Luke Hopewell

Luke Hopewell is Head of Content and Digital Marketing at Associate Global Partners and oversees content strategy for Switzer Daily and Switzer Report. He was previously the head of editorial at Twitter Australia, the editor of cult tech site Gizmodo, launch editor of Business Insider's Australian edition, with stints various corporates like CBA and Telstra in-between. When he's not writing, he's getting outdoors and patting all the nice dogs he meets.

16 February 2026
Your investor calendar: what to watch on the markets this week

Welcome to mega-reporting week! Almost 100 companies will report this week on the ASX, and that's not to mention everything else going on. Here's what to look out for.

13 February 2026
Is James Hardie back in vogue?

James Hardie has finally given the market something it hasn’t seen in a while: a reason to lean in instead of head for the exits.

11 February 2026
Former 'market-darling' CSL dumps CEO as it reports results

CSL’s board has moved to hit the reset button just hours before a crucial earnings report.

6 February 2026
Why the Winklevoss Twins are now pulling out of Australia

When the Winklevoss twins launched a crypto exchange in Australia, the timing looked deliberate and confident. Now, they're out. Here's why.

6 February 2026
What could a cut to the capital gains tax look like? 

The PM is hush on what a change to the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) would look like. But here's what everyone wants to happen to Capital Gains Tax. Here's how it could look when the CGT is almost-definitely revised in May.

4 February 2026
Xero CEO says she couldn't clone her product with AI. So I did it instead

Xero's CEO is all about AI these days, but says that cheap tools can't easily replicate its platform. So I built one myself to test it.

12 January 2026
The laws changing in 2026 that will hit your hip pocket and your portfolio

When the clock strikes midnight on a new year, amid the fireworks and champagne, new and updated laws quietly come into effect. Here's what's set to hit your hip pocket.

23 December 2025
The new Super Tax, explained: what the updated legislation means for you and your Super

In a bid to keep the Super Tax train on the tracks, Treasurer Jim Chalmers dropped a new version of the legislation on the Friday before Christmas. What a gift. This isn’t a minor update, either, it’s big bikkies that fundamentally changes how the Super Tax works. Here’s how the new version affects you.

17 December 2025
How not to close the gender pay gap: cutting the salaries of the men working for you

Progress to close the gender pay gap is slow, but one business at least thought it found a shortcut by cutting the pay of the men in the organisation to bring them in line with the women.

9 December 2025
Don't call it a 'bailout': Arnott's wants you to know it's doing just fine

Talk about a Tim Tam slam: the Government has just poured another $45 million into Arnott's Biscuits locally via the National Reconstruction Fund as part of a debt refinancing.

9 December 2025
How to check your phone to see if you can dial 000 in an emergency

Another day, another death because someone couldn't reach 000 with their mobile phone. And unfortunately, it's going to keep happening unless Aussies pay attention to the phones they're using and update them if they're affected by new technology that requires some phones to literally be disconnected from the network if they're incompatible. Here's how to tell if your phone is one of them, and what to do.

8 December 2025
Apple is suffering a brain-drain problem with big exec departures

Apple CEO Tim Cook might start to notice a few empty chairs around his boardroom table shortly, as executives drop like flies from the world's richest tech company.

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