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43-year-old employee charged with two counts of negligently causing serious harm over fatal tour bus crash

43-year-old employee charged with two counts of negligently causing serious harm over fatal tour bus crash

An employee of a tour bus company has been charged over a fatal road crash in Central Australia earlier this year, which killed a passenger and seriously injured several others.

The bus crashed on Larapinta Drive, about five kilometers east of the remote community of Hermannsburg, on June 6.

In a statement issued this morning, Northern Territory Police said they had arrested and charged a 43-year-old man in Alice Springs yesterday with two counts of negligently causing serious harm.

Police at the time said the bus, which was carrying 19 people from the interstate, had rolled multiple times.

One passenger – a 69-year-old man – died at the scene, and multiple others were seriously injured and taken to Alice Springs Hospital for treatment.

The other passengers and the driver received lacerations and bruising.

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The tour bus was carrying 19 passengers from the interstate when it left the roadway and rolled several times, according to NT Police.(ABC News: Xavier Martin)

“The man charged overnight is an employee of the tour company but not the driver of the bus,” Senior Detective Sergeant Brendan Lindner said.

“Police expect additional charges related to the death of a passenger and other injured passengers to be laid at a later time.”

The man has been danced to appear in the Alice Springs Local Court today.

The investigation into the crash by the Major Crash Investigations Unit is ongoing.

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Who is Alina Kabaeva, Vladimir Putin’s long-rumored girlfriend? : NPR

Who is Alina Kabaeva, Vladimir Putin's long-rumored girlfriend? : NPR

Russian President Vladimir Putin hands flowers to Alina Kabaeva after awarding her with an Order of Friendship during a ceremony at the Kremlin in June 2001.

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The US has brought sanctions against the former Olympic gymnast who is long-rumored to be the romantic partner of Russian President Vladimir Putin — adding the person known as “Russia’s most flexible woman” to the growing list of individuals to face financial penalties in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Alina Kabaeva, 39, has been romantically linked to Putin, 69, for more than a decade and is thought to have had at least three children with him. In announcing sanctions against her on Tuesday, the Treasury Department said “Kabaeva has a close relationship to Putin” and that she was being targeted as part of an effort to “impose severe costs for those who support President Vladimir Putin’s war.”

Alina Kabaeva performs in September 2003 during the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships.

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“As innocent people suffer from Russia’s illegal war of aggression, Putin’s allies have enriched themselves and funded opulent lifestyles,” said Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in a statement. “The Treasury Department will use every tool at our disposal to make sure that Russian elites and the Kremlin’s enablers are held accountable for their complicity in a war that has cost countless lives.”

While the Kremlin has long denied any relationship between Kabaeva and Putin, rumors of their partnership date back more than a decade. Here’s some of what we know about them.

She was a gymnastics star, but was once banned for doping

Kabaeva is one of the most decorated rhythmic gymnasts in Russian history. She took up the sport at the age of 4 and would eventually go on to win 21 European Championship medals, 14 World Championship medals and two Olympic medals, including a gold at the 2004 Games in Athens. Her signature move, known as the “Kabaeva,” helped her earn the nickname “Russia’s most flexible woman.”

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Her career was not without controversy, though. In 2001, she tested positive at the Goodwill Games in Australia for the banned substance furosemide — a diuretic sometimes used by athletes to lose weight or to hide the use of other drugs. She denied doping and said the substance came from a tainted pill she bought at a local pharmacy. However, she was briefly banned from competition and forced to return her medals from the 2001 World Championship in Madrid.

She went into politics, then the media business

Kabaeva retired from professional gymnastics around 2007 and decided to enter politics. She was selected for a seat in the lower house of parliament, where she served as a member of Putin’s United Russia party. In parliament, she was a leading advocate for a law that deprived many Russian orphans of the opportunity to be adopted abroad.

