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Advertising legend Peter Clemenger.

At 98, Peter Clemenger is not too old for one life-affirming revelation

The advertising executive was an industry giant who once child-minded the young Lachlan and James Murdoch.

  • Stephen Brook

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Controversial billionaire Pierre-Edouard Stérin

French billionaire pleads for Napoleonic law change so he can disinherit his children

Controversial billionaire Pierre-Edouard Sterin, who has been labelled the “French Elon Musk”, is calling for changes to the law.

  • Tara Patel and Ania Nussbaum
Shearwater Capital co-founder Mike Gregg was an early investor in WiseTech.

Meet the Sydney billionaires buying up property to change the world

A $10 million gift from Mike Gregg, early investor in WiseTech Global, and his wife, Sue, could be the largest single philanthropic donation of its kind in NSW.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Assistant treasurer and assistant minister for productivity and competition Andrew Leigh.

Boomers will leave their kids $5.4 trillion. This minister thinks we should give it away instead

The government wants to double philanthropic donations by 2030. But our charitable instincts seem to be going in the opposite direction.

  • Jenna Price
Lee Mathews “Clementine” shirt and “Tabi” pants. Stele sculpture by Liu Jianhua.

A 60-seat table and a staircase fit for a horse: Judith Neilson’s home is one of a kind

The 79-year-old billionaire art patron gives Jacqueline Maley a rare look inside for a frank conversation about legacy, philanthropy and her modest childhood.

  • Jacqueline Maley
Sandy Weill and wife Joan with Angel in 2016. ,

Wall Street high-flyer gives $171 million to vet school that treated his dog

Former Citigroup chief Sandy Weill and his wife Joan have awarded one of the largest gifts ever in animal medicine.

  • Francesca Maglione
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Paula Fox, AC, in her Portsea home.

‘She never stops’: What makes Paula Fox such a tenacious giver

Fox, recognised in this year’s Australia Day Honours, is known as “the extractor” for her capacity to get people to open their wallets for important causes.

  • Chip Le Grand
Adele Burke (centre), with Nikki and Angus Dawson. Burke is the recipient of a new $100,000 scholarship from the Katrina Dawson Foundation.

A decade after Katrina Dawson’s death, Adele hopes to ‘do justice’ to her name

Adele Burke has been named the inaugural Katrina Dawson John Monash Scholar, receiving a $100,000 grant to study at Oxford.

  • Siena Fagan
A scene from 2024’s Sculpture By The Sea in Bondi.

Sculpture by the Sea finds lifeline after flagging funding shortfall

A major corporate sponsor has stepped in after federal Arts Minister Tony Burke ruled out federal funding for the event.

  • Linda Morris
Ancient Feelings by British sculptor Thomas J Price is unveiled at the Museum of Contemporary Art.

This dazzling new harbourside statue celebrates everyday heroes. But it comes with a warning

Thomas J. Bryce’s Sphinx-style bust has been unveiled as arts leaders gather to make their case for tax reforms to better support the creative sector.

  • Linda Morris