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Buccaneering businessman John Elliott dies

Melbourne businessman John Elliott has died in hospital in Melbourne, after being admitted for around-the-clock care following a recent fall.

His son Tom, an afternoon drive time talk radio host with Melbourne radio station 3AW, confirmed the passing of the swashbuckling former businessman.

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