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‘Just try me’: The text messages that sparked News24’s on-air clash

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Sydney’s classic Roseville Cinema will stay open and independent after $8m sale

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Sydney’s classic Roseville Cinema will stay open and independent after $8m sale

The brothers behind Queensland-based picture theatre business Five Star Cinemas purchased the historic venue.

One of Melbourne’s most lucrative pokie pubs has a $60m plus price tag

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The oil market should brace for a forever stalemate in Iran

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Consumers are mincemeat, but the RBA keeps raising the heat

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Rich surface samples open new silver frontier for Patriot in Peru

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