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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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A legal battle over payments for PepsiCo’s drink concentrates - and whether it included intellectual property - will have implications for taxes on US tech giants.

‘Dead end’ for ATO on big tech billions after Pepsi test case failure

The tax office has yet to concede defeat on a levy that drew the ire of US President Donald Trump despite a resounding courtroom loss this month.

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Adnyamathanha elder Charlie Jackson has called for transparency around native title mining royalties for more than a decade.

Mystery millions and families torn apart: Inside a years-long fight to find the truth

For years, details around the millions of dollars in mining royalties paid to the Adnyamathanha people were shrouded in secrecy. Now they want answers.

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Gisele Kapterian (left) and Nicolette Boele.

Every voter’s squiggle counts: why Bradfield court battle could drag on for months

The Liberal court challenge will come down to pencil strokes - and what voters apparently intended by them. Was a 5 really an 8, and was that squiggle actually a 7?

  • Anne Twomey
Premier Jacinta Allan with LA Rams mascot Rampage at the MCG in February.

A peek in premier’s diary reveals those in the room for Rams, AFL clash talks

Jacinta Allan insists all will be well come next year’s NFL game. Meanwhile, there are meetings to attend, or at least dial into.

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Former High Court judge Dyson Heydon has published a book on the law of contract.

I was among this disgraced judge’s victims. Attempts to honour him are an insult

The former High Court judge Dyson Heydon is being rehabilitated in some parts of the legal profession. It’s galling.

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Former CFMEU Queensland secretary Michael Ravbar led the move against the government’s intervention into the union.

CFMEU purge looms after former bosses’ court defeat

The construction union’s administrator is preparing to remove officials accused of violence, underworld links or maintaining secret ties to ousted CFMEU bosses.

  • Nick McKenzie and Olivia Ireland
Eddie Obeid (left), Ian Macdonald and Moses Obeid (right).

High Court to hear Obeid, Macdonald appeal over coal licence convictions

The nation’s highest court will examine the convictions of NSW Labor powerbroker Eddie Obeid, his son Moses, and his former ministerial ally, Ian Macdonald.

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Rob Stary, pictured in 2015, has joined Barns and others in advising the students.

‘Sucker for a good cause’: Melbourne legal legends sign up for Palestinian student activists

Two students expelled from the University of Melbourne over their pro-Palestine protests were given 30 days to appeal. Their plight has already attracted some legal heavyweights.

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Former Liberal MP Wyatt Roy celebrating Saudi National Flag Day.

Ex-Lib MP living his best life and flying the flag in Saudi Arabia

Wyatt Roy’s new Saudi job has placed him at the centre of the geopolitical universe, including in the room when Donald Trump was in Riyadh at an investment forum this week.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman