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Webjet has gone from one company with its act together to two stragglers.

Wheels fall off the ASX’s new ‘Ferrari’

If the deal was about letting a sports car out of the garage, it drove straight into a freezer. A potential accounting issue is the last thing it needed.

  • Anthony Macdonald

October

Jordan Peterson.

Bennelong restaurant preps for Jordan Peterson and ex-prime ministers

Dining with the popular online conservative sends a signal about the current state of Liberal party ideas.

  • Mark Di Stefano
Workers in protective clothing clean up Coogee Beach after it was closed on Wednesday.

Beach bans may last to the weekend in tar ball mystery

Thousands of tennis ball-sized black globules have washed up on some of the city’s most popular beaches, and authorities are worried about a risk to public health.

  • Updated
  • Maxim Shanahan
King Charles III will make his first visit to Australia as its crowned head of state.

The King & me! Power players jockey for royal attention

Racing NSW boss Peter V’landys is manifesting a Randwick visit from the King this weekend.

  • Mark Di Stefano
Packer’s 108-metre yacht IJE.

Opulent yachts of Lachlan Murdoch and James Packer meet in Fiji

The billionaires’ vessels were recently spotted in an exclusive Pacific cove after Packer appeared on TV talking up one of his oldest friends.

  • Mark Di Stefano
The Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre, aka Jeff's Shed.

Melbourne is losing its conference capital crown

The city has long called itself the major events capital of Australia, but data shows it has fallen behind Sydney in hosting business conferences.

  • Gus McCubbing
Star’s chairwoman Anne Ward at the second Bell inquiry in April.

Star Casino’s bloodied shareholders still paying top dollar

The corporate basket case released its remuneration report, which shows leaders are being paid like it’s an ASX major.

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  • Mark Di Stefano

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