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Lahra Carey.

Journalist Damon Kitney’s reputation rehab

Clients of spinner (and Kitney employer) Lahra Carey have a curious habit of showing up in the journalist’s softball profiles for “The Australian”.

This Month

Commonwealth Bank chief executive Matt Comyn.

Matt Comyn’s tight arse on CBA deposits

The bank will hike mortgage rates this week while doing the barest of minimums for savers.

HMC Capital’s David Di Pilla.

David Di Pilla needs to find the juice

The famed dealmaker can’t stop his falling share price. He also won’t stop talking about it.

The Australian Club’s grand facade at 110 William Street.

The Australian Club sweats another election

The 148-year-old gentleman’s club keeps finding itself embroiled in nomination spats.

Alesha and Jules Pemberton on Home & Away.

Sanjeev Gupta’s largest creditor makes TV debut

NRW’s Jules Pemberton got a cameo on Home & Away, bought at auction in the days after selling almost $20 million in shares.

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Senator Deborah O’Neill isn’t afraid of taking the big four consulting firms to task.

KPMG’s alleged dirty deeds at odds with CEO’s sermons

Perhaps Andrew Yates can use these latest claims as an “opportunity to learn” how to walk the talk on ethical standards.

Justice Bernard Murphy’s retirement is imminent. Whether his outstanding judgments are too remains to be seen.

Top judge heads towards 1300-day judgment milestone

Justice Bernard Murphy hasn’t filed a decision since early December, but still reckons he will finalise his outstanding cases by his June 30 retirement.

Lachlan and Sarah Murdoch.

Another Murdoch son enters the arena

The fourth generation of the world’s most powerful media family has stepped into the spotlight with the help of Peter V’landys.

Macquarie’s Glenn Stevens had a bigger stake in the Millionaire’s Factory than he realised.

Macquarie’s directors are making the same error, over and over again

The latest board member to fall foul of the ASX’s listing rules is chairman Glenn Stevens himself.

Infragreen’s Declan Sherman.

Ex-Macquarie banker confronts dumb, angry money

Declan Sherman’s Infragreen continues to be plagued by early investors over reply-all.

Lisa Darmanin is already a friend of super.

Industry super’s Mean Girls club

Lobby groups governed by Labor heavyweights such as Wayne Swan, Nicola Roxon and James Merlino aren’t usually associated with bipartisanship.

John Symond caught being the “big boss” in Monaco.

‘Big Boss’ John Symond sighting in Monaco

The founder of Aussie Home Loans was nearly missed in an Instagram compilation of Monaco’s rich and beautiful.

Richard White’s ‘weak ass’ people problem

The WiseTech billionaire might no longer be surrounded by the most A-grade people.

Succession planning is on foot between Jordan and Antony Catalano.

Catalano’s grip over family assets slipping

The disgraced businessman already resigned as executive chairman of Australian Community Media last week. Now, he’s lost his family companies’ directorships too.

The absence of planning approvals doesn’t stop Justin Hemmes.

Justin Hemmes gets Byron Bay’s hesitant blessings

If Antony Catalano had just started building his $28 million Byron Bay compound and asked for permission later, he may have saved himself a lot in legal fees.

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Gary Weiss and Matthew Grounds at Sohn in 2024.

Sohn Hearts and Minds is going to ... Queenstown?

The charity conference run by Barrenjoey’s Matthew Grounds can’t be contained by international borders.

The only jetsetter in Australia not worried about fuel shortages, it seems.

A fuel crisis for everyone but Albanese

Perhaps the Fuel Supply Taskforce can recommend politicians make better use of Zoom.

Kyle Sandilands on Tuesday. His contract has been torn up.

Kyle Sandilands squawks like Alan Jones

The sacked shock jock’s eroding advertising revenue will haunt rival radio executives.

Macquarie’s Ben Perham at the Financial Review’s banking summit this year.

Macquarie’s millionaires factory is for the little guy

The bank’s latest attempt to attack rivals on interest rates, while framing itself alongside battlers, is a bit much.

Slater & Gordon is trying to move past its recent scandals, one appointment at a time.

Slaters calls in ex-Daniel Andrews operative for reputation fix

Georgia Brumby’s former job must be one of the few that would make managing Slaters’ all-staff email scandal last year seem easy in comparison.