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He’s back: What Peter Costello did next
The former federal treasurer’s career took a nosedive after that incident at Canberra Airport. Now he has just scored an appointment to a prestigious board.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
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She quit the police over COVID-19 lockdowns. Now she’s standing for election
Krystle Mitchell quit the force in a blaze of publicity. Now she is on the hustings as a libertarian candidate.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
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Banned! Tabcorp boss McLachlan shuts out pollies from Birdcage marquee
The new chief executive of the wagering giant is pursuing his savings agenda at all costs.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Swans’ Sweet Caroline lament, the exclusive party and Katy Perry
Melbourne’s elite quickly swapped the MCG after the grand final for the private surrounds of the September Club to celebrate and commiserate. CBD was there.
- by Stephen Brook
Not a Victorian club in sight, but nation’s heavyweights at MCG for grand final
Australia’s political, business and media leaders gathered in the MCG’s Olympic Room for the AFL Commission lunch before the Sydney-Brisbane season decider.
- by Stephen Brook
Zombie renders from Lord Mayor Nick, not Nicholas, go viral
Nick Reece’s plan to build 28 city parks if re-elected has gone global, thanks to AI renders populated by zombies – with one in a proposed playground.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Quintessential Queenslander Clive Palmer buys childhood home in Williamstown
Quite what the mining magnate plans to do with his new $4.5 million bungalow is anyone’s guess.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Seven’s secret AFL expansion plan, broken toilets and power tables: The juiciest moments from the Brownlow
Too much Brownlow is barely enough. As 1100 players, politicians, sponsors and Melbourne fashion elite crammed into Crown’s Palladium, CBD was in the thick of it.
- by Stephen Brook
Jacinta Price is right for The Australian’s 60th birthday
The newspaper was prepared to fork out expenses to ensure its star guest would attend.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
It’s Ma’am versus Ma’am in King Charles accommodation arrangements
As soon as news surfaced of a possible royal visit in October, the jostling began for a piece of King Charles III.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Defamation lawyer Rebekah Giles turns journo and asks the ABC the hard questions
A younger Rebekah Giles used to protest ABC funding cuts. Now she finds herself facing them in court - to her distress.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
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