Power 2016: Who really runs Australia
The AFR Magazine's annual power lists are out. These Australians are the most influential in overt, covert and cultural power.
Covert power Australia: the top 15 people
Arthur Sinodinos and Lucy Turnbull lead our annual list of the most powerful behind-the-scenes people in Australia.
How the powerful get social media so wrong
Social media, and liberal use of it, is anathema to the exercise of true power, says Bryce Corbett.
Waleed Aly says 'what we're all thinking'
The Project's Waleed Aly takes difficult debates to millions of people in a hard-to-reach demographic, making him the country's most culturally powerful.
Cultural power in Australia: the top 15
To gain cultural power, it's not enough to have a platform - you have to use it.
Overt power in Australia: the top 15
Malcolm Turnbull, Bill Shorten and Barnaby Joyce lead our annual list of the most powerful people in Australia.
Corporate power: the list
The 15 most powerful corporate figures in Australia in 2016.
Will Pauline Hanson get respect she craves?
Will the political mainstream be canny enough to give it to her this time around?
Corporate power 2016: David Gonski leads list
Power has shifted away from those running companies to those governing and investing in them.
Obama's legacy: No we couldn't
Ahead of the most anticipated US election debate in history, our US correspondent looks back at Barack Obama's legacy.
How to connect with Millennials
As activist movements have shown, Millennials aren't necessarily disengaged.
How DFAT's first female head got to the top
Frances Adamson earned her stripes as appreciation of China and women rose.
Top 5 most powerful education influencers
In education, as in every field, money speaks loudly.
Top 5 dealmakers
It's been a tough year for dealmakers, whose big clients reined in growth. Here are the rainmakers who nevertheless lead the pack.
Top 5 most powerful property titans
For the first time Frank Lowy is not on this list because at 85, he has stepped down from all formal roles in Australian property.
The five most powerful tech heads
Investors and entrepreneurs in the vanguard of the digital economy are increasingly mainstream figures who wield significant influence.
Stan Grant: politician or poet?
Stan Grant has emerged over the past year as a potent new voice on Indigenous affairs. Just don't assume it's all he wants to talk about.
Top 5 most powerful sports bosses
The trouble for Australia's top sports administrators isn't revenue, it's working out how to spend the money they rake in from broadcast dea...
LizTaylor's Bulgari jewels coming Down Under
Jewels worn by stars such as Grace Kelly, Sophia Loren and Elizabeth Taylor are heading to the National Gallery of Victoria.
Running luxury's most lucrative brand
How Michael Burke, CEO of Louis Vuitton, has a reputation as a capable leader possessed of sharp commercial instincts.
How Poppy King reinvented her life
In her first major interview since leaving Australia in 2002, lipstick queen Poppy King details her rise, her fall and how she built a new l...
