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West Australian
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- Automotive
- West Australian
V8 Supercars: Shell V-Power Racing's Will Davison gunning for ‘redemption' at Perth Super 440
Raising a glass in victory at Sunday's family dinner would be the perfect way to cap a weekend of 'redemption' at the Perth Super 440, according to Shell V-Power Racing's Will Davison. But the two-time Bathurst champion, who partners hometown Supercars winner Brodie Kostecki, knows it's going to take a near-flawless union with his new car to get the job done in a field that's as close as ever. Perth is practically a second home for Davison, with his partner and her family hailing from the state. And the 42-year-old is not impartial to Raceway either, having earned some of his best victories outside of the storied Mount Panorama at the circuit. Wanneroo is the perfect place for Davison and the team to wash away the bitter taste of last month's Tasmania 440 with a few bottles of victory champagne. 'We come here looking for some redemption and a big weekend,' he told The West Australian during a visit to the Osborne Park office. 'It's a second home race for me, let's say. I love (Perth). I've had a lot of success here, so really, there's no better place for us to come after a pretty difficult event in Tasmania a few weeks ago. '(The family) brings a bit of light-hearted element to it. I love having family here, and it's a great opportunity to see them. 'Of course, I love being able to have a good result in front of the family, but it certainly doesn't add any extra pressure but I'd certainly rather celebrate Sunday night at the big dinner rather than drown my sorrows, that's for sure.' While Davison said he'd lean on his positive experiences in Perth, he added they meant little heading into this weekend's rapid-fire races. 'I'm certainly proud of a lot of the wins I've had here and the podiums over the years, but it hasn't been for a couple of years, so certainly not relying on that,' he said. 'You come here upbeat with plenty of good memories and plenty of good things to reflect on but not relying on that in any way, shape or form. 'It's a really fast-moving sport, and 12 months is a very long time, so it doesn't really count for too much, to be honest. There are obviously trends you look for, and you know what it takes to be successful here. 'You channel every positive experience you have in this industry, but every race is a clean sheet of paper. 'This sport is a pressure cooker every single moment you're in the car. That's what we love about it.' Davison returned to Dick Johnson Racing in 2021, having previously branched out from the team in 2008. He found immediate success in 2021 and 2022, finishing fourth and fifth in the driver's championship, respectively, in those years. However, the last two years have fallen below the veteran's lofty expectations, with Davison finishing in 10th and ninth. The results led to a shake-up at Shell V-Power Racing, and the history-laden team landed reigning Bathurst 100 champion Kostecki from Erebus, with the Perth-born star breathing fresh air into the team. 'We're a very proud team with an amazing history, and I've ridden a lot of the waves with the team over the years,' Davison said. 'We have a very high expectation of us, and although we've shown glimpses over the last couple of years, we had a lot of success in 2021 and 2022, but since the Gen 3 era, it's probably been a little bit lean and quite frustrating. 'So there's been a big change. It's an exciting team; it's been a real upheaval, with very different morale and very different energy around the place. 'The expectation Brodie is putting on the team, what he's asking from the team, and the knowledge he's bringing to the team are immense. 'It's really exciting to see all these new ideas and hear the way they've been successful the last few years, which has been really good for us. 'As the year goes on, we're only going to see more and more success with our car.'
West Australian
29-05-2025
- Business
- West Australian
REVEALED: Australia's 10 richest people and how much they're worth
Iron ore magnate Gina Rinehart may still be Australia's richest person but that massive pile of dosh is now just a little shorter than it was last year. The name behind the Hancock Prospecting and Hancock Agriculture empires — with assets stretching from Roy Hill and Atlas Iron through to Bannister Downs Dairy, Drizabone and Rossi boots — is worth $38.1 billion, according to this year's Australian Financial Review Rich List . Compared to your bank balance that's still pretty decent, no? Mrs Rinehart has now held the title for six-straight years, but this year's figure is 6 per cent down on where it stood last year thanks to a softer market for her No.1 earner, iron ore. Weaker prices for the steel-making ingredient have also dented the fortunes of fellow miners Andrew Forrest and estranged wife Nicola , who's net worth now stands at $12.8b — down from last year's $16.92b and dropping her to ninth on the list of the top 10 wealthiest people in Australia. Fortescue founder Mr Forrest disappeared from the list altogether. Across the top 10, the AFR says their collective fortune now stands at $202b — down 9.2 per cent from a year ago. Property developer Harry Triguboff held on to his spot at No.2 with $29.7b while packaging king Anthony Pratt and Family come in third with $25.9b. Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquahar was fourth with $21.4b. But noticeably absent from the top 10 was his co-founder wingman Mike Cannon-Brookes. Everyone's favourite litigant Clive Palmer has $20.1b, which put him at fifth, and Perth-born founders of online graphic design unicorn Canva, Melanie Perkins and Cliff Obrecht , held at sixth place with a small rise in their fortune to $14.1b. Co-founder of infrastructure and asset management firm Stonepeak, Michael Dorrell , stormed into the charts to seventh, with an estimated net worth of $13.9b. Former Glencore boss Ivan Glasenberg has $13.3b, earning him eighth spot. Kerry Stokes , chairman of Seven West Media and majority shareholder of the diversified SGH empire — which includes Boral, Coates Hire, WesTrac and investments in a host of resource and energy companies — was 10th with $12.7b.
