Exit stage left: Packer quits STC board
The billionaire philanthropist is stepping down from the STC board as the company reels from the financial fallout of a pro-Palestine protest by actors.
The billionaire philanthropist is stepping down from the STC board as the company reels from the financial fallout of a pro-Palestine protest by actors.
Serious trouble is setting in for the Sydney Theatre Company as it faces a deepening financial crisis caused by cancelled tickets, subscriptions, and an exodus of donors in the wake of an on-stage pro-Palestine protest.
The knives are out for anyone who backed Simon Kennedy in Scott Morrison’s seat of Cook earlier this month.
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