In 2014, she left politics to serve as chairwoman of Russia’s New Media Group, which the US describes as “a pro-Kremlin empire of television, radio, and print organizations.” For months, Kremlin critics have accused the organization of framing Western commentary on the Ukraine invasion as a disinformation campaign. She was appointed to the job despite limited experience in the industry beyond hosting a TV talk show.

Putin and Kabaeva do not discuss the relationship

Kabaeva has denied a relationship with Putin, and Putin has similarly never acknowledged any such partnership. In 2008, the famously private Russian president was asked about Kabaeva during a news conference in Italy with Silvio Berlusconi, then the country’s prime minister-elect.

“I am, of course, aware of the cliché that politicians live in glass houses, but even in these cases, there must be some limits,” Putin said while dismissing the rumours. “I always disliked people who go around with their erotic fantasies, sticking their snot-ridden noses into another person’s life,” he continued.

Berlusconi, standing next to Putin, then mimed shooting the reporter who asked the question with an imaginary machine gun.

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The question came just days after The Moskovsky Correspondent, a Russian tabloid owned by a former Soviet intelligence officer, reported that Putin planned to marry Kabaeva. The paper was soon suspended “for financial reasons” and never resumed operation.

The sanctions may not have much effect

Kabaeva is just the latest individual in Putin’s orbit to face sanctions in retaliation for the war in Ukraine. Since the launch of the Russian invasion in February, the US has announced sanctions against a wide range of Russian banks and businesses, Putin associates and even two of his adult daughters.

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But at this point in the war, it’s unclear how far sanctions against any one individual will go to deter Putin, says Rachel Ziemba, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security. Ziemba says there’s little to suggest Kabaeva even has financial assets in the US, and in the aftermath of similar sanctions against her by both the UK and European Union, she has likely “prepared for the risk” of penalty by the US

“The idea is that by targeting people close to Putin himself, that it will make his life and those close to him more difficult, which might lead them to sort of change policy,” Ziemba said. “The ship has probably sailed on that one.”

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ASX says CHESS unlikely before 2025

ASX says CHESS unlikely before 2025

Former ASX executive and long-time critic of the project Patrick McConnell said the delays were worse than feared.

“Even I’m a bit shocked by the latest announcement. It’s way worse than even I thought given they seem to have kicked the can way down the road to 2025,” Mr McConnell said. “It’s particularly surprising when even a couple of weeks ago they were still saying the work had been done and everything was only a bit delayed.″⁣

Judith Fox, the chief executive of the Australian Stockbrokers and Investment Advisors Association, welcomed the independent assessment of the software and the fact the ASX has identified that more work needs to be done to develop the solutions.

“We welcome that independent assessment of the remaining deliverables, really the timeline is a consequence of needing to look at the technology,” Ms Fox said.

“The new CEO [Ms Lofthouse] has expressed support for the CHESS replacement project but has sought this independent assessment because she wants to give stakeholders more confidence.”

Questions of independence

But Ms Fox warned the delays would be costly for market participants, even with increased certainty over the timeline.

“It’s a step in the right direction because an assessment is a very welcome thing but of course the further delay is in itself very challenging,” Ms Fox said.

“The further delay is extremely challenging for our members because it does imply further costs. They’ve brought on additional resources that will likely sit idle, they’ve allocated existing budgets, not to mention the amount of re-work that will need to be done.”

Some market participants raised questions about Accenture’s true independence, given it is already working with ASX on the implementation of the CHESS replacement project.

An ASX spokesman confirmed Accenture is working with ASX, but said the review would be conducted independently.

“There are members of Accenture working with the ASX on the CHESS replacement project. The review announced today will involve an Accenture team that will be independent from the ones assisting ASX with CHESS replacement,” the spokesman said.

“ASX has engaged EY to assess the terms of reference for the review to ensure appropriate governance arrangements are in place.”

Dave Curran, who was recently appointed an ASX non-executive director despite his role as a mentor for the CHESS replacement project’s boss, Tim Hogben, also spent 16 years at Accenture.

