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Sydney Uni’s new gambling research centre funded by gambling companies
The university’s new research centre is bankrolled by the International Centre for Responsible Gambling, funded by some of Las Vegas’ biggest casino operators.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and David Estcourt
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After Senate roasting, Deloitte boss skips NSW parliamentary inquiry
After admitting last month he was paid too much, Deloitte chief executive Adam Powick has decided to sit out a NSW inquiry into consulting services.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and David Estcourt
Barnaby Joyce watches wrong Matildas v France game
The former deputy prime minister accidentally watched a pre-tournament friendly, missing the dramatic penalty shoot-out on Saturday night.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and David Estcourt
Pollies get swept away by Matilda Mania
The vibes after the Tillies’ quarter-final win over France were so good that even Emmanuel Macron started liking Australia again.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and David Estcourt
Qantas boss Alan Joyce’s failure to launch after Canberra tour
Joyce experienced a frustration familiar to the great unwashed – he was forced to wait around for his plane to take off on Thursday.
- by Megan Gorrey and Patrick Hatch
Former NSW premier Bob Carr tees off on Sydney golf course
NSW’s longest-serving premier is reigniting the squabble over prized green space in the city’s densely populated eastern suburbs.
- by Megan Gorrey and Patrick Hatch
What Rob Stokes did next ... ex-minister’s new role combines twin passions
Former NSW government minister Rob Stokes has been a man of leisure since he left politics. Now he has his sights set on an unusual fix to the housing crisis.
- by Megan Gorrey and Patrick Hatch
Teachers Federation comrade-in-chief Angelo Gavrielatos to step down
After years of campaigning and midway through an intense pay row with his Labor allies, Gavrielatos is finally ready to retire.
- by Jordan Baker and Patrick Hatch
Sportsbet boss no-show after spot of Barni
After the week he had, the odds of Sportsbet chief executive Barni Evans showing up at the Darwin Turf Club gala ball were slim.
- by Jordan Baker and Patrick Hatch
Cate Blanchett no longer Lady Marmalade as star unloads $800,000 artwork
The artwork by sculptor Rosalie Gascoigne will be auctioned after spending the past two decades at Blanchett’s Sydney and UK residences.
- by Angus Dalton and Simone Fox Koob
Dear diary: What the government’s first meetings reveal about power in NSW
In the government’s first few weeks, newly minted ministers met with newspapers, TV, Ray Hadley and billionaire nonagenarians.
- by Angus Dalton and Simone Fox Koob