREAnother revamp won’t save Murdoch’s Ten debacle
Hamish McLennan, the new CEO of Ten, has promised the network’s third revamp in two years. But until its deals with the Murdoch-owned Shine and Fox are reworked, an improvement in ratings seems unlikely
READ MOREHow Citi and Network Ten’s cabal of billionaires shafted retail investors
Ten Network Holdings is offering a bargain basement four-for-five share offer at 20c tomorrow. Shareholders might be advised to get involved.
READ MORECrikeys 2012: who in business won (and lost) it all
Who deserves the title of best CEO? Which business has had the best comeback this year? Which was the business world’s biggest failure? The 2012 Crikeys continue …
READ MOREGina isn’t that bad
Crikey readers weigh in.
READ MORENow’s the time to speak up about sexist language in the media
Lesley Barclay looks at how two of Australia’s most powerful women — Julia Gillard and Gina Rinehart — have been portrayed in the media, and encourages others to speak out against sexist language.
READ MORE‘Mad beyond the dreams of Tamburlaine’: Rinehart book reviewed
Gina Rinehart’s latest book is weirdly amateur, and portrays the mining magnate as delusional and blind to how she is being perceived, writes literary critic Cameron Woodhead.
READ MOREWhat would a politically charged Rinehart do? Read the book
Gina Rinehart’s new self-published book offers some unique insights into the mining billionaire. What if she decided to spend more of her fortune on political activism?
READ MOREDon’t just blame the 1% on charity donations
Crikey readers have their say.
READ MOREIf Lachlan wasn’t a Murdoch, he’d be gone from Ten
With the Ten Network in the doldrums and solutions thin on the floor of the AGM yesterday, time’s up for chairman Lachlan Murdoch. He’s just not up to the task.
READ MOREMedia briefs: Zoo gongs … papers carnage … Bishop and Rinehart …
One thing you can say about American newspapers: they are committed to transparency, so much so that they are not backward in charting the slide towards destruction for their industry. Plus other media news of the day.
READ MORERinehart’s lessons for small business: just earn more money
Gina Rinehart has put out a new book, with much fanfare. While there are still no copies of the book in sight, we’ve sifted through her speech launching the book to discover seven gems from Gina.
READ MOREWhy does Gerry want to fix Qantas? Because he can’t help himself
Gerry Harvey’s apparent involvement in a plot to fix Qantas is another example of a billionaire trying to fix an iconic company. These people just can’t help themselves.
READ MORETips and rumours
Backlash as ABC shrinks foreign offices … “community” protests against Melbourne airport expansion … don’t talk about erections at work, folks …
READ MORERinehart’s get-rich-quick book for the nation shrouded in secrecy
Gina Rinehart will spend the next 36 hours zipping between Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne to launch her top-secret book of political essays. A presentation reveals personal photos of the billionaire.
READ MOREWhere’s Gina? The mysterious case of a disappearing Rinehart
Did The Australian edit out Gina Rinehart from a high-profile photograph showing a murder victim?
READ MOREMiners’ African fantasies drowning in violence
Fantasies of an African mining nirvana claimed by the likes of Gina Rinehart are at odds with a bloodier reality: strikes are crippling South Africa’s mining industry.
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