Last updated: October 31, 2016

Who’s who at Flemington

The A-list swilled during Derby Day in preparation for the main event tomorrow | PICTURES

Rinehart beats four of a kind

Gina Rinehart’s success at Kidman & Co poker against four Australian cattle barons was reminiscent of Kerry Packer.

Splitsville for James and Mariah

Billionaire gaming mogul James Packer has reportedly split with his fiancee of just nine months, Mariah Carey.

Bridge over troubled waters

The water remains choppy over at Singapore-based, superyacht-loving billionaire Brett Blundy’s junk jewellery shop Lovisa.

McGrath horror house exodus

Bad news just keeps on coming for the real estate business that John McGrath cooked up in his Paddington office in 1988.

Awkward times in lap of luxury

It’s a nightmare scenario for our big four bank bosses.

Lions Club bash out of hand

An alcohol-fuelled balcony fight broke out at NSW state parliament this week.

Packer and Meares see Upside

James Packer has emerged as a major investor in former wife Jodhi Meares’s fashion business, The Upside Corporation.

Jamie and Julie to test mateship

For once it is not a shared love of celebrity that is bringing James Packer and Julie Bishop together.

Kitching adds colour to Senate

The ALP’s move to parachute Kimberley Kitching into the Senate slot occupied by Stephen Conroy has raised eyebrows.

A meerkat beyond compare

Megalomaniac South African billionaire Douw Steyn is best known internationally for his temple to himself.

Buchholz abreast of new rules

One-time Coalition whip Scott Buchholz will be so pleased to hear the news.

A mansion worth a mention

The last of the seven domes from the “Taj on Swan” mansion is about to come crashing to the ground.

Gina’s son started the stampede

There’s an interesting family back-story behind the emphatic Gina Rinehart-led $365 million bid for the Kidman empire.

Briggs’ new gig takes PM back

It was back to the future as Malcolm Turnbull launched Scott Briggs’ new venture shop Pacific Blue Capital.

Wattle gets up, sans the Rudds

Albert Tse hasn’t taken a cent from mother-in-law Therese Rein or father-in-law and former PM Kevin Rudd.

Feeney’s housing problem

David Feeney has abandoned his grand plans for a Rob Mills-designed luxury abode in Melbourne’s north.

Not quite for richer, for poorer

Melbourne retail billionaire, property developer and private equiteer Daniel Besen has split from his wife Danielle.

Standing room only for BHP

It’s been a tough year at Melbourne-headquartered global miner BHP Billiton.

Who’s who of finals’ VIP boxes

Grand finals weekend is about more than sport - it’s about politics, business and networking | PICTURES

Approval a weighty matter

It’s been a big week for Shuquan Liu, the practitioner of Chinese medicine who helped Malcolm Turnbull lose weight.

Watchdog goes after Huntley

ASIC has begun legal ­action against Huntley Management Ltd for over-egging its credentials.

What the man said to the Bishop

James Toback’s recent meeting in New York with Foreign Minister Julie Bishop was professional at all times.

You can bank on consulting

Who says Labor’s Bill Shorten is bad for business? Surely not anyone in consulting.

Crane tells Whale of a tale

Australia’s second richest money manager, Chris Mackay, keeps a low profile for someone worth $604 million.

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