It's hard to imagine how either government legislation or footballers' bullying is going to stop services like Optus' TV Now, the one that has got the AFL and NRL so excited.

The worldwide hunt to find a new director of the Art Gallery of NSW is finally over. The gallery this morning announced that Michael Brand, a Canberra-born Asian art specialist, will be former director Edmund Capon's replacement.

A few months back, when crafting our Sport power list, we identified the industry's multi-billion dollar broadcasting rights as one of the most important pillars of influence. Now, we're seeing just how willing broadcasters and administrators are to fight for their slice of the action.

No person has snatched, wielded and lost more power in the past eighteen months than Julian Assange. We spoke to one of the world's most wanted men about why he does it.

Patrick McGorry must be the best known psychiatrist in the country. And it's not just because (as he puts it) he once fluked his way to Australian of the Year.

Noel Pearson has unrivalled influence over indigenous Australia, despite the fact many of his own people say he doesn’t speak for them.

Sex Discrimination Commissioner Liz Broderick wants to make peace in the war of the sexes and enlist a new army in the fight for change: men.

Robert Manne wants to do you slowly, just like he's done anyone he's ever disagreed with. His penchant for densely argued prose has made him one of the most respected – and feared – pugilists on the left-wing side of politics.

Tim Flannery has perhaps the most unenviable job in the country: explaining to the Australian public why they should pay for pollution before most of the rest of the world.

No matter what one's position in a company, workplace disputes can pull at the emotional strings. Former media maestro John B. Fairfax had his own way of dealing with such office issues: he turned to writing poetry.