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Matthew Benns is Editor-at-Large at The Daily Telegraph. He is a career journalist from Fleet Street to Sydney and has covered stories all over the world, tracking tigers in the Russian Far East to finding Elvis Presley’s first girlfriend in Biloxi, Mississippi.

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UK bet giant takes a punt on Tom

TOM Waterhouse gave up a $65 million potential payday to accept his appointment as the Aussie boss of UK gambling giant William Hill.

Opinion

Fear and shame haunt Jodhi

ASHAMED fashion designer and model Jodhi Meares has not left her apartment since she was charged for high-range drink driving after flipping her car in one of Sydney’s most exclusive suburbs last weekend.

NSW

Truck drivers meeting to discuss their wage options with the union in Belmont, Perth. Jim Mcgiveron, Secretary of the Transp...

Union chiefs ‘got fees from super fund’

SENIOR officials of the Transport Workers Union were paid as directors of the super fund that they forced union members to pay in to.

NSW

Truck drivers meeting to discuss their wage options with the union in Belmont, Perth. Jim Mcgiveron, Secretary of the Transport Workers Union addresses the meeting. Photo Ross Swanborough. 09/12/04

Union chiefs ‘got fees from super fund’

SENIOR officials of the Transport Workers Union were paid as directors of the super fund that they forced union members to pay in to.

NSW

Paul Bracegirdle, truck driver for Toll, outside the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption in Perth.

TWU ‘forced’ members to pay into union super fund

SENIOR officials of the Transport Workers’ Union were paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees as directors of the union super fund — which they allegedly forced union members to pay in to.

NSW

Origin hero’s heartfelt love

ORIGIN captain Paul Gallen inspired NSW on Wednesday night but yesterday he revealed that what inspires him are his children.

Origin hero’s heartfelt love

ORIGIN captain Paul Gallen inspired NSW on Wednesday night but yesterday he revealed that what inspires him are his children.

NSW

$250,000 union account details in missing book

HEALTH Services Union whistleblower Kathy Jackson kept details of a bank account containing over $250,000 of union money in an exercise book in her desk.

NSW

THE Health Services Union whistleblower Kathy Jackson. Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption The Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption was established on 13 March 2014 by the former Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, Her Excellency the Hon Quentin Bryce AC CVO. The Hon John Dyson Heydon AC QC has been appointed to lead the Royal Commission in accordance with the terms of reference as set out in the Letters Patent . The Commissioner has been asked to provide a report of his findings and recommendations on or before 31 December 2014.

$250,000 union account details in missing book

HEALTH Services Union whistleblower Kathy Jackson kept details of a bank account containing over $250,000 of union money in an exercise book in her desk.

NSW

Shorten ‘caught up in nest of union vipers’

LABOR leader Bill Shorten allegedly handed over thousands for ALP branch stacking, royal commission into trades unions heard.

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