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Scott Morrison is running out of friends

Morrison joins advisory board of Rupert Murdoch-backed think tank

Friendless at home, the former PM looks to Washington DC.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell

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Martin Pakula is now a non-executive director at Helloworld.

Hello Martin: Pakula takes off with Helloworld

The former Victorian state Labor tourism minister joins Helloworld as a non-executive director.

  • Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
Hamish Bowman booked through Member Benefits Australia but the booking was actually held with a Helloworld franchise.

The Australians still chasing tens of thousands for trips cancelled amid pandemic

One man lost the $37,250 he spent on a last-chance family trip to France; his ageing father is now less mobile and the opportunity has passed.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Helloworld chief executive officer Andrew Burnes asked staff to accept lower pay.

Labor goes on attack after travel firm’s pay cut proposal

Helloworld has been hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic, prompting its chief executive, a former treasurer of the Liberal Party, to write to some staff asking them to agree to temporarily lower pay.

  • Nick Bonyhady
Illustration by Drew Aitken.

'Most significant crisis in the history of travel': where to now for tourism?

The coronavirus has torpedoed the world economy, with travel both a vector for – and a victim of – an historic event that appears to have no end in sight.

  • Brook Turner
The ASX suffered its worst day in more than a decade.

Banks take beating as ASX slides to 13-month low

The local bourse has dived into bear market territory, after another volatile session wiped a further $64 billion in value from the benchmark index.

  • Lucy Battersby and David Scutt
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Webjet managing director John Guscic has cut his pay by 20 per cent and will forgo any bonus this year as part of cost cutting efforts.

Webjet and Helloworld pull guidance and cut costs as virus toll grows

Travel groups Webjet and Helloworld say the growing impact of the coronavirus is making it impossible to offer any financial visibility their respective businesses. 

  • Colin Kruger
Mathias Cormann.

Suspected whistleblowers targeted by police in Helloworld travel scandal

Victoria Police are looking into people they believe might be whistleblowers after travel company Helloworld's interactions with a federal politician embarrassed the government.

  • Nick McKenzie and Richard Baker
Liberal Party federal treasurer Andrew Burnes

Helloworld chief made $200,000 donation to Liberal Party during government tender

Travel boss Andrew Burnes, who is the Liberal Party's treasurer, also spent $120,000 on tickets at one event.

  • Patrick Begley
Businessman Andrew Burnes and his friend, Australian ambassador to the US, Joe Hockey.

'I have spoken with Joe today': how the evidence contradicts Liberal fundraiser over Helloworld

Helloworld CEO Andrew Burnes denied in February that he had contacted Australian US ambassador Joe Hockey over a pitch for work. New emails suggest he's wrong.

  • Nick McKenzie and Michael Bachelard

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