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Guardian editor-in-chief Katharine Viner is presiding over major change in the publication’s Australian edition.

The Guardian’s razor gang gets cutting

The cartoonist behind First Dog on the Moon, which has been a pillar of the publication for more than a decade, has been put on rolling six-month contracts.

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Composite Gina Rinehart, John Hancock and Rita Panahi

‘Did Gina also pay for the flights?’ John Hancock on Rinehart’s PR songbook

The billionaire mining mogul’s estranged son copped a spray from Sky News host Rita Panahi over his lifestyle. Now he’s responding.

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Rita Panahi’s birthday bash came with an unusual cake.

Caviar, missiles and Mar-a-Lago: Inside Panahi’s birthday bash

The Sky News provocateur has learnt to stop worrying and love the bomb – along with some offensive language – after her 50th birthday party.

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Kyle Sandilands at home in Vaucluse.

‘Scared to speak?’: Kyle’s on-air warning before tirade at Jackie

The radio host’s decision to berate his colleague so severely she broke their 27-year partnership has gone down in history. But that wasn’t all he said in their final broadcast.

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Guardian Australia editor Lenore Taylor.

How the Guardian’s editor upended a ‘royal’ visit

Global Guardian boss Katharine Viner was due to arrive in Australia next week for one of her tours to the outlet’s Australian outpost, but that was changed in a hurry.

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