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Kerry Stokes gathers the oligarchs to kiss the ring

The media mogul’s Telethon Ball was held in Perth on Saturday night, bringing together all the country’s richest mining billionaires for a private get-together.

Twiggy Forrest appeared to re-up his spat with Kerry Stokes on Friday night, using a Q&A at a WA university to whinge about his fellow Perth-based billionaire. Forrest has been on a global, multi-week speech tour to raise awareness about the threat of lethal humidity.

In front of students, the hot air emitter criticised the Stokes media properties, chiefly The West Australian, for being biased towards the oil and gas industry.

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Mark Di Stefano is Rear Window columnist, based in the Sydney newsroom. He previously worked at BuzzFeed, the Financial Times and The Information before joining the Financial Review as a media and tech correspondent. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mark.distefano@afr.com
Tom Rabe is the WA political correspondent, based in Perth. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at tom.rabe@nine.com.au

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