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Yoni BashanMargin Call Editor

Yoni Bashan is the editor of the agenda-setting column Margin Call. He began his career at The Sunday Telegraph and has won multiple awards for crime writing and specialist investigations. In 2014 he was seconded on a year-long exchange to The Wall Street Journal. His non-fiction book The Squad was longlisted for the Walkley Book Award. He was previously The Australian’s NSW political correspondent.

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Peter De Angelis wants to build a new hotel on the site of the dilapidated Fontainebleu motor-inn, at Casula, and will hold a community forum to discuss the matter on the weekend.

Pub baron in court as family faces meltdown

The small matter of a high range drink-driving charge for hotel baron Peter De Angelis is just one of several wrinkles being ironed out by this storied publican family.

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Mario Alexandridis, Steph and Garrett Jandegian’s Bellevue Hill mansion

Sydney power couple raid linked to alleged organised crime target

The emergence on the periphery of a money laundering investigation has raised questions over the provenance of Garrett and Stephanie Jandegian’s staggering wealth.

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA, NewsWire Photos. MAY 4TH, 2023. Grace Tame, advocate for survivors of child sexual abuse, in Adelaide with South Australian Attorney-General Kyam Maher, Greens MLC Tammy Franks and SA-BEST MLC Connie Bonaros. Picture: NCA NewsWire/ Kelly Barnes

Grace Tame’s Nike contract in jeopardy

The sportswear giant has issued a statement outlining its heightened concerns with the former Australian of the year’s rhetoric towards Israel.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 13: Grace Tame attends the Marie Claire Women Of The Year Awards 2024 at Walsh Bay on November 13, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Hanna Lassen/Getty Images)

Questions for Nike over Tame’s attacks on Jews

Sportswear giant Nike might be regretting its brand ambassador deal with Grace Tame given her recent commentary on Jews and Israel.

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**Embargo Daily Telegraph Do not Use without contacting pic desk**Squadron Energy is building Port Kembla Energy, Terminal (PKET) - Australia’s first LNG import, terminal and the only gas import terminal under, construction.

Victoria passes gas project despite discomfort with LNG

When it comes to gas, Victoria is more likely to pass wind projects so it’s a surprise Viva’s LNG importation terminal to bring back what we already produce has got the go-ahead.

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Professor Zlatko Skrbis, vice-chancellor of the Australian Catholic University.

ACU bets the house on foreign students’ fees

ACU Vice Chancellor Zlatko Skrbis is pretty chuffed with his rebalanced budget but dig a little deeper and the heavy reliance on international student fees raises questions of sustainability.

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United Workers Union signs are displayed in the Toowoomba Labour Day March, Saturday, May 3, 2025. Picture: Kevin Farmer

At the UWU, united they stand and exhausted they fall

They’re ferocious holding toxic workplaces to task so what can we make of the burnout and psychological distress among United Workers Union staff, according to an internal survey?

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Clockwise from below left: Nationals leader David Littleproud, Opposition leader Sussan Ley and the mystery bunch of flowers.

Brickbats or bouquets from Nats to Libs?

Is it true love? Or just a troll? Someone sent the Liberal Party a bucket of posies suggesting the two parties should once again hold hands.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 27: NSW Premier Chris Minns speaks during a Labor Party rally at Parramatta Town Hall on April 27, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese unveiled a major new health initiative, promising a $204.5 million investment to launch 1800medicare, a free, nationwide 24/7 health advice and afterhours GP telehealth service. The announcement, part of Labor's broader $8.5 billion commitment to strengthen Medicare and expand bulk billing, comes as the government seeks to improve access to urgent care, boost the number of medical professionals, and ensure that expert health advice is just a phone call away for Australians in every community. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)

Israeli President’s glowing praise for NSW Premier

Isaac Herzog’s warm letter of gratitude to NSW Premier Chris Minns also delivered a finger in the eye to Anthony Albanese.

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Gill McLachlan at the GATHER ROUND 2023 . Fremantle v Gold Coast, Norwood Oval. Picture: Ben Clark

Tabcorp’s ‘future of wagering’ play a long shot

Tabcorp chief executive Gill McLachlan’s grand vision for live sports-betting in pubs and clubs fell at the first fence in Victoria and still has hurdles to jump in NSW.

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