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Patrick Durkin @patrickdurkin

Melbourne Bureau Chief @financialreview BOSS Deputy Editor email: pdurkin@afr.com Open DMs Mobile: 0401226780

Joined May 2009
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Into the history books you go, Nestory Irankunda šŸ‘šŸ¤© Just 20 years of age šŸ˜± #Socceroos #FIFAWorldCup
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CommBank Socceroos
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Hang it in the Louvre. Immediately šŸ–¼ļø #Socceroos #FIFAWorldCup
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Jun 14
3 ANGLES of absolute Fed Square pandemonium! šŸ¤ÆšŸŽ¬ Youā€™ve seen the goal, now look what it did to the heart of Melbourne! šŸ† #FIFAWorldCup | June 12 - July 20 | Every Match on SBS šŸ“ŗ
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The power of football to unite a nation āš½šŸ’ššŸ’› Incredible scenes at Federation Square šŸ‡¦šŸ‡ŗ #Socceroos #FIFAWorldCup
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Can the man who stood up to Daniel Andrews save Victorian Labor? afr.com/politics/can-the-manā€¦

Can the man who stood up to Daniel Andrews save Victorian Labor?

Labor MPs say Ben Carroll is ā€œready to goā€, in the clearest indication that he is serious about nominating as a candidate in the event of a leadership spill.Ā 

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Four geopolitical scenarios being war gamed by top boards: afr.com/work-and-careers/worā€¦

Four geopolitical scenarios being war gamed by top boards

Global regulators areĀ forcing boards to better prepare for big geopolitical shocks in new rules that are expected to hit our shores later this year.

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Ben Carroll keeps door ajar to challenge Jacinta Allan #vicpol #springst #auspol afr.com/politics/federal/carā€¦

Carroll keeps door ajar to challenge Jacinta Allan

Victoriaā€™s Deputy Premier Ben Carroll has played down speculation about an imminent challenge against the Labor leader.

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AusFootHQ
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May 30
šŸŒŸšŸ‡¦šŸ‡ŗ Cristian Volpato (22) - 25/26 šŸ’ššŸ’›āš”ļø
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Billionaire backer and former president of the Essendon Football Club, Paul Little, is among a group of powerful supporters behind a push to reinstall champion James Hird as the beleaguered teamā€™s coach for a third time: afr.com/companies/sport/prodā€¦

Prodigal son: Why Essendon canā€™t move past club great James Hird

Is the former premiership champion the prodigal son who can resurrect the broken club, or a golden child who fell from grace and is destined for another false dawn?

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ā€˜Do the hard yardsā€™: ex-Vic public service boss Helen Silver and her budget repair warning: afr.com/work-and-careers/worā€¦

ā€˜Do the hard yardsā€™: ex-Vic public service bossā€™ budget repair warning

Helen Silver, the long-time public servant who reviewed Victoriaā€™s bloated workforce, singles out the overlap between governments as an area for more savings.

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AFL star set to make more money from one game than he earns in a year: afr.com/companies/sport/how-ā€¦

AFL star set to make more money from one game than he earns in a year

The windfall that Collingwood legend Scott Pendlebury will reap from playing a record-breaking 433 AFL games may offset some financial trouble elsewhere.

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Cate Sayers wants public vindication over lewd photo scandal: afr.com/companies/professionā€¦

Cate Sayers wants public vindication over lewd photo scandal

Lawyers for Luke Sayers argue that if the matter is heard in open court, the publicity will be ā€œsalacious ā€¦ and dripping with schadenfreudeā€.

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Shout out to all the mums including @Louisedavidson @ACSI_ESG who co-founded the @MDC_walk_run - who deserve to be spoilt this weekend, whatever you can afford! afr.com/policy/economy/what-ā€¦

What happens on Motherā€™s Day when times are tight

Some mums tell their children all they want on the day is a hug and a cup of tea in bed. The cost-of-living crunch may make this the year their children deliver.

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May 8
Sir David Attenborough arrived at Royal Albert Hall for his 100th Birthday Celebrations šŸŽˆ šŸ“¹ At Horse Guards
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In Burwood where the PM is tipping another $3.8 billion into Melbourneā€™s controversial Suburban Rail Loop: afr.com/politics/federal/labā€¦
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A pause on the hiring of all back-office public sector roles will save the stateā€™s taxpayers $22 billion over the next decade, Vic Opposition Leader Jess Wilson says: afr.com/policy/economy/victoā€¦

Victorian Liberalsā€™ $22b plan to freeze public servant jobs

A pause on the hiring of all back-office public sector roles will save the stateā€™s taxpayers $22 billion over the next decade, Opposition Leader Jess Wilson says.

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PM will tomorrow give another $3.8b to Jacinta Allanā€™s Suburban Rail Loop: afr.com/politics/federal/labā€¦

Labor gives another $3.8b to rail loop days after canning Inland Rail

The extra Suburban Rail Loop funding doubles as a pre-election sweetener for Victorian Labor and takes the federal contribution to $6 billion.

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Costello warns debt in Victoria is ā€˜a fully blown diseaseā€™: afr.com/policy/economy/costeā€¦

Debt in Victoria is ā€˜a fully blown diseaseā€™, warns Costello

Former federal treasurer Peter Costello says the $200 billion debt pile revealed in Victorian Laborā€™s budget this week threatens the future of the state.

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Geoff Wilson
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May 5
Laborā€™s CGT slaughter of the young coming in next weekā€™s budget by @JEChalmers $10k at 15% pa for 50 years = $10.84 million lifeā€™s work. Their inflation-indexed raid? Government seizes $5.23M in tax or double the current tax. This isnā€™t reform. Itā€™s theft from every aspirational Australian under 40 trying to get ahead. Chalmers is burning the ladder while the boomers are at the top. #BudgetTheft2026 @AlboMP
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Jacinta Allan is putting a lot of faith in Donald Trump, risk analysis buried deep in todayā€™s budget shows: afr.com/policy/economy/victoā€¦

Victoria is putting a lot of faith in Trump, a budget analysis shows

A risk analysis included in Tuesdayā€™s state budget reveals that the forecast operating surplus is predicated on Donald Trump quickly ending the Iran conflict.

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