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Lucas prepares to open as Hemmes prepares to land
It’s been three years since Chris Lucas, owner of Chin Chin, instituted a cross border poaching raid on Martin Benn and Vicki Wild of Sepia.
- by Samantha Hutchinson and Stephen Brook
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Solomon Lew haggles over Thai villa legal costs
Solomon Lew’s Premier Investments returned some $15.7 million in JobKeeper payments. But in court, he’s haggling over costs.
- by Samantha Hutchinson and Stephen Brook
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Knives out at art gallery birthday bash
The big party at the gallery had an extraordinary centrepiece.
- by Samantha Hutchinson and Stephen Brook
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Liberal Party’s surprising invitation for Kristina Keneally
Labor Senator Kristina Keneally gets a lot of invitations. But here’s one that would have surprised her - an emailed invitation from the Roseville Branch Of The Liberal Party for the Northern Sydney Conservative Forum Function.
- by Samantha Hutchinson and Stephen Brook
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Coffee boss spills the beans on COVID-safe ‘treatment’
A coffee distribution boss delivers the masterclass in the aggressive all-staff email.
- by Samantha Hutchinson and Stephen Brook
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Regulator issues riposte in Rozalia Russian Instagram saga
Things are not entirely as they seem in the case of Rozalia Russian and an Instagram post.
- by Stephen Brook and Samantha Hutchinson
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Pezzullo a hawk at home behind the Bunnings’ burners
When he’s not musing about our armed forces, Home Affairs boss Mike Pezzullo is happy to support another Australian institution - the Bunnings sausage sizzle.
- by Samantha Hutchinson and Stephen Brook
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Bum puppet PM is the star of Midsumma Festival
Cabaret comes alive at Melbourne’s Arts Centre in an unexpected way.
- by Stephen Brook and Samantha Hutchinson
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Musical chairs at CBA as Priscilla Brown heads back to the US
It’s been five minutes since Mike Tod landed at CBA to head its corporate affairs arm. Now his boss Priscilla Brown has headed for the exit.
- by Samantha Hutchinson and Stephen Brook
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Rozalia Russian fights back in Tom Ford ad row
The advertising regulator came out strongly against the influencers, but it might end up with a red face.
- by Stephen Brook and Samantha Hutchinson
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Netflix launches charm offensive for Byron Baes
After plunging a substantial investment into influencer docuseries Byron Baes, Netflix is showing no signs of backing away.
- by Samantha Hutchinson and Stephen Brook