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Labor ministers shed staff, shuffle the deck chairs as election looms
With an election due in the next 12 months, CBD has a rundown on the latest comings and goings in the ministerial wing.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman
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X marks the spat: Xenophon’s legal battle to get his name back
The anti-pokies campaigner is taking on his former business partner over one letter in his former law firm’s new name.
- by Colin Kruger and Noel Towell
Multiple frock changes seal Julie Bishop’s role as style ambassador
While her former political colleagues were trudging into freezing Canberra for a gruelling Budget week, Julie Bishop was stepping out in style.
- by Colin Kruger and Noel Towell
How much money is enough? Elon Musk’s Aussie chair battles to secure billions for her boss
Tesla’s Australian chair is seeking to revive Elon Musk’s fortunes by getting investors to reinstate his $US56 billion bonus.
- by Colin Kruger
Man of green steel: Dan Andrews takes the billionaire career path
What happens when an immovable former premier meets an unstoppable billionaire?
- by Colin Kruger and Noel Towell
Box billionaire goes Pratty in pink at the Met Gala
Visy cardboard king Anthony Pratt was one of the brightest figures on the glamour carpet in New York, if not the best dressed.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Calling the shots: Josh Frydenberg’s second life as a junior footy coach
The former federal treasurer and Goldman Sachs high-flyer is living his best life coaching a junior Australian rules side in Melbourne.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman
The photo that has the Brethren flock all atwitter
The publication of a picture of the leader of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church has generated feverish discussion about how it came to our reporter.
- by David Estcourt and Kishor Napier-Raman
Abbott’s Adelaide antics at odds with his message on party’s women problem
The former PM says the Libs need to pick more women to stand for parliament, That’s presumably why he headlined an event for a bloke trying to dislodge a female incumbent.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
A mansion, a court case and Tay Tay: Perry boxes clever on whirlwind trip
American pop star Katy Perry had a busy time in Australia last week.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
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