Accenture declined to comment on client matters.

ASX said Accenture will review the timeline for the CHESS implementation project together with New York-based Digital Asset, which is the provider of the distributed ledger technology for the project. But ASX confirmed it will not look at alternative projects or scaled back measures.

The review comes amid growing regulatory and political scrutiny of ASX, after a market outage that halted trading for a full day in November 2020 led to questions about the market operator’s ability to carry out complex upgrades.

Delays disappointing

ASIC chairman Joe Longo said the new delays were disappointing but flagged the review would help assure market participants on the timeline.

“Given the delays and duration of the project, it is critical that Accenture now undertake this review to provide assurance on the delivery of a resilient replacement for CHESS and a high degree of confidence in a revised go-live date,” Mr Longo said.

“It is important that the Australian financial system is served well by contemporary infrastructure that is efficient, resilient, reliable and scalable to meet existing and future needs of the market and participants.”

RBA Governor Phil Lowe echoed Mr Longo’s disappointment, but said, “the review initiated by ASX is an important step in providing assurance that the new CHESS application software will be fit for purpose”.

While many market participants have urged the ASX to scale back its CHESS replacement project and use an “off the shelf” solution rather than build an entirely new system, ASX confirmed it will forge ahead with the current plan.

The review will focus on the timeline, in an attempt to offer more certainty to market participants who need to invest in their own systems to connect with the new technology. It will also provide an independent view on the application and software code built to date, the remaining work to be done and make recommendations on delivering the new system safely.

Ms Lofthouse said ASX is continuing to invest in the aging CHESS infrastructure to strengthen its capacity, speed and resilience to cope with higher trading volumes.

“Existing CHESS remains secure and stable, and continues to perform well as we transition to a replacement CHESS system,” Ms Lofthouse said.

Given the CHESS replacement’s importance to national infrastructure, ASX has been under close regulatory scrutiny and is expected to come before parliament later this year.

Ms Lofthouse said while there has been “significant progress” with the project, the independent review will provide detail of what work still needs to be done.

“CHESS is a critical system, and we must have high confidence in the schedule to deliver new CHESS safely,” she said.

“I know our customers will be as disappointed as I am with the uncertainty about the timeline for completion. I apologize for the uncertainty, and thank them for their close and constructive work with us on this important project.”

ASX first selected Digital Asset Holdings to build the DLT for the CHESS replacement project at the end of 2017, with plans to test in July 2020 and implementation the following year. But since then, the project has been beset with delays and uncertainty.

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Technology

Samsung Gaming Hub completes the cloud gaming set with Amazon Luna

Samsung Gaming Hub completes the cloud gaming set with Amazon Luna

Samsung’s best smart TVs are shaping up as the one-stop shop for all of your cloud gaming needs now Amazon Luna has joined the Gaming Hub.

The feature launched at the end of June headed by the first Xbox app for TV sets. It also gathers Google Stadia and Nvidia GeForce Now, along with adjacent services like Twitch, YouTube, and Spotify.

Now Amazon Luna has completed the set, Samsung says there are more than 1,000 games available via the Gaming Hub without the need to download and store them on your set. You can also use a single controller for all of them.

Luna itself brings 250 games with more being added for Prime members every month. This month’s line up includes Control Ultimate Edition, Myst, Garfield Kart and Steel Assault. However, it’s possible to add more titles with Luna Plus and additional subscriptions to channels. The retro channel, for example, includes games like Street Fighter II, Pong, and The Castlevania Collection.

George Tsipolitis, director of Amazon Luna says: “By teaming up with Samsung, we’re bringing our growing collection of games, unlimited gameplay channels including the Retro Channel and Jackbox Channel, and the Prime Gaming Channel that offers Amazon Prime members a rotating selection of games to play for free. It’s a winning combination that provides even more value and options to 2022 Samsung TV owners and gamers.”

