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Influence Edition 2025

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The Premier of South Australia Peter Malinauskas in the Parlimentary Library at Parliament House. Picture Sarah Reed Photography Sarah Reed Photography
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Dylan Caporn

Peter Malinauskas opens up on influence, power and vision

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas has his sights set on a second term, but could Canberra be next? We meet the ‘football nuffie’ whose first step towards leadership was collecting Woolies trolleys.

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Kyle Sandilands

The Kyle Sandilands interview: Trump, diversity and Albo

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Australian Olympic Commitee CEO Mark Arbib at Centennial Parklands Athletic track in Kensington, Sydney. Adam Taylor for The West Australian

How Mark Arbib handles pressure of Brisbane Olympics

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Natalie Barr

How Nat Barr gets straight answers out of politicians

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - Sunday, 4 May 2025: Katy Gallagher, Minister for Finance pictured visiting Bar Italia in the suburb of Leichhardt (169-171 Norton Street, Leichhardt where he had a coffee with supporters. NewsWire / Monique Harmer

Gallagher on wielding influence behind scenes in Canberra

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Sports influence.

How sport has helped shape Australia’s cultural identity

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Economics is not the study of individuals but aggregates. In an era where the faceless embodiment of human aggregation — AI — is in the ascendancy, these three other influencers are going to shape the world. 

The big three influencers that will shape our new world

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It’s who you know not what you know when it comes to unlocking life-changing holiday experiences

Bespoke travel taking tourists off the beaten track

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Social media continues to redefine what influence looks like in the modern world. But what does it really take to shape the lives, beliefs, conversations and, sometimes, the spending habits of others?

What does it mean to be influential in 2025?

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