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Andrew Hornery is a senior journalist and former Private Sydney columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald.

Murky past of publisher Brad Shaw – and the authors suing him for missing royalties
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Publishing

Murky past of publisher Brad Shaw – and the authors suing him for missing royalties

At least 12 would-be authors paid thousands of dollars to Shaw to publish their books. But all were left bitterly disappointed by the lack of sales information and proper accounting.

  • by Andrew Hornery

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Bullying claims, death threat at centre of elite Sydney stockbroker’s lawsuit
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Bullying claims, death threat at centre of elite Sydney stockbroker’s lawsuit

A legal drama has erupted within the gleaming towers of Barangaroo, where one of Sydney’s slick sharemarket betting agencies is being sued by a former star employee.

  • by Andrew Hornery
Former partner of wealthy Sydney businessman loses court battle over his estate

Former partner of wealthy Sydney businessman loses court battle over his estate

A Supreme Court judge has ruled that the children of Andrew Findlay should inherit his multimillion-dollar estate, not his estranged partner and their mother.

  • by Andrew Hornery
Developers circle Sydney’s oldest brothels as sex work goes freelance
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Sex work

Developers circle Sydney’s oldest brothels as sex work goes freelance

The world’s oldest profession meets Sydney’s biggest obsession as the city’s biggest players reveal brothels are facing a tough future and the old-school bordello business model is fast becoming a relic of another era.

  • by Andrew Hornery
Battle of wills plays out over high-flyer’s $20 million estate

Battle of wills plays out over high-flyer’s $20 million estate

A mystery former lover, family feuds, a trophy home named Camelot and a tragedy which gripped the city all featured during the hearing played out in Courtroom 10D at Queens Square.

  • by Andrew Hornery
Point Piper millionaire loses latest fee battle against her own lawyers

Point Piper millionaire loses latest fee battle against her own lawyers

Wealthy Point Piper identity Diane Maloney has been ordered to pay $350,000 to her lawyers after already forking out $15 million in legal fees.

  • by Andrew Hornery
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Mad Witches target advertisers in push to ditch ‘VileKyle’ Sandilands

Mad Witches target advertisers in push to ditch ‘VileKyle’ Sandilands

An online activist group is pushing for an advertising boycott of Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O as the shock jocks expand their show into Melbourne.

  • by Andrew Hornery
Sydney podiatrist sues over ex-partner’s $20m eastern suburbs estate
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Sydney podiatrist sues over ex-partner’s $20m eastern suburbs estate

Businessman Andrew Findlay was killed by a freak wave on Sydney Harbour. Now his former partner, Liz Kemp, and their children face a legal battle over his multimillion-dollar fortune and a trophy home in Centennial Park.

  • by Andrew Hornery
‘I have to live with it’: The people trying to hide from Google
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Web culture

‘I have to live with it’: The people trying to hide from Google

Australians are paying big money to online reputation management experts to manipulate search engines and remove content – but with mixed success.

  • by Andrew Hornery
‘Quite overwhelming’: Tears and trauma as NSW apologises for anti-gay laws

‘Quite overwhelming’: Tears and trauma as NSW apologises for anti-gay laws

“We are sorry,” Premier Chris Minns told a packed public gallery on the eve of the 40th anniversary of the scrapping of homosexual criminalisation.

  • by Andrew Hornery
Rupert Murdoch’s new wife, Elena Zhukova, excited about Australian visit

Rupert Murdoch’s new wife, Elena Zhukova, excited about Australian visit

Those who have met the Russian expat describe her as intelligent and someone “who knows her way around the corridors of extreme wealth and power”.

  • by Andrew Hornery

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