Trevor Kennedy was the man who wrote the news and became the news

Trevor Kennedy was the man who wrote the news and became the news

Journalist turned businessman Trevor Kennedy had an eye for a deal and a habit of leaving a “bigger than life” impression on those he met.

  • byTim Boreham andCarolyn Cummins

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Kangaroos and curios in Kennedy's improbable collection

Kangaroos and curios in Kennedy's improbable collection

A week out from the auction,museums and institutions are sizing up significant relics in Trevor Kennedy's 1300-lot collection of Australiana. But it's auctioneer says there's another type of buyer in the ranks.

  • bySamantha Hutchinson
There's a chair in there and it's rare as well:Speakers say we should buy it

There's a chair in there and it's rare as well:Speakers say we should buy it

The first Speaker's chair of the House of Representatives could return to public hands when it goes for auction with an expected price of up to $500,000.

  • byNick Bonyhady
Boyish hobby that became an $18 million collection of Australian history

Boyish hobby that became an $18 million collection of Australian history

Media executive and businessman Trevor Kennedy's collection of 5000 Australian objects and treasures will find a home at the National Museum of Australia.

  • byJulie Power