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Nats entertainment: Joyce and Davey are just the ticket
The two NSW National Party MPs steal the show after a drink or two.
- by Noel Towell
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The real cost of Kerry Stokes’ support for Ben Roberts-Smith
Thanks to interest rates, the costs the Seven chair Kerry Stokes might have to pay to Nine over Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation case are even greater than we thought.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman
Illness bugs Djokovic but nothing sickly about his scoreline
The world No.1 looked far from fine except when hitting the ball, as he demolished another opponent and had some bad news for his rivals.
- by Cara Waters
Drinks and tunes, but not everyone is having fun on the ‘party court’
Court six at the Australian Open has a courtside bar and DJ, but one current women’s player and a former star have raised concerns about the initiative.
- by Cara Waters
Australian Open ticketing scalps parents as kids over 12 pay adult prices
The rules around qualifying for a discounted child’s ticket have changed quietly, but significantly, at this year’s tournament.
- by Madeleine Heffernan
What links Boris Johnson and Taylor Swift? They sold out in Sydney
The former British PM’s visit down under aroused such excitement that the organisers had to boost the event’s capacity.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Seven pays for Bruce Lehrmann’s harbour views
The network is paying the former staffer’s $2500-a-week rent in Sydney’s northern beaches in exchange for an interview that landed a Walkley nomination.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
French yummy mummy quits ‘bastion of wokeness’ company directors’ group
Muriel Demarcus, whose husband recently controversially resigned as Rio Tinto boss, has left the Australian Institute of Company Directors over its Voice support.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
The unhappiest place in the NSW public service
The latest temperature check of Australia’s largest workforce reveals all is unwell with the state’s crime-crushers.
- by Angus Dalton
Beaten Broadbent is sweet with his 16
Long-serving maverick federal Liberal MP Russell Broadbent admits his outspoken opposition to COVID mandates cost him his preselection. And he’s all right with that.
- by Angus Dalton and Noel Towell
Catlin’s nine lives: Glossy puts the shine on Mitch’s new hat
What awaits senior political advisers once they’ve come undone by a very public donation scandal? Start a media business, of course.
- by David Estcourt and Caitlin Fitzsimmons