James Packer’s quiet reshuffle reveals some surprise departures
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James Packer’s quiet reshuffle reveals some surprise departures

Reclusive billionaire James Packer has embarked on a significant downsize of his inner circle,including former right-hand man Ben Tilley.

  • byAndrew Hornery

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Crown Sydney to cut 180 jobs as visitor numbers drop
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Crown Sydney to cut 180 jobs as visitor numbers drop

Crown Resorts has been forced to reduce the hours of operation of its Sydney casino just two months after it was forced to close one of its gaming floors.

  • byAmelia McGuire
Perth lawyer’s tragic final social media post before Crown Towers horror
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Perth lawyer’s tragic final social media post before Crown Towers horror

Homicide squad detectives were called in after emergency services rushed to the luxury hotel just before midday to find Alice McShera with severe head injuries.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt andHolly Thompson
Struggling Crown seeks rewrite of $1 billion NSW tax contract
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Struggling Crown seeks rewrite of $1 billion NSW tax contract

Crown Sydney wants to renegotiate the 2013 agreement in which it promised to pay $1 billion in gaming taxes over 15 years,citing economic and regulatory changes.

  • byMichael Koziol
Crown Resorts posts $199m loss as $3b expense bill wipes out profits

Crown Resorts posts $199m loss as $3b expense bill wipes out profits

The casino giant’s profits have been wiped out for the third year in a row,but it’s a significant improvement on its near $1 billion loss in 2022.

  • byAmelia McGuire
Catherine King sponsored Qantas employee’s parliamentary pass

Catherine King sponsored Qantas employee’s parliamentary pass

The Transport Minister was one of six parliamentarians to sign off on access to Parliament House for an employee of the national carrier.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell
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Mary Poppins at Crown Perth is a mesmerising and magical spectacle

Mary Poppins at Crown Perth is a mesmerising and magical spectacle

Clever set design,flawless performances,captivating music and an ending everyone wanted but never thought they’d get – Mary Poppins taking off above the audience with her umbrella and bag full of magic.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Past sins haunt Crown’s bid to win high rollers back
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Past sins haunt Crown’s bid to win high rollers back

The casino wants the big punters to return. But the scars from past scandals still haven’t healed.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell
Crown waiter claims high-roller smoke caused his lung cancer

Crown waiter claims high-roller smoke caused his lung cancer

A Crown casino waiter,who claims he was exposed to second-hand tobacco smoke in the high-roller Mahogany Room,is suing the gambling giant after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer.

  • byCameron Houston
Crown Sydney closes gaming floor,axes 95 jobs as high rollers stay away
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Crown Sydney closes gaming floor,axes 95 jobs as high rollers stay away

Crown Resorts will close one of the two VIP gaming floors in its new Sydney casino,just one year after it was opened.

  • byAmelia McGuire
Crown to launch digital self-exclusion scheme for casinos

Crown to launch digital self-exclusion scheme for casinos

Crown Resorts will make it easier for problem gamblers to self-exclude from its casinos,as part of a broader overhaul of the group’s approach to harm minimisation.

  • byAmelia McGuire