Bill Gates
Billionaires pledged to give away most of their money. Now there is a backlash
Billionaires rushed to sign a pledge promising to donate most of their fortunes when it was launched in 2010. But times have changed.
- Theodore Schleifer
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‘Just doesn’t look good for him’: Why Trump and those in his orbit are untouchable
The Epstein files unveiled a litany of wealthy, smart, powerful men apparently unbothered by the exploitation of women and girls. But as far as the Trump administration is concerned, the saga is now effectively over.
- Michael Koziol
‘I regret ever knowing him’: Bill Gates denies Epstein claim in latest release of files
The billionaire Microsoft co-founder conceded he went to dinners with Epstein but denied ever going to his island or meeting girls with him.
- Brittany Busch
‘Beyond heartbreaking’: Melinda Gates responds to latest Epstein dirt sheet
Billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates says her ex-husband, Bill Gates, should answer any questions raised following the release of the latest Epstein files.
- Supratim Adhikari
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- Epstein fallout
‘A special place in hell’: New taskforce to hunt down ‘scouts’ who sent girls to Epstein
Investigators will target a network that recruited girls from across Europe – including a contact who told him of a dancer from Queensland.
- David Crowe
Stars come out for the men’s final at Rod Laver Arena
The stands were full of billionaires, corporate heavyweights, sporting legends and television stars who were there to see and be seen – as well as to watch the tennis.
- Cara Waters
How the Epstein files exposed the rich, the royal and the European elite
The latest disclosures reveal more about the full scale of Jeffrey Epstein’s network, well beyond the US and the UK, unmasking those who cosied up to the sex offender.
- David Crowe
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- Open season
What media rivalry? Sarah Murdoch and Ryan Stokes in friendly embrace at tennis
The families have long been competitors, but in real life, it seems, relations are much friendlier.
- Stephen Brook, Cara Waters and John Buckley
‘I had Clive Palmer do the … ads’: Trump lieutenant’s Australian election claim revealed in Epstein files
Trump ally Steve Bannon told paedophile Jeffrey Epstein in 2019 he had influenced an omnipresent election advertising campaign by the mining billionaire.
- Rob Harris
Powerful men who turn up in the new batch of Epstein files
Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Bill Gates are among the dozens of high-profile figures mentioned in the vast trove of documents.
- The New York Times