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Picture of Julie Bishop and Steve Gray on holiday from her social media.

Julie Bishop steps out with new beau at F1 event she won’t attend

The glamour event at the track is also expected to attract some high-profile footballers short of a win lately the night before a big game.

  • Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman

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Dick Smith: “I would be against anyone using this particular accident to stifle the spirit of adventure.”

Submersible’s implosion shouldn’t make Titanic off limits: Dick Smith

One of the country’s best-known adventurers says there’s no need to regulate activities such as diving to the Titanic wreck site.

  • Clancy Yeates

The July 23 Edition

Monique Ryan: From paediatrics to politics | Inside Taronga’s vet hospitals | That time Dick Smith agreed with Pauline Hanson

Entrepreneur Dick Smith on that moment he agreed with Pauline Hanson

The former Australian of the Year discusses how he started a business with $600, why he never entered the political arena – and the one thing better than sex.

  • Benjamin Law
Adventurer, entrepreneur and philanthropist Dick Smith.

‘This is complete madness’: Adrenaline addict Dick Smith confesses all

Wealth has allowed me to indulge in my passion for adventure, but in recent years I’ve been getting rid of most of my toys – the boat, the jet, the holiday house are all gone.

  • Dick Smith
Hayley Baillie plans to rebuild the iconic Southern Ocean Lodge, the boutique resort she owns with husband James, that was destroyed by bushfires in early January.

'There's just nothing left': Iconic tourist site will rebuild as fires threaten premiums

Hayley Baillie believes bushfires and cyclones may render insurance premiums unaffordable for tourism operators.

  • Andrew Taylor
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Entrepreneur and philanthropist Dick Smith wants the United States to drop its attempt to bring Julian Assange to trial over espionage charges.

Dick Smith lobbied US to drop Julian Assange extradition request

Australian businessman Dick Smith personally lobbied the US ambassador to Australia to drop its extradition attempts to bring Julian Assange to trial.

  • Rob Harris
The Australian Geographic store in Westfield Parramatta.

Struggling Co-op textbook seller loses Australian Geographic brand

It is the first time since 1992, when the chain was founded by Dick Smith, that the Australian retail landscape won't include Australian Geographic stores.

  • Nick Bonyhady
The devil was in the detail of the franking tax refund ... and Dick Smith was appalled at the waste of money when he learned he got as much as $500,000 a year back from the taxman.

It's franking ridiculous ... and Dick Smith says so too

A $500,000 tax refund for a millionaire appalled many, but none more than Dick Smith himself.

  • Peter FitzSimons
Entrepreneur and philanthropist Dick Smith said he received about $500,000 in franking credits in a single year.

Generational tax divide is real, but will take years to fix

The message to all politicians is not hard to hear: if Australians have saved their money under the rules you legislated, and you decide you want to change those rules, the onus is on you – not them – to make the case.

  • David Crowe

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