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Kathleen SkeneBusiness editor

Kathleen Skene is a Walkley and Clarion Award-winning journalist. In a career spanning almost 20 years in regional journalism, Skene has covered almost every news round available, including court, crime, government, agriculture and business.

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David Crisafulli and Ray Hadley have clashed over Qld's sunset clauses.

‘Sitting on his backside’: Hadley blasts Premier over sunset clauses

High-profile former radio host Ray Hadley, stung more than $1m by a Queensland property loophole, says Premier David Crisafulli promised to fix the problem but has abandoned buyers since gaining power.

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Stocks & Shares

Flight Centre Travel Group has acquired UK cruise platform Iglu.

Flight Centre’s $200m bet isn’t on flights

Flight Centre has snapped up a UK cruise specialist for $200.4 million, catapulting the Brisbane travel giant’s cruise business to $2 billion annual transaction value two years ahead of schedule.

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Australian Economy

Johnny Kahlbetzer has spearheaded the familyâs shift from agriculture to renewable energy, founding Vast Renewables.

$300m in grants, $79m debt: Billionaire’s solar empire crashes

A NSW billionaire’s national solar energy company has crashed into administration owing $79m, despite being awarded hundreds of millions in public money.

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Hustle Boxing is in administration.

Celebrity boxing gym chain punched into administration

The boxing gym chain that promised Australia’s “most unintimidating” classes has been knocked out by administration after owing $2 million and enduring celebrity scandals.

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AnalysisOpinion & Analysis

Rates are on hold - but for how long?

‘A blunt object’: Why one lever to fight inflation is not working

The RBA’s interest rate decisions operate like a hot-air balloon with just one lever, leaving mortgage holders at the mercy of economic winds.

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A new national soft plastics recycling scheme has come into effect.

Inside new soft plastics recycler as REDcycle mess drags on

Australia has launched a new soft plastics recycling scheme three years after REDcycle’s collapse, but the program expects to recycle less than one per cent of the nation’s waste.

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Australian Economy

Caravan company collapses

Why are so many Aussie caravan manufacturers failing?

Australia’s caravan manufacturing sector faces a crisis, with Zone RV the latest casualty and insiders warning cheap Chinese imports are destroying local businesses.

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Celebrity Ink

Tattoo boss sells Gold Coast mansion as creditors circle

Celebrity Ink founder Johnny Cohen faces mounting creditor pressure on his $7 million waterfront mansion, which has apparently found a buyer after 17 months on the market.

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On Hold: embargoed for The Daily Telegraph 23.7.2024. 2GB broadcaster Mark Levy is opening a new restaurant in Sylvania, Pronto. Picture: Rohan Kelly

Radio star’s rescue bid as failed restaurant debts balloon to $1.8m

The debts of radio host Mark Levy’s collapsed restaurant company have trebled – but the popular announcer is plotting a rescue mission. See the full list of creditors

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David McWilliams and Laura Fullarton

Crypto, cars: High-flyers accused of raiding frozen bank accounts

A high-flying Gold Coast couple has been accused of contempt after they allegedly moved nearly $600k from frozen bank accounts while under investigation for misusing housing funds.

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