You will need a pretty high-end TV in order to jump on board though. The 2022 Neo QLED 8K, Neo QLED 4K, QLEDs and 2022 Smart Monitor Series all cost a pretty penny. It’s all possible thanks to some tech leaps within Samsung’s 2022 display line up, which introduces “faster decoding and optimized buffer control technology which reduces the input lag by more than an average of 30 percent compared to the previous models.”

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Australia’s Charisma Amoe-Tarrant lifts for her late mother and uncle, while England’s face of the Games, Emily Campbell, wins gold

An Australian weightlifter stands on stage and points her finger to the sky after clinching a Commonwealth Games medal.

Australia’s Charisma Amoe-Tarrant pumped her arms, thanked the crowd, and pointed to the sky to as she secured a bronze medal in the women’s 87+ kilogram category at the Commonwealth Games.

“That’s for my mum, and also my uncle who passed away from cancer, and I know he was also very supportive of my lifting, like my mum,” she said.

“All the lifting is for them.”

Amoe-Tarrant was born in Nauru and lived there until she was 12 years of age.

Her mother died of kidney problems in 2009, so she and her siblings were adopted by their grandparents, who brought them to Australia.

Four years ago, Amoe-Tarrant won a silver medal for her country of birth, and now the 23-year-old has one as an Australian.

“I’m representing both countries and I’m proud to be Australian and I’m also proud to be a Nauruan at the end of the day, so no one can take that away from me,” she said.

Amoe-Tarrant says she felt a lot of pressure coming into the Games and carried knee and elbow injuries into the competition.

Spurred on by a rapturous crowd, Amoe-Tarrant summoned everything she had to produce a clean and jerk that secured the bronze medal by 1kg.

“The crowd at the last Games was good. Here it’s just amazing,” she said.

“They were really the ones that helped me get that second lift [to clinch a medal].”

England’s Emily Campbell lives up to expectations to win gold

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England’s Emily Campbell delighted the home crowd with a combined total of 286 kilograms to win gold in the women’s 87+kg weightlifting.(Getty Images: Ryan Pierce)

Being the “face” of an Olympics or Commonwealth Games in your home country can be a blessing or a burden for many athletes.

Cathy Freeman is the most enduring Australian example from Sydney 2000 and, in Birmingham 2022, the mantle has fallen to England’s co-flagbearer Emily Campbell.

And, just like Freeman, she created her own magic moment in history.

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Campbell became the first female British weightlifter to win an Olympic medal, with silver in the 87+kg category in Tokyo last year.

In Birmingham, she was clearly a cut above the rest, lifting a Games record 286kg across the snatch and the clean and jerk to win gold.

Campbell took off her belt and whipped it around her head in elation, as the home fans let loose in celebration.

“I don’t think we’ve ever had a crowd that immense and so reactive. It was sensational. They were enjoying every minute and embracing every athlete,” she said.

“Some will say it’s a perfect Games, to walk out for that kind of opening ceremony was immense for starters, to lead out the home nation at a home Games.

“It’s a very special privilege and something I’ll remember forever.”

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Anthony Pratt and other rich listers face more scrutiny as accounts are disclosed

Anthony Pratt and other rich listers face more scrutiny as accounts are disclosed

Under the rules, a grandfathered large proprietary company is exempted because it was not required to lodge some financial information before changes to the Corporations Act in 1995.

The test for lodgement was ownership-based, rather than based on current economic significance and size. No new companies can be added to the list.

Companies previously on the list will have to comply with ASIC rules, lodging an annual financial report showing revenue, profit, debt and other measures.

Labor, Greens to support the change

Former independent senator Rex Patrick railed against the list in parliament, and repeatedly pushed legislation to amend the Corporations Act to abolish the list, which he said was not line with community expectations.

Changes to a bill dealing with a range of superannuation and tax matters passed the Senate on Thursday morning, with Labor and the Greens teaming up on the repeal of exempt proprietary companies from ASIC rules.

Labor has previously supported abolishing the grandfathered large proprietary companies and Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones expects the amended bill to pass both houses of parliament.

