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10/11/2016: Chris Kelaher, chief executive of IOOF, a wealth management and personal finance company which is expanding and catering to growing need for wealth and superannuation advice. Hollie Adams/The Australian

Fee hikes spark rebellion

One of the nation’s biggest superannuation funds has backed away from a raft of steep fee hikes after advisers rebelled.

ANTHONY KLAN

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TEACHERS-PET 14/04/2018: (L-R) Greg Simms is the brother of Lyn Dawson. Pics to go with upcoming Hedley Thomas podcast on the disappearance of Lyn (formerly Lyn Simms) in 1982. Her husband at the time was Chris Dawson, a former Rugby League player. Hollie Adams/The Australian

‘Too trusting’: Lyn’s family lets rip

Lyn Dawson’s furious relatives demand explanation for why police sat on damning evidence involving her husband.

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Minister Rob Stokes speaks at a press conference about the unveiling of a revolutionary new Ôpop up schoolÕ solution to house Ultimo Public School students while their former school site is redeveloped into a new cutting edge educational facility. Pic Jenny Evans

Minister ‘amazed’ no charges laid

NSW Education Minister Rob Stokes has expressed amazement that no charges have been laid over the murder of Lyn Dawson.

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TEACHERS-PET 12/4/18: Sue Strath at Collaroy in Sydney's north. She was a friend of of Lyn Dawson who disappeared in 1982. Pic to go with upcoming Hedley Thomas podcast. John Feder/The Australian.

From archives, a cry for justice

A formal complaint from a friend of Lyn Dawson has been discovered in a sealed file in NSW archives | PODCAST

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Chris and Paul Dawson appearing in an advertisement in the early 80's. NOTE: It is not know which is Paul and which is Chris in this picture.

Dawson case ‘overwhelming’

A criminal defence lawyer says the case against Chris Dawson over the suspected murder of his wife is “almost overwhelming”.

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11/04/2018: *TEACHERS-PET* Pic to go with Hedley Thomas podcast on the disappearance of Lyn Dawson in 1982. David Clark who was a teacher at Cromer High School where Lyn's husband Chris Dawson worked. Hollie Adams/The Australian

PE class ‘dropped Dawson in it’

A class of special needs students told Chris Dawson’s replacement what they saw, as more teachers come forward to blow the lid.

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Undated copy pic of Lynette (Lyn) Dawson in on her wedding day. Dawson has been missing since 1982 with the coroner ruling she had been murdered by a 'known person' in 2003.

Public call for murder trial

A public campaign is mounting for prosecutors to take to trial the suspected murder of Sydney mother Lyn Dawson | LISTEN

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ABC program Chequerboard - Heckle And Jeckle Bib And Bub. Featuring an interview with Chris and Paul Dawson and their partners - Lynette Dawson was Chris' wife.

‘Everyone has to start delivering’

Ben Fordham has called on the public to lobby the DPP to examine fresh evidence about the disappearance of Lyn Dawson.

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SUNDAY TELEGRAPH SPECIAL. Disappearance of Lyn (Lynette) Dawson. 35 years since Lyn went missing from her home in Bayview on Sydney's Northern Beaches. Her husband Chris Dawson was the main suspect however no one has ever charged in relation to her presumed death. Lyn (Lynette Joy) Dawson 20.11.76

All well until babysitter appeared

When Sydney mother Lyn Dawson went missing, her friend Robyn Warren thought Lyn’s husband Chris would be in a ‘dither’.

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Fay and Mark Leveson leaving Glebe Coroners Court this afternoon.

Levesons seek justice for Lynette

The parents of Matthew Leveson are calling on prosecutors to reopen the case of Lynette Dawson.

JACKSON HEWETT

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The Teacher's Pet series from The Australian. Photo: The Australian

Teacher’s Pet hits million mark

The Teacher’s Pet, The Australian’s podcast investigation, has soared past one million downloads since launching six weeks ago.

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**TEACHERS-PET**20/06/2018: Artist Kristin Hardiman was commissioned to paint a sketch of Lyn Dawson's daughters back in the 80's. On completing the painting but after Lyn Dawson disappeared she called the family home and encountered an abrupt Chris Dawson who told her "Lynette has gone away and she doesn't want them anymore". Hollie Adams/The Australian

Proof Lyn ‘wouldn’t have walked’

Far from being distressed over the apparent disappearance of his wife, Chris Dawson “was ecstatic” says ex-teen lover.

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20/06/2018: Michelle Walsh outside her old school, Northern Beaches Secondary College, formerly called Cromer High. Michelle has come forward with an interesting account of an encounter with one of Chris Dawson's school teacher colleagues. It has led to fresh interview being taken as evidence by detective's re-examining the case.Pic by James Croucher

Everyone talked but few listened

A former deputy principal suspected soon after Lyn Dawson went missing that her husband was responsible for her disappearance | LISTEN

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Undated copy pic of Lynette Dawson with husband Chris and daughter Shanelle. Lynette disappeared 01/1982 and her husband is suspected of her murder.

Stories clash over disappearance

Glaring contradictions between two statements given to police about Lyn Dawson’s disappearance were not acted on by officers.

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Palmer tries an old party trick

Clive Palmer has again announced plans for a United Australia Party to bring the nation together.

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A recent picture of identical twins Chris (LEFT) and Paul Dawson

Long-lost document exposes lies

Chris Dawson’s lies about his missing wife, Lyn, are laid bare in a handwritten statement lost for more than 20 years | LISTEN

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TEACHERS-PET..16/5/18: Annette Leary at Warriewood on Sydney's northern beaches, she was one of Lyn Dawson's friends who went missing in1982. Her husband at the time was Chris Dawson, a former Rugby League player. To go with upcoming Hedley Thomas podcast on the disappearance of Lyn Dawson. John Feder/The Australian.

‘Regrets’ over not calling cops

Friends of Lyn Dawson are struggling with feelings of regret that they did not go to police as soon as she vanished 26 years ago.

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31/05/2018: Bev McNally outside her work in Cromer, Northern Sydney. Pic by James Croucher

Police quiz witness to ‘violence’

Detectives will speak a woman who reported seeing murder suspect Chris Dawson’s physical abuse of his missing wife Lyn.

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ABC program Chequerboard - Heckle And Jeckle Bib And Bub. Featuring an interview with Chris (Right) and Paul Dawson and their partners - Lynette Dawson was Chris' wife.

Twins had ‘birthday sex’ with girl

A ‘pack’ of teachers were having sex with Cromer High students when murder suspect Chris Dawson taught there.

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TEACHERS PET...8/6/18: Renee Simms - the niece of missing Sydney woman Lyn Dawson at her home in Neutral Bay, Sydney. John Feder/The Australian.

Leave dad alone: daughter

The youngest daughter of Chris and Lyn Dawson insists her father is the victim of a “witch hunt”.

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