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All the major supermarket chains are accused of taking unauthorised deductions from suppliers’ invoices but Woolworths is the only one so far vowing to investigate the complaints, and hearings will begin in the Senate today on Australia’s freedom of information (FOI) regime.

Satirical sketches axed due to ‘tight budgetary environment’. Plus: ABC managing director David Anderson gains another term

After three wet years, Australia has hot, dry and fuel-rich conditions to take it into the upcoming bushfire season.

It’s time for the prime minister to frighten the horses and the population, say Crikey readers. The world is on fire.

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Fox Media chief executive pays costs on condition that almost $600,000 in crowdfunding raised by Crikey will be donated to press freedom group

The Fox News CEO sets condition that Private Media donates all GoFundMe donations to the Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom.

David Collard is an Australian PwC veteran and New York-based businessman facing investigations in both countries. As tax officials swarm his offices, Crikey wonders: what happened to Collard’s charities?

Anthony Albanese defends organising an internship with PwC for his son Nathan when he was opposition leader, and Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick tells BHP it will lose its mining leases if it follows through with its threat to no longer invest ‘in any further growth’ in the state.