An amendment from Greens Senator Nick McKim, supported by Labor, was the mechanism for change.

The Coalition opposed the change, saying it would increase red tape in the economy.

Ms Gallagher noted Mr Patrick’s efforts to end the grandfathered corporations list under the former Morrison government.

“I’m sure that he will be very pleased to see this amendment pass. I acknowledge the efforts he took to try and put these arrangements in place,” she said.

“There is no clear economic or policy reason for continuing this exemption.”

Planned reviews were previously stopped by the Howard government while companies on the list with annual turnovers of more than $100 million faced losing their exemptions under laws passed by the Rudd-Gillard government. The laws would have required the Commissioner of Taxation to publish some tax information.

But the Coalition overturned that change, fearing directors could face kidnapping or commercial disadvantage from their information being made public.

Regulator has backed the change for years

ASIC recommended the list’s abolition in inquiries into corporate tax avoidance in the last three terms of parliament.

The regulator told parliament the former Coalition government was considering the recommendation to end rules for grandfathered large proprietary companies “in due course”. No action was ever taken.

On the latest public update were 12 companies that lodge financial reports under Tax Office significant global entity rules. Some data for the firms, including 7-Eleven Holdings, Suttons Investments and Baiada companies, is made public already.

In 2018, Mr Turnbull asked for his company, Turnbull & Partners, to be removed from the list, but ASIC said it had “no power” to remove firms, even at the request of an owner or director.

Thursday’s sitting of parliament is the last until September 5. The amended bill will be considered by the House of Representatives, where Labor has a majority.

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DeSantis says monkeypox concern overblown: ‘We are not doing fear’

DeSantis says monkeypox concern overblown: 'We are not doing fear'

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) rejected growing concerns over monkeypox during a press conference Wednesday, arguing that the media and politicians were unnecessarily stoking fear about the illness.

“I am so sick of politicians, and we saw this with COVID, trying to sow fear into the population,” the Republican governor said. “We had people calling, mothers worried about whether their kids could catch it at schools.”

“We are not doing fear,” he added. “And we are not going to go out and try to rile people up and try to act like people can’t live their lives as they’ve been normally doing because of something.”

DeSantis, who has been a vocal critic of the Biden administration’s response to COVID-19, also slammed states imposing emergency measures in regard to monkeypox.

“You see some of these states declaring states of emergency. They’re going to abuse those emergency powers to restrict your freedom. I guarantee you that’s what will happen,” DeSantis said.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) declared a disaster in her state of her last weekend over the outbreak. California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, both Democrats, also declared states of emergency over the virus on Monday.

Rep. Charlie Crist (D-Fla.), who is running against DeSantis in the Florida gubernatorial race, criticized the governor’s comments on Twitter.

“While Governor DeSantis dismisses Monkeypox, at-risk Floridians still need better information, better testing, and access to vaccines for prevention,” Crist wrote.

The governor’s comments come as Florida has recorded 525 monkeypox cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There are 6,617 confirmed cases throughout the US as of Wednesday.

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Commonwealth Bank is first major bank to lift interest rates, two days after RBA rates decision

Commonwealth Bank is first major bank to lift interest rates, two days after RBA rates decision

After two days of silence, Commonwealth Bank has finally confirmed it will lift interest rates on its variable mortgages by 0.5 percentage points.

This makes CBA the first of the “big four” banks to pass on the Reserve Bank’s latest rate hike.

The RBA lifted its cash rate target by 0.5 percentage points on Tuesday, taking the new rate to a six-year high of 1.85 per cent.

It was no surprise that the commercial banks would pass on the RBA’s rate increase to their borrowers.

However, the surprising aspect is how uncharacteristically slow the banks have been in making such announcements in the past couple of days.

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CBA’s main rivals — Westpac, NAB and ANZ — still haven’t provided any update on their new borrowing rates.