The Courier
16-05-2025
- Business
- The Courier
Tayside tycoons named in Sunday Times Rich List 2025
A list of Scotland's richest people has been unveiled with several operating in Tayside and Fife among the top 10. The new Sunday Times Rich List 2025 reveals billionaire Mahdi Al-Tajir, who owns water company Highland Spring, is the fifth wealthiest person in Scotland. Every year, the wealth of the rich and famous across the UK is totalled based on identifiable wealth. The top entrepreneurs operating in Tayside and Fife have been unveiled ahead of Sunday's magazine which will list the 350 richest in the UK. Sitting fifth in Scotland, and just outside of the UK's top 100 in 103rd, Mahdi al-Tajir is behind Perthshire water firm Highland Spring. The 93-year-old remains one of Scotland's wealthiest people, with his fortune slightly rising in the past 12 months. The Blackford business sells more than 340 million litres (nearly 75 million gallons) of water a year. Billionaire bus brothers, Sandy and James Easdale, sit at sixth in Scotland's rich list. The duo, who made their money through firm McGill's, acquired Xplore Dundee five years ago. Since then, the pair have invested more than £10 million in the city's bus operator. The Thomson family, who own Dundee-based DC Thomson, have seen their fortunes rise by £79m in the past 12 months. It comes following a jump in profits for the media group, which has a newspaper portfolio including The Courier, The Press and Journal and The Sunday Post. DC Thomson also produces magazines The People's Friend, My Weekly, The Scots Magazine, Puzzler, Stylist, bunkered and Beano comic. Fellow bus billionaires Sir Brian Souter and Dame Ann Gloag also make the top 10 wealthiest people in Scotland, sitting in ninth. The duo are the founders of Perth bus company Stagecoach. Sir Brian Souter lost more than £14m on his investments in 2024, according to accounts filed for the year ending March 31. The Perth-born entrepreneur holds the vast majority of his wealth within investment vehicle Souter Investments Limited. The number of billionaires has dropped for three successive years and now sits at 156. The list of 350 individuals hold a combined wealth of £772.8bn – down by 3% in the 37th edition. Sunday Times Rich List compiler Robert Watts said: 'Our billionaire count is down and the combined wealth of those who feature in our research is falling. 'We are also finding fewer of the world's super rich are coming to live in the UK. 'Homegrown young tech entrepreneurs and those running centuries-old family firms are also warning of serious consequences to a range of tax changes unveiled in last October's budget. 'Our research continues to find a wide variety of self-made entrepreneurs building fortunes not just from artificial intelligence, video games and new technologies but also mundane, everyday items such as makeup, radiators and jogging bottoms.'
Perth Now
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Aussie model raves about ‘best' Perth attractions for kids
Jesinta Franklin has revealed some of her favourite spots around Perth to take her young children while on holiday. The 33-year-old visited some of the city's hotspots while on a trip to the west coast for a fashion event at Claremont Quarter last week. Top of her list of favourite places to take five-year-old Tullulah and four-year-old Rocky was the playground at Wellington Square in East Perth. Featuring a bright wattle flower, the playground — one of Perth's biggest — also has a skate park, parkour activities, a pump track, waterplay, climbing towers and picnic and BBQ facilities. Franklin gave it a score of 10 out of 10. Jesinta Franklin loves WA's playgrounds. Credit: Supplied 'This was Wellington Square. If you're travelling with kids — put it on your list,' she shared on Instagram, along with photos of the park. The family also checked out Scitech, with the science museum a hit with young minds. 'Scitech Perth was also great,' Franklin said. 'The kids loved all the interactive stations, and the puppet show was a highlight.' Jesinta Franklin said Scitech was a hit with her children. Credit: Supplied The stylish influencer enjoyed an evening of style, conversation and front-row fashion at CQ last Thursday. The event featured talks from Franklin herself, Aussie stylist Elliot Garnaut and Perth-born celebrity make-up artist Michael Brown. There was also a live runway show featuring new-season collections from CQ's retailers. Franklin's trip to WA was made even more memorable when the famous sporting family visited Sydney Swans and Hawthorn legend Buddy Franklin's hometown of Dowerin. 'I said to (Buddy), I was, like, I could live in Dowerin,' she told PerthNow. 'There's just something so magical about small towns. I really love that rural, quiet, slow life. 'It was just really beautiful, the long dirt roads and the big gums on the side of the road, the sunsets were so beautiful there.'
Sydney Morning Herald
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
The May 10 Edition
There's something about Murray. Bartlett, that is – the Perth-born actor whose award-winning turn as the wickedly edgy hotel manager in the first season of The White Lotus propelled him to international fame. Since that break-out role – and that oh-so-icky scene he'll be long remembered for – Bartlett has appeared in a slew of other shows, including an exquisitely sensitive performance as a gay man in an episode of the The Last of Us and a darkly comic role in the new season of Nine Perfect Strangers, airing later this month. What the 54-year-old seems to have perfected – on the small screen as well as in life – is the ability to win over people without any phoney attempt to do so. As our writer Amanda Hooton found when she interviewed him recently, no one has a bad word to say about Bartlett. He's chatty, generous with his time, looks you in the eye, has deeply loyal friends and is great with animals, even – as Hooton witnessed for herself – a pigeon in distress in a Bondi cafe. – Greg Callaghan, acting editor.
