Three-year-old heir to $1.3bn property empire split by family feud
Brisbane property king Warren Ebert has hit the ground running following the controversial business split from his daughter and not only with big property deals.
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Boss ripped $1m from failing building firm, court told
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Grammar old boy makes hefty donation
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Minister tried to intervene in collapsed builder’s licence suspension
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Building firm collapsed owing $45m after ‘manipulating’ books
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