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Curated by veteran photographer Mike Bowers, an exhibition of Fairfax archive images reveals the public life of a nation – and the challenges of capturing it for the newspapers

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David Jones is donating its archive to Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum, it has been announced today. It is a timely reminder of the significance of “DJs”, Australia’s oldest department store, to the development of modern Australia.

Age reporter questions expense of flying TV personality to Europe while up to 90 staff are cut from newsrooms. Plus: Murdoch’s real-life succession drama

Sydney’s main news providers have many interests in common with the pugnacious leadership of Racing NSW. Have they become too close?

The insurance industry is known to thrive in a rising interest rate environment. Although inflation has eased significantly, it remains well above the Fed’s 2% target, making room for more rate hikes. Hence, smart insurance stocks Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Fairfax Financial (FRFHF), and Heritage Insurance (HRTG) could be ideal additions…

Media Monsters, by Sally Young, is indispensable for anyone interested in the dynamics that drive Australian politics.

Carl Sagan said that in order to understand the present, it’s necessary to know the past. Nowhere does this apply with greater force than to the Australian media and its place in the nation’s power structure.

Since May 2013 our once-tiny news site has achieved what some thought impossible