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Sarah Witty, the member for Melbourne, delivers her maiden speech at Parliament House.

The property portfolio of the Labor MP who turfed Adam Bandt

Sarah Witty, the Labor MP who turfed out former Greens leader Adam Bandt in the seat of Melbourne, is a bona fide property mogul, owning three investment properties.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman

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Choclatine has lost its kosher status.

Just not kosher: beloved cafe loses accreditation after rabbi raid

A popular Caulfield North cafe says they are the victims of “a fair bit of politics” after they gave up their kosher certification in a squabble with the official accreditation agency.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
TV host Anh Do with surgeon Munjed Al Muderis on season three of Anh’s Brush with Fame.

ABC’s brush with bad timing in screening Al Muderis rerun

Australians have to look beyond the ABC for coverage of the year’s biggest defamation trial. They get broad brush strokes instead.

  • Madeleine Heffernan and Matt Wade
The MATRIA installation at the Royal Exhibition Building.

Like being inside your mother’s womb: Melbourne’s new choose-your-own-adventure artwork

Melbourne’s Now or Never festival kicks off on Thursday with a giant pink inflatable installation covering half of the inside of the heritage-listed Royal Exhibition Building.

  • Gemma Grant and Anthony Segaert
Tolga Kumova (right) leaves court after winning his defamation claim, with Gilbert & Tobin solicitor Rebecca Dunn and public relations adviser Mark Hawthorne.

For a lucky few, it’s a case of profit down and bonus up

Why one of 23 guests at the government’s economic reform roundtable is short a couple of mill this year.

  • Madeleine Heffernan and Kishor Napier-Raman
The RSL is open to selling off its pokies venues.

RSL open to putting pokies in the sale starter’s gate

Melbourne’s big racing bodies could add the RSL’s pokies to their stable.

  • Madeleine Heffernan and Kishor Napier-Raman
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ANU chancellor Julie Bishop and vice chancellor Professor Genevieve Bell in 2022.

ANU spent big on crisis PR before Julie Bishop bullying allegations

The university hired a reputation management firm after announcing a controversial restructure that has left staff fuming.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman
RTBU State Secretary Luba Grigorovitch.

Point of order! CFMEU on the lips in Victorian parliament

When Liberal MP Michael O’Brien picked at the old scab of the CFMEU in parliament this week, an old union ally leapt to their defence.

  • Gemma Grant and Kishor Napier-Raman
Surgeon Munjed Al Muderis lost his defamation case against 60 Minutes, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.

Al Muderis spent $19,000 on media advice he ignored

Launching, and losing, a defamation action is a very costly exercise. Just ask disgraced orthopaedic surgeon Munjed Al Muderis.

  • Madeleine Heffernan and Kishor Napier-Raman
Premier Jacinta Allan and Minister for Consumer Affairs Nick Staikos.

Report from last term of government not relevant, says 11-year-old government

Those priced out of housing told not to get hung up over under-wraps underquoting report.

  • Madeleine Heffernan and Kishor Napier-Raman