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Fiona Byrne

Fiona Byrne

Fiona Byrne is the CBD columnist for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.

Nick Bolton and Antony Catalano.

Antony Catalano notches a minor win over ally-turned-enemy Nick Bolton

The former Domain CEO has been handed a minor procedural win in his long-running battle with his former friend and corporate raider, Nick Bolton.

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Rebekah Brown, the interim vice chancellor of Australian National University.

Rebekah Brown’s $165,000 plan to restore embattled ANU’s reputation

The Australian National University’s interim vice chancellor has signed off on a proposal for “crisis communications” and “reputation management” with a PR company.

  • John Buckley and Fiona Byrne
Kyle Sandilands spoke about his future on radio during an appearance on Australian Idol

Push to dump Kyle Sandilands from Seven’s Idol

The activist group Mad F---ing Witches has set its sights on the Seven Network’s advertisers in a push to get Sandilands dumped from Australian Idol.

  • John Buckley and Fiona Byrne
Antony Catalano is a key investor Australian Community Media.

Antony Catalano and Alex Waislitz’s media ventures are burning millions

Chatter in media circles over a possible sale of Australian Community Media went into overdrive last month. Now we have a better understanding of why.

  • John Buckley and Fiona Byrne
Andrew Forrest at Sydney airport in January 2021 boarding the Fortescue Metals private jet to fly back to Perth.

Twiggy Forrest takes his updated private jet for a blast to Africa

The Australian climate change messiah used his Fortescue private jet for a recent trip to Africa after getting the aircraft fitted with a new engine.

  • John Buckley and Fiona Byrne
SMH Kyle Sandilands leaving the Federal Court for the start of Kyle Sandilands v ARN on Friday.

From Vaucluse to Copacabana: Kyle Sandilands has four mortgages to pay

After emerging from court on Friday, the media personality mentioned he has home loans, just like everyone else. Turns out there are four.

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Perri Cutten was an Australian fashion legend.

Will fight over $23m estate of fashion great Perri Cutten

The celebrated designer’s longtime partner has launched court action claiming he was not adequately provided for in Cutten’s will.

  • Fiona Byrne
Minister for Indigenous Australians Malarndirri McCarthy.

Labor offers corporates access to Senator McCarthy for $4000 a head

The afternoon tea with Malarndirri McCarthy at the Labor Business Forum is the latest attempt by the ALP to raise funds.

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Michele Bullock and Yamba.

RBA governor spent $2m on coastal home – on same day as rate rise

Michele Bullock settled on a new four-bedroom home on the north coast of NSW on March 17, the day the Reserve Bank lifted the official cash rate.

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Mario Terzini has started hosting dinners for $130 per person (plus drinks) at a homeless shelter in Rushcutters Bay.

Icebergs founder Maurice Terzini cooks up his salvation tour

It was only last year that the Icebergs founder was forced out of his own restaurant. Now it looks like he has booked the first stop on his redemption voyage.

  • John Buckley and Fiona Byrne