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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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Crown’s biggest shareholder is set to be the biggest loser if Victoria finds the casino giant unfit to hold a licence.

Packer’s wealth on a knife edge as Crown becomes biggest gamble on ASX

If Crown loses its Victoria licence, the hit for James Packer would be enormous. Most of his wealth is tied up in his 37 per cent stake in Crown and his lifestyle is funded from the hundreds of millions of dollars it generates.

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Crown Resorts executive chair Helen Coonan giving evidence to Victoria’s royal commission into the casino giant via video link on Thursday.

‘Huge problem for government too’: Crown warned minister on adverse findings

Crown’s Helen Coonan has denied trying to interfere with Victoria’s royal commission into the group when she wrote to the gaming minister to warn findings against its Melbourne casino licence would be a “huge problem for the government too”.

  • Patrick Hatch
Crown shareholders say it should act on bidder interest for the group now.

Investors tell Crown to move now on takeover interest

Crown Resorts faces growing calls from shareholders to start a formal sale process for the wounded casino giant after becoming the subject of a bidding war. 

  • Patrick Hatch
James Packer’s private company says it is open to a takeover of Crown Resorts but will make up its own mind on any deal.

Packer ‘open’ to Crown takeover but will make own call on bid

James Packer has indicated he is open to selling his 37 per cent stake in the casino group Crown Resorts following an $8 billion takeover offer from private equity giant Blackstone.

  • Patrick Hatch
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Crown’s board is busy putting out fires but now needs to contend with $8 billion bid

Will $3b in cash be enough to heal Packer’s bruised reputation?

The smart money was waiting for a proposal from The Star for a merger of the two casino giants but it is James Packer who holds all the cards in who ends up owning the casino group.

  • Elizabeth Knight
The state opposition says Daniel Andrews, pictured here with Crown’s largest shareholder James Packer in 2012, is sweeping the Bergin inquiry findings “under a rug”.

Andrews throws Crown a lifeline disguised as punishment

The Victorian Premier worked the loudhailer on Tuesday to assure the public that he is willing to rip up Crown’s licence if the royal commission finds it unsuitable.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Crown Chairman Helen Coonan remains mum on when he will leave the company

If this is the new transparent Crown, then ‘saviour’ Coonan needs to work miracles

Helen Coonan turned herself inside out attempting to answer questions on whether she is part of Crown’s problem rather than its solution.

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Harold Mitchell giving evidence during the Bergin Inquiry last year.

Under-fire director Harold Mitchell to lead the search for new Crown board members

Casino giant Crown Resorts’ search for new board members is being led by Harold Mitchell who himself is under pressure to resign.

  • Patrick Hatch and Anne Hyland

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