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'I am Oporto's founder and I hope the franchisors have learnt their lesson'

'I am Oporto's founder and I hope the franchisors have learnt their lesson'

Antonio Cerqueira arrived in Bondi as a backpacker. From humble beginnings he built a $60 million chicken empire. Now many franchisees face the real risk of ruin.

  • by Cara Waters

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How AMP tried to frustrate the regulator's investigations

How AMP tried to frustrate the regulator's investigations

ASIC has savaged AMP in confidential correspondence in March. Now a lynch mob of investors is after three scalps.

  • by Elizabeth Knight
White House forced to watch Fox News after 'Stormy' story

White House forced to watch Fox News after 'Stormy' story

Trump's staff were caught flat footed after his legal team dropped a bombshell revelation on TV.

  • by Zeke Miller
Morrison's muddle: Avo toast, early surplus mightn't cut it

Morrison's muddle: Avo toast, early surplus mightn't cut it

Midway through an interview about Tuesday's budget, Deloitte partner Nicki Hutley makes an intriguing suggestion.

  • by Peter Martin & Mark Kenny
Don't they get it? Those once mocked are having last laugh

Don't they get it? Those once mocked are having last laugh

They made fun of 'poofters' and 'sheilas', now washed-up comedians claim political correctness is killing their act.

  • by Jacqueline Maley
Australian rugby on brink of 'sinking without a trace'

Australian rugby on brink of 'sinking without a trace'

'It has set course for oblivion and intends to be in a thousand pieces by the time it arrives,' Kiwi columnist asserts.

  • by Tom Decent
Mehajer's sisters claim forged signatures over $6.2m debt

Mehajer's sisters claim forged signatures over $6.2m debt

Two sisters claim they are not liable to pay a debt because their signatures were forged on guarantee documents.

  • by Michaela Whitbourn
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Andrew Laming: this is what I really meant about teachers' pay

My call to pay teachers for every hour they work was misrepresented by vested interests as an attack on the profession.

Andrew Laming

    Is President Trump about to talk himself into an impeachment?

    The topic du jour may be Rudy Giuliani's bombshell about Stormy Daniels. The more important story remains the Russia scandal

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      Don't they get it? Those once mocked are having the last laugh

      They made fun of 'poofters' and 'sheilas', now washed-up comedians claim political correctness is killing their act.

      Jacqueline Maley
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        Scott Morrison's dilemma: Avo toast and early surplus mightn't cut it

        Scott Morrison's dilemma: Avo toast and early surplus mightn't cut it

        Midway through an interview about Tuesday's budget, Deloitte partner Nicki Hutley makes an intriguing suggestion.

        • by Peter Martin & Mark Kenny

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        Revealed: How AMP tried to frustrate the regulator's investigations

        Revealed: How AMP tried to frustrate the regulator's investigations

        The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has savaged AMP in confidential correspondence written in March.

        • by Elizabeth Knight

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        Nobel literature prize won't be awarded this year following sex abuse allegations

        Nobel literature prize won't be awarded this year following sex abuse allegations

        The Nobel Prize in literature will not be awarded this year following issues within the ranks of the Swedish Academy that selects the winner.

        This image released by Entertainment Studios shows Kate Mara as Mary Jo Kopechne in a scene from "Chappaquiddick." (Claire Folger/Entertainment Studios via AP)

        Chappaquiddick unblinkingly revisits a shameful moment in Kennedy history

        Ted Kennedy was a leading light of US politics. But he was also responsible for a young woman's death.

        • by Karl Quinn

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        Do Australians need an unlimited mobile data plan?
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        Do Australians need an unlimited mobile data plan?

        Users risk paying a lot more for data they'll never use, or being stuck in the slow lane if they go over.

        • by Tim Biggs & Jennifer Duke
        Now's the time to fix (half) your home loan rate
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        Now's the time to fix (half) your home loan rate

        There are signs of movement from the Reserve Bank.

        • by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

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        Bulldogs reach settlement with former coach Hasler
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        Bulldogs reach settlement with former coach Hasler

        Canterbury have avoided a protracted and bitter legal stoush with Des Hasler, confirming an out of court settlement with their axed coach.

        • by Adam Pengilly
        'I now have a lot to do to earn back your trust': Steve Smith returns to Australia

        'I now have a lot to do to earn back your trust': Steve Smith returns to Australia

        Steve Smith has broken his silence on social media, thanking his family for their support and pledging to earn back the trust of the Australian public.

        • by Matt Bungard

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