The Fin

This week, James Eyers on why key executive and eldest son Peter Fox has taken an unexpected break from the company, what it means for the Linfox succession plan and why handing over mult-billion dollar family fortunes is so hard to do.
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Further reading: Peter Fox’s long absence puts Linfox succession plan in the spotlightFor seven decades, billionaire businessman Lindsay Fox has loomed large over the empire he built from one truck. Who will succeed him is an open question.Peter Fox on extended leave at Linfox as non-family directors step upThe son of the trucking magnate has been on sabbatical since December, with others outside the family appointed chairman of various logistics businesses.‘We’re not going anywhere’: Peter Fox says Armaguard’s future assuredThe Linfox boss hopes an independent pricing model is swiftly approved by the competition regulator, so a new enterprise deal can be struck with the union.
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This week, United States correspondent Jessica Gardner on Trump’s first year back in the White House and Mark Carney's viral speech.
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Further reading:
Rudd’s replacement is no political animal. That’s a good thingMany believe the role of US ambassador requires a sharp politician, but Greg Moriarty is the technocrat that Australia needs to meet the challenges of the times.Trump softens on Minneapolis, but Dalio warns of slide to civil warThe US president has signalled a shift in strategy on immigration after the deadly chaos, but global investor Ray Dalio says the “United States is now a tinderbox”.Carney declares rules-based order dead as Greenland row escalatesThe Canadian prime minister warned the world order was breaking, and French President Emmanuel Macron vowed not to give in to “bullies”.
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This week, health editor Michael Smith on why baby-making is such big business and how private equity firms are reshaping the IVF sector.
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Further reading:Ill-conceived: Inside Australia’s IVF money-making machineThe commercialisation of the industry as private equity owners take over from pioneering doctors has many people very worried.Monash IVF rejects $300m takeover bid from Genesis Capital as too lowShares in the fertility group have fallen more than 40 per cent since mistakes were disclosed earlier this year, prompting the PE-led consortium to swoop.Monash IVF says market share, patients down since embryo mix-upsStiff competition and pricing pressure in Victoria has hurt the fertility group’s performance so far this fiscal year.
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Rear Window columnists Mark Di Stefano and Hannah Wootton look back on the action-packed year that was and ahead to what 2026 might bring.
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Further reading:
Cannon-Brookes now travels by private jet Mike Cannon-Brookes, Atlassian co-founder and leading climate change crusader, has recently picked up a private jet.Dutton left ‘very serious’ cyclone area for Hemmes’ Sydney mansion The opposition leader said people wanted the prime minister “governing, not campaigning” as Queensland braced for Tropical Cyclone Alfred.Billionaires, boardrooms and office romances: Rear Window’s 2025 year-in-reviewThere was no shortage of hypocrites in corporate and political life in 2025, and a veritable surfeit of illicit office romances.
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This week on The Fin podcast political editor Phillip Coorey and NSW political correspondent Paul Karp on the carnage at Bondi, what is being done to make sure it never happens again and whether it’s enough.
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Further reading:
‘When is the shooting gonna stop?’ 9 minutes of terror on Bondi BeachAt first, the crowd thought it was fireworks; but as the bloodied bodies dropped around them, they realised this was a shooting and they were the targets.Minns wants new laws to block protests after terror attacksThe NSW government has recalled parliament to legislate caps on gun ownership and new protest restrictions, despite federal Nationals rejecting a gun crackdown.Just like that, the nation grew accustomed to antisemitismThe government did act to ward off “the long shadows of the past” for Jews, but not enough. And for that, it is exposed.
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