Primrose Riordan

@primroseriordan

Journalist @FinancialReview covering wealthy families and their businesses. Fmr China correspondent and foreign affairs reporter [email protected]

Sydney, New South Wales

Joined February 2012

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Primrose Riordan@primroseriordan · Jun 29

Inside Sydney's fish market move standoff 👇 The wealthy families pulling the strings🎣, the accusations of a shakedown💰, and the rich history beneath barnacles🐟 afr.com/companies/agri…

primroseriordan's tweet card. The building that houses Sydney’s fish market is well past its use-by date. But the construction of a new site keeps hitting snags.

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Financial Times@FT · Jul 23

Doctors and health officials report wave of hunger deaths in Gaza on.ft.com/46iUoK6

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Primrose Riordan@primroseriordan · Jul 24

Taxpayers face $500 million bill to clean up Chevron’s WA oil field watoday.com.au/national/weste…

primroseriordan's tweet card. Even as new environmental impacts from offshore oil and gas facilities are emerging, also emerging is the full extent of clean-up costs – and who is liable.

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Primrose Riordan@primroseriordan · Jul 23

EY whistleblower claims firm enabled organised crime-linked gambling clients 👀👀👀 next.io/news/casino/ey…

primroseriordan's tweet card. A former EY senior partner alleged the firm turned a blind eye to organised crime ties at multiple gambling clients, including US-listed casino groups.

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Primrose Riordan@primroseriordan · Jul 23

afr.com/rear-window/th…

primroseriordan's tweet card. Regal Partners is a top shareholder in the otherwise forgettable fund, and the manager’s proposed merger has Phil King up in arms.

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Alex Crawford@AlexCrawfordSky · Jul 23

Shocking statement about how the journalists the world has been relying on for images and reports about what’s going on in Gaza are slowly dying of starvation @AFP 🧵

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Primrose Riordan@primroseriordan · Jul 21

A high-profile Gold Coast development site has ground to a halt after its owner handed back the keys to private credit lenders – which include HMC Capital – just seven months after acquiring the property. afr.com/property/comme…

primroseriordan's tweet card. The owner lost control of the site, which is approved for a 46-storey residential tower, after owning it for just seven months.

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Primrose Riordan@primroseriordan · Jul 18

Exclusive: Regal-backed Merricks delays redemptions from $1.2b flagship private credit fund afr.com/companies/fina…

primroseriordan's tweet card. The private credit firm has told investors it cannot meet requests until at least December, but is promoting loans as a “particularly attractive opportunity”.

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Primrose Riordan@primroseriordan · Jul 17

Feel like Claudia Goldin's 'greedy jobs' thesis applies here wsj.com/lifestyle/care…

primroseriordan's tweet card. More men than women are back in their cubicles, but remaining remote comes with risks. “It creates that barrier.”

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Primrose Riordan@primroseriordan · Jul 1

All very curious straitstimes.com/business/prope…

primroseriordan's tweet card. It comes less than a year after the heir apparent stepped down as CEO of the beleaguered property giant. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Primrose Riordan@primroseriordan · Jun 30

A bet on news or just out of frustration? “he “couldn’t find out what was happening in San Francisco” anymore because of “the erosion of all the local news outlets.”” nytimes.com/2025/06/30/bus…

primroseriordan's tweet card. Michael Moritz co-founded The San Francisco Standard, a local news organization. It is acquiring Charter, a start-up focused on the future of work.

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Ron Shamgar@RonShamgar · Jun 29

Sydney’s fish market redevelopment - reads like a Hollywood Script afr.com/companies/agri…

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Primrose Riordan@primroseriordan · Jun 30

Really great long read on the repercussions of climate risk on property - v relevant to Australia ft.com/content/9e5df3…

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Financial Review@FinancialReview · Jun 27

Sydney’s fish market revamp was meant to be a fresh start. But instead, it’s tangled in a net of delays and disputes, with fishmongers refusing to move in. afr.com/companies/agri…

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Primrose Riordan@primroseriordan · Jun 27

Breaking: two top executives exit Mike Cannon-Brookes' investment house Grok, charged with advancing his ambitious SunCable project afr.com/markets/equity…

primroseriordan's tweet card. Shares swing lower; two key execs exit Grok Ventures; Unibail to delist from ASX; IGO shakes up board; Breville climbs on rating upgrade. Follow live.

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Primrose Riordan@primroseriordan · Jun 26

!? So excited to win a @sopasia award for our coverage of Andrew Forrest and Fortescue…In debt to my editors, esp @lmurray75 & brave sources

TThe Society of Publishers in Asia@sopasia · Jun 26

🏆 Feature Writing - Award for Excellence - Regional/Local group goes to @FinancialReview! Ambitious, in-depth look at Andrew Forrest’s turbulent climate crusade. Thorough, balanced, and fearless. Congratulations! #SOPAwards2025 📰 afr.com/companies/ener…

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Primrose Riordan@primroseriordan · Jun 26

Interesting Alphaville on private credit: ft.com/content/df90eb…

PPrimrose Riordan@primroseriordan · Mar 2

“They are not there to finance to the end. You are just there to get it refinanced, you are just waiting for someone smaller, dumber, more hungry or larger [to take your position]” “What I saw with CDOs, it’s not dissimilar"

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