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John RolfeSenior reporter

John Rolfe focuses on white-collar crime, consumer affairs and the cost of living. He was formerly The Daily Telegraph’s national political editor and chief of staff. He is best known for his efforts on behalf of readers through the Public Defender column, for which he was recognised by News Corp Australia as the Specialist Reporter of the Year.

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ScoMo should take tips from Aussie cricket captain

Scott Morrison is certainly a big fan of Australian Test cricket captain Tim Paine — and the PM should take a page from Paine’s playbook on how to manage crises, writes John Rolfe.

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison talks about bushfire reform. Picture: AAP

Fireys back PM’s call to revamp zoning, backburning

In the wake of the devastating bushfires raging across the nation, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has flagged a major rewrite to rules covering hazard reduction, land clearing and where homes can be built, linking the need for reform to “climatic effects”.

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One of Australia’s largest and tallest Navy ships, HMAS Choules is on it's way to help with bushfire effected areas of Gippsland.

176m Navy ship to help bushfire-ravaged regions

HMAS Choules, which specialises in responding to humanitarian crises, has left Garden Island in Sydney today to help in bushfire relief efforts in Victoria — and could be also be used on the fire-devastated NSW south coast.

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Ernest Koury, Director and owner of Little Caesars, Australia, has opened his fourth Sydney store in Leichhardt.

Pizza chain’s biggest investor charged over cryptocurrency scam

The largest investor in collapsed NSW pizza chain Little Caesars has been charged over an alleged billion-dollar cryptocurrency scam.

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Duracell wants battery ‘eco tax’

Duracell wants to put an “eco tax” on batteries while Energizer is against plans to divert more of the 720 million AAs that currently go into landfill in Australia each year.

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‘Deeply sorry’ PM comes home amid bushfire emergency

A ‘deeply sorry’ Scott Morrison has cut short his family holiday in Hawaii and will return to Sydney tomorrow after the deaths of two firefighters. The PM has copped heavy criticism after taking leave during the bushfire crisis, which has triggered a state of emergency in NSW.

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