Has top cop come up with a clever way to turn a corner?
NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb has lurched from crisis to crisis. But now she’s hand picked a seasoned homicide investigator to set things right.
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Is lucky Luciano ready for a comeback?
High-profile stockpicker Rob Luciano bailed out of the funds management game last year. But now it looks like he’s manoeuvring to make a return.
Ten counts the cost of legal win
Confidential accounts reveal the extent to which the financial performance of Ten is already in decline.
Reviewer’s curious side hustle as Tink’s campaigner
Heidi Richards is the lauded independent reviewer used by the government and Treasury for a secret, internal review. But did they know of the work she’s been doing for Teal MP Kylea Tink?
Greensill rains cash, for some at least
Raking through the embers of Lex Greensill’s collapsed financial empire is proving a lucrative business for administrators Grant Thornton.
Pyne’s people playing both sides
Christopher Pyne is known for signing up a range of clients, but a recent engagement is raising eyebrows.
Secrecy on Callide C disaster continues
Will Queensland taxpayers ever learn the reasons for the 2021 explosion that crippled the Callide C power station? Probably not, if state-owned CS Energy has any say in it.
From internal affairs to infernal silence at ACIC
An inquiry into senior staff of the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission turns its attention to the behaviour of another four workers.
This bloke’s got more hide than a Sumatran rhino
One-time backer turned serial hater John Wylie’s hypocrisy is laid bare in new memo, as Lendlease’s CEO makes a bizarre admission.
Daniel Andrews’ new role: advising his old mates
The former Victorian premier helped ink a deal for a low-budget Vietnamese airline to fly into Victoria. Now, post-politics, he’s doing advisory work for them.
Grace Tame Foundation accounts late … again
For the second year running the organisation has failed to promptly lodge its accounts with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission. Too busy with the paperwork?
Wannabe Westie’s rent crisis in the east
Labor’s millionaire member for Parramatta Andrew Charlton has a $40m property portfolio, but is seeking tenants to fill his empty eastern suburbs abode.
Dishing out Scyne slice to ‘partners’
Allegro bought Scyne for $1 which is bemusing as the PwC spin-off has $9m worth of stock incentives it’s sharing among ‘partners’ to ensure their loyalty.
No Stone unturned in Liberal Party’s accounts
Former NSW Liberal Party director Chris Stone retired last year, so why is he still receiving payments from the party’s management services business?
Gretel Packer in new play in property
Packer’s insatiable desire to invest in real estate has seen her acquire a big stake in property funds manager Aliro Group.
Knock ’em down Lucy Turnbull eyes rebuild
Plans have been lodged with Woollahra Council for a $2.5m development of a two-storey Victorian terrace that’s been in the family for more than 50 years.
Curtains up: Up to 20 STC jobs set to go after Palestine protest
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.
Hey, big Spender’s got $40m
Independent federal MP Allegra Spender has become one of the richest members of the Australian parliament thanks to her late fashion designer mother Carla Zampatti’s will.
Drunken rant from Liberal VP
The knives are out for anyone who backed Simon Kennedy in Scott Morrison’s seat of Cook earlier this month.
Escalante-Horner chat gets F1 tongues wagging
Ferrari sponsor Laurence Escalante was intriguingly deep in discussion with Christian Horner, but the real corporate action was in the Chairman’s Lounge | Who’s who at the GP
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