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Family ties have gallery in knots over art prize
Zoe Amor, daughter of the founder of the Rick Amor drawing prize, is among the 19 artists on the shortlist for the $20,000 first spot.
- by Samantha Hutchinson and Noel Towell
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Byron Baes stars linked to COVID-time party
Netflix’s controversial Byron Baes reality TV show has hit a COVID-related snag after its stars were reported to police for breaching public health orders.
- by Samantha Hutchinson
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Douglass’ renovations bring the real thunder down under
While Hamish Douglass lives it up in St Tropez, his Neutral Bay neighbours put up with the jackhammers.
- by Samantha Hutchinson and Noel Towell
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Packer’s party yacht stops for a business meeting
A prominent Sydney billionaire has popped up in St Tropez on the Packer gigayacht.
- by Stephen Brook and Nick Bonyhady
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Idle committee dives right into Taiwan strait politics
Turns out a committee can be more revealing when they don’t even have a witness to examine.
- by Nick Bonyhady and Stephen Brook
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Bishop’s big new thing in brine
The former foreign minister attracted raised eyebrows for her involvement in the now-collapsed Greensill Capital, but she had already found her next Queensland firm taking on the world.
- by Nick Bonyhady and Stephen Brook
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Palmer’s party goes round and round
First it was the United Australia Party, then the Palmer United Party, now it’s Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party. Where to next?
- by Nick Bonyhady and Stephen Brook
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Turnbull turns up on own influence register
Unlike some of his predecessors, whose presence on the foreign influence list triggered substantial grousing, Turnbull signed up without complaint.
- by Nick Bonyhady and Stephen Brook
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Young Boris the bovver boy reveals his true self
Sky News chief executive and former Murdoch print editor Paul “Boris” Whittaker learnt about kicking heads way back when he was a school student.
- by Stephen Brook and Samantha Hutchinson
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Livingstone Zooms in from Olympic pool deck
If you notice a certain distracted quality during Zoom meetings, it’s probably because attention is wandering off in the direction of the Tokyo Olympics.
- by Samantha Hutchinson and Stephen Brook
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Media turf war over Brisbane 2032 Olympic announcement
Readers will know where they were when they heard “the winner is Syd-en-ney”. For the Brisbane announcement, answering ‘where we were’ will be easy: in lockdown.
- by Samantha Hutchinson and Stephen Brook