Hamish McLennan
- Opinion
- CBD
Kyle and Jackie O’s former boss gets historically smoked by angry shareholders
The chairman of Kyle and Jackie O’s former corporate employer faced a torrent of criticism at a shareholder meeting on Thursday, but he managed to keep his job.
- John Buckley
Latest
- Exclusive
- Title Deeds
REA chair Hamish McLennan to sell Sydney home for $36 million-plus
Hamish McLennan, who is also chairman of KIIS FM’s owner ARN, and his wife, Lucinda, are understood to be downsizing.
- Kristy Johnson
- Opinion
- On Background
We’re looking at Kyle and Jackie O fighting – investors are looking at their boss
ARN chairman Hamish McLennan, who presided over the pair’s $100 million contracts and their termination, is up for re-election next month.
- Calum Jaspan
- Exclusive
- Rugby Australia
‘Joey is all anyone is talking about’: Inside the deal that delivered rugby its new face
All eyes are on the Wallabies thanks to Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii, but Hamish McLennan’s pursuit of the Roosters star sparked a boardroom split at Rugby Australia. This is how the deal went down – and how much it will cost RA.
- Michael Chammas
- Opinion
- NRL 2024
Benji Marshall puts his family ahead of football. Why are we attacking him?
The Wests Tigers coach has been criticised for taking a mid-season trip to Fiji.
- Andrew Webster
Former MP Stuart Robert explores a new cause: Saving Aussie retail
The scandal-prone former minister is now CEO of an online shopping portal that accuses foreign competitors of ‘destroying’ Australian retail.
- Kishor Napier-Raman and Liam Mannix
Can Phil Waugh save Australian rugby?
Phil Waugh never backed away from a challenge as a player, but Rugby Australia’s boardroom implosion has him fighting for the game’s future.
- Jonathan Drennan
- Opinion
- NRL 2024
If money is king, the gap between the rugby codes is greater than ever
The evidence of rugby’s implosion is that resourcing the top will not necessarily stimulate growth at grassroots.
- Roy Masters
- Analysis
- Australian rugby
Suaalii cost rugby $5m but he’s already worth $50m to the code, says McLennan
Hamish McLennan’s decision to sign Joseph Suaalii may have led to him losing his job but the deposed RA chairman claims criticism of the mega deal is “crazy”.
- Danny Weidler
- Exclusive
- Wallabies
Rugby Australia chasing over $1m from French union after contracting blunder
Former RA chairman Hamish McLennan agreed a match fee of $1.7m with Bernard Laporte for the World Cup warm-up match in Paris. But the FFR has paid just a fraction of that sum.
- Tom Decent