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The picture Tyson Scholz posted in August.

Thirsty like the wolf: Bankrupt finfluencer enjoys bubbles in Dubai

Self-proclaimed “ASX wolf” Tyson Scholz’s latest online antics might attract the interest of the authorities in the United Arab Emirates.

  • Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman

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Health Minister Mark Butler and Professor Jane Halton.

Australia facing mRNA vaccine shortfall in global race for latest jabs

Australia risks being at the back of the global queue for variant-specific COVID-19 vaccines, with the government yet to strike a deal with Moderna for supply next year.

  • Dana Daniel
Prime Minister Scott Morrison will take a plan for more free rapid antigen kits to national cabinet.

Chronic rapid test shortage to continue for days as PM offers states more free kits

Australia’s chronic shortage of rapid antigen tests will continue for up to a week as Prime Minister Scott Morrison prepares a plan to give states and territories more free kits.

  • Rachel Clun
Jane Halton says a new WHO treaty could be used to resolve the vaccine patent dispute.

New WHO treaty must resolve vaccine patent stand-off: Halton

Former health department secretary Jane Halton says a stoush over patent waivers sought by developing nations is holding up efforts to vaccinate the world.

  • Dana Daniel
Jane Halton said the quarantine system was generally working well but needed to continue to evolve.

How Jane Halton’s ‘habit of running towards the fire’ has defined her corporate career

Veteran public servant turned ANZ and Crown board director Jane Halton is no stranger to controversy.

  • Charlotte Grieve
Former Telstra CEO Ziggy Switkowski has been appointed to the Westpac review panel.

Ziggy Switkowski to replace Coonan as Crown chair

Crisis-stricken casino giant Crown Resorts has appointed former Telstra boss Ziggy Switkowski as its next chairman to replace Helen Coonan, who will resign from the company on Friday.

  • Patrick Hatch
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Jane Halton retired from the public service to sit on several high powered corporate boards.

Hotel quarantine reviewer appointed to steady Australia’s $90 billion submarine build

Concerns about schedule slippages and cost blowouts prompted officials to look at alternatives to the strategically important project, but the French contractor is hoping to mend fences.

  • Nick Bonyhady
WA’s hotel quarantine system is headed for an overhaul.

We’re stuck with quarantine hotels. But can we fix the breaches?

Quarantine hotels have been described as “coronavirus distribution centres” that cause massive lockdowns instead of keeping Australia safe. But who is responsible for fixing it?

  • David Crowe
A relative of a person who died of COVID-19 is consoled by another during cremation in Jammu, India, on Sunday.

Bring them home: why we can’t leave Australians stranded in India

It may be too late, when flights resume, for the most vulnerable Australian citizens and residents stranded amid India’s pandemic crisis.

  • Regina Jefferies and Jane McAdam
Thousands of Australians will not make it back to Australia by the end of the year.

Why Australians are still waiting to come home

National cabinet has been a success in saving Australia from the worst of the pandemic. But it has failed the thousands of Australians stranded overseas.

  • Anthony Galloway

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