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Blackstone closes in on Crown Resorts as WA government approves takeover of Perth casino

Blackstone is likely to become the new owner of Perth's casino as the WA government approves the US firm's acquisition of Crown Resorts, but Federal Court approval is still required before the takeover can proceed.

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Crown Perth clean-up remains unclear after royal commission report as Blackstone takeover looms

As corporate equity giant Blackstone moves a step closer to its takeover of Crown Resorts, the WA government is keeping its cards close to its chest about how it plans to address money laundering, criminal infiltration and problem gambling at the Perth casino.

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‘Peter was a goldfish in a shark tank’

The girl described as the “most credible” witness in the infamous Christchurch Civic Creche case speaks out for the first time.

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Blackstone Closes In Crown Bid After Australia Approvals: Reuters

Blackstone Inc (NYSE:BX), the investment management company, is likely to take the reigns of Australia’s Crown resorts after the country’s regulators approve the bid, Reuters reported. Crown resorts have been mired in allegations of money laundering, making its investors nervous and eager for an overhaul or ownership transition. The COVID-19 pandemic and…

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NSW gaming regulator finds Blackstone 'suitable' to hold licence for Sydney casino

Corporate equity giant Blackstone is a step closer to its takeover of Crown Resorts after gaming regulators in NSW and Victoria rule it is "suitable" to hold a casino licence.

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Watchdogs approve $8.9b takeover of Crown

Victoria and NSW casino watchdogs have approved Blackstone's $8.9 billion takeover of Crown, but Western Australia still needs to sign off on deal.

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Asda issues warning over law change for sale of fruit and veg

Lord Rose of Monewden said putting the plans into place would also be 'costly'

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Inside the closed kingdom of NZ First

The trial of two men on charges of deception in handling funds raised for the New Zealand First party hears of internal confusion over who was taking donations and who authorised payments

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NZ man freed after 19 years in jail

New Zealand Supreme Court Chief Justice Helen Winklemann has quashed the murder conviction of Alan Hall, freeing the Kiwi after 19 years in prison.

AAP

Delighted Joan (89) awarded BEM for lifelong services to education and music in Perthshire

With decades of playing and teaching behind her, the Bankfoot resident was described by the Crown as “one of the finest Scottish fiddle pianists in recent memory”

Daily Record

Perthshire medical pioneer Barry awarded with MBE in Queen's Honours List

The 62-year-old of Wester Ballindean has been recognised by the Crown for establishing systems and procedures which have “helped to save thousands” of lives

Daily Record

Time to unteach 'race'

From beginning to end, Te Tiriti o Waitangi is a non-racial agreement, writes Dame Anne Salmond, but it has been recast as a partnership between races, and that has provoked racist reactions

Newsroom.co.nz

Sydney news: Strike Force Hawk officers arrest 15 men in Firearm Prohibition Order raids

MORNING BRIEFING: NSW police put new Firearm Prohibition Orders to use in week-long raid operation targeting alleged organised crime figures.

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Eddie Mabo and Gerard Brennan overturned the terra nullius policy and changed Australia forever

As a young reporter, I saw a listing for a case at the High Court of Australia. Few Australians then knew the name Eddie Mabo but I sensed this case may change Australia, says Stan Grant in this extract from his 2022 Mabo Lecture.

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The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 4 June 2022

It may sound like a sickeningly sweet lolly but that hasn't stopped "platinum jubilee" from rolling off a lot of tongues lately. As Britain marks 70 years of Queen Elizabeth II's reign, we ponder what maketh a monarch.

Wales Online

Crown symbol returning to pint glasses as part of government post-Brexit plans

Crown stamp gave customers confidence they were not being sold a short measure of beer

Daily Record

Boris Johnson announces plans to revive imperial measurements in UK supermarkets

The UK Government has also unveiled plans to bring back the Crown symbol on pint glasses.

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Crown could secure licence to open Barangaroo casino despite being found unfit by gaming regulator last year

Crown Resorts is on the verge of securing a licence to finally open its Sydney casino 15 months after being deemed "unfit" by the NSW gaming regulator.

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Boris Johnson announces return to imperial measurements in British shops to mark Jubilee

British shops will be able to sell products in pounds and ounces, while the Crown symbol will replace the EU-wide ‘CE’ marking on glasses, to declare it will adequately measure a pint of beer

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Consultation to review ‘overbearing EU rules’ on imperial measurements

Plans to revisit regulations on the use of imperial measurements in Britain will restore ‘common sense’ to the statute book, the Government said.

AAP

Star conduct could be criminal: inquiry

An inquiry's been told many systems failed at Star Entertainment as a lawyer assisting the probe concluded her argument on the gambling giant's Sydney casino.

Daily Record

Court orders former community councillor who embezzled £130,000 from elderly relatives to pay £52,000

A former Stirling district community councillor who embezzled nearly £130,000 from a frail elderly relative she had invited into her Strathyre home has finally been hit with a court order under the Proceeds of Crime Act. Alice Duncan, 74, once a res

Newcastle Herald

Former NSW minister Ian Macdonald seeks judge-alone trial

The Crown has yet to say whether it will oppose the application for the trial, which relates to a Hunter Valley mining licence.

Manchester Evening News

New ward boundaries for almost every ward in Trafford as new political map announced

The Local Government Boundary Commission has made changes across the borough

ABC News

Chris Dawson murder trial delayed for a week due to prosecutor's COVID-19 diagnosis

The high-profile murder trial of Chris Dawson hits a roadblock as the Crown prosecutor is diagnosed with COVID-19, delaying further evidence from a key witness.

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