Infection scare sent Ian Thorpe to ICU after surgery complications
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Infection scare sent Ian Thorpe to ICU after surgery complications

The former swimming legend is “all good now” after spending five nights at Macquarie University Hospital battling a serious infection contracted while in hospital.

  • byLucy Manly

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Perth’s most expensive houses sold in 2020 and the people who bought them

Perth’s most expensive houses sold in 2020 and the people who bought them

From mansions with multiple living quarters,to private Swan River access,it seems the pandemic did not deter Perth’s wealthiest from snatching up the city’s most luxurious homes.

  • byHeather McNeill
The rich,the famous .. and COVID:Sydney’s year in gossip

The rich,the famous .. and COVID:Sydney’s year in gossip

We look back at a few of the memories we hope to forget come 2021.

  • byLucy Manly
'Hanging out a bit':Meet the new man in Ian Thorpe's life
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'Hanging out a bit':Meet the new man in Ian Thorpe's life

A year after Ian Thorpe split from his on-again,off-again boyfriend Ryan Channing,the Olympic swimming legend is on the cusp of a promising new relationship.

  • byLucy Manly
Tech insiders cash in $700m amid stock frenzy

Tech insiders cash in $700m amid stock frenzy

Founders and company insiders in just five tech darlings sold more than $700 million worth of shares since the sector’s nadir in March.

  • byColin Kruger
Wealthy Deague family sues investment banker over $120 million project

Wealthy Deague family sues investment banker over $120 million project

The high-flying,helicopter-loving Deague family says they were misled by an investment manager into backing a $120 million development in Brisbane.

  • bySarah Danckert
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Federer tops Forbes list as the world's highest-paid athlete

Federer tops Forbes list as the world's highest-paid athlete

Roger Federer is the world's highest-paid athlete for 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic knocked Lionel Messi off top spot,according to the annual Forbes list.

Europe's richest man gains $19 billion in a day as markets surged

Europe's richest man gains $19 billion in a day as markets surged

It's the biggest trading-driven gain since records began,but luxury-goods mogul Bernard Arnault has also lost more financially than anyone else during the pandemic.

  • byDevon Pendleton
Atlassian founders worth $10 billion each after record stock rise

Atlassian founders worth $10 billion each after record stock rise

Atlassian co-founders Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar are now worth more than $10 billion each - potentially placing them in the top five on Australia’s rich list.

  • byColin Kruger
The money backing Sydney's restaurant scene

The money backing Sydney's restaurant scene

Behind every great restaurant there’s a great chef – and someone taking a financial gamble.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Mega moguls got $10.8b richer in 2018,and it wasn't even a good year

Mega moguls got $10.8b richer in 2018,and it wasn't even a good year

Top hedge funds have grown so big that they've become printing presses for their ultra-rich owners,earning them more than anyone else will make in a lifetime.

  • byTom Maloney