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Kerry Stokes shows a copy of The West Australian to Anthony Albanese in 2022.

Has Kerry Stokes gone missing in action?

The billionaire used to stick by his chief executives through thick and thin. But he seems to have approved of the ouster of former Seven boss Jeff Howard.

  • Elizabeth Knight

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BlueScope is assessing a $13 billion takeover proposal.

Higher bid for Bluescope likely after board rejects Stokes’ $13bn offer

Billionaire Kerry Stokes’ business conglomerate and its bidding partner Steel Dynamics are likely to make another bid for Bluescope, analysts predict.

  • Miriam Steffens and Kishor Napier-Raman

From TV to NRL: Why Kerry Stokes’ prized executive has joined V’landys

He orchestrated a shake-up of senior personnel, including the departure of long-time on-air personalities, centralised Seven’s news team and oversaw mass redundancies.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Seven Group is controlled by Ryan Stokes (pictured) and his billionaire father, Kerry.

Forget the TV drama, Stokes shows Seven’s industrial might

Financially troubled and scandal-ridden Seven West may be grabbing the headlines, but the Stokes family fortune is soaring to fresh heights at the $16 billion Seven Group Holdings.

  • Colin Kruger
Seven Group chief executive Ryan Stokes is also the chairman of Boral.

Seven’s deadly sins: Network’s troubles pile up after Lehrmann ruling

Multiple defamation threats, a legal costs loss and a humiliating blunder. There’s plenty for the Seven West Media board to discuss when it meets today.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Seven Group chief executive Ryan Stokes is also the chairman of Boral.

Billionaire Stokes family wins support for takeover of Australia’s largest concrete maker

Boral’s independent directors have caved in to Seven Group’s hardball takeover bid.

  • Simon Johanson
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Boral’s bid committee said shareholders should take no action on the takeover offer.

‘Not fair and not reasonable’: Boral rejects Seven’s takeover offer

Boral has rejected the takeover offer by Kerry Stokes’ Seven Group, claiming the $6.9 billion deal undervalued the company.

  • Simon Johanson
State government bond issuance will be $21 billion higher than the Commonwealth’s $75 billion, a situation said to be unprecedented.

Kerry Stokes’ Seven launches billion-dollar bid for concrete maker Boral

The billionaire and his family want to buy the remaining share of the building materials company not already owned by Seven Group.

  • Simon Johanson
Seven Group chief executive Ryan Stokes’s most recent acquisition was majority control of Boral.

Green energy not on the radar for Stokes’ Seven

Kerry Stokes’ industrial juggernaut Seven Group has the balance sheet to pursue more acquisitions, with gas still its preferred play in the energy sector. 

  • Colin Kruger
Seven Group chief executive Ryan Stokes.

RBA could push the country into recession, says Seven boss

Ryan Stokes says Australia has so far been able to weather the barrage of rate rises over the past 15 months, but another hike could push it over the edge.

  • Colin Kruger