Australia’s fifth-largest lender, Macquarie Bank, was the first bank to lift its rates — within hours of the RBA’s decision on Tuesday.

This was followed on Wednesday by ubank — an NAB subsidiary — announcing it would lift its savings rates by 0.5 percentage points in September.

Delay in being the first mover

“This kind of waiting game is unusual, but not unprecedented,” said Sally Tindall, the research director of RateCity.

“Back in 2010, three of the big four banks took between eight and 10 days to make announcements following the 0.25 percentage point RBA hike on 2 November.”

“The delay could be a worrying sign for savers. It’s possible the banks are still mulling over whether they will pass on the full hike to all their savings customers.”

“However, the big four banks could just be playing a game of chicken to see which one of them moves first.”

CBA increased its the standard variable rates for its borrowers by 0.5 percentage points.

The bank also said it would increase the rate on “select savings products”, meaning it has not passed on the RBA’s full rate hike to all savers.

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Google Duo app update brings Meet icon and name

Google Duo app update brings Meet icon and name

In recent days, the Meet merger widely rolled out to Google Duo for Android and iOS. Google is now readying to start the next phase where the Meet icon and name replaces Duo’s following a mobile app update.

The Google Duo icon (from 2016) with a white video camera inside the blue, teardrop-shaped container is going away. It will be replaced by a boxy, four-colored camera, while the name goes from “Duo” to “Meet.”

A notification will explain the change further, with users getting access to “both video calling and meeting capabilities.” The latter requires you to sign-in with a Google Account (not just a phone number).

Video calling capabilities are still available in the updated Duo app on mobile devices at no cost. Conversation history, contacts, and messages remain.

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These Duo-to-Meet icon updates on Android and iOS start today and will be completed by September, with the Google Play and App Store listings also changing. It comes as the original Google Meet app has been updated to “Meet (original)” with a green icon in recent days. This legacy client will eventually go away, though functionality will remain in the Gmail tab.

Throughout this process users can continue using Meet (original) to join and schedule meetings, but we recommend using the updated Google Meet app to get combined video meeting and calling features all in one place.

At the same time, Google Meet branding is coming to duo.google.com, but there are no changes to calling capabilities or functionality yet. In the next few months, the web app will redirect to meet.google.com/calling.

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Why the boss of Allens runs with staff (or tries to)

Why the boss of Allens runs with staff (or tries to)

How does it work being the boss of your wife?

That’s not how I would describe it [laughs]. We were at uni together and then we joined the firm together. We have a pretty good understanding of what’s work, what’s home, and keep the barriers pretty clear.

my wife [Belinda Thompson] is in litigation, I was an M&A lawyer back in the day.

Do you do any other exercise?

I’m nowhere near as fit as I would like. I do try to fit in exercise most morning, injury permitting.

I’m an old man, I’ve got an achilles problem at the moment I can’t shake. So, I’m mixing up my routine a bit to try, as my physio says, to do a bit of load management.

I’m also often meeting people out in the suburbs. It might be a run or walk around the Tan or meeting clients out in the suburbs for a coffee or walk while people are working from home.

Richard Spurio, managing partner at Allens, with staff from the firm’s running club. (2nd from left in white cap). Supplied

If you are doing something alone, it’s a great way to think through issues and sometimes a solution might come to you while you’re running around the Tan.

But getting involved in a group exercise with people can be a great way to switch off and practice a bit of mindfulness, ’cause you got your mind focused on something else.

Do you have a personal trainer?

Once a week, my wife and I try to make an early morning, outdoor personal training session. But it’s pretty cold at the moment in Melbourne. On a Saturday morning, there’s a group of guys that we have been kicking the footy with for 25 years.

We have been doing it for many years at Gosch’s Paddock, but at the moment we are at Victoria Park because Gosch’s Paddock is being re-seeded.

Who do you follow in the footy?

I follow Carlton. I don’t mind wearing my Carlton jumper around Victoria Park. I’m not involved with the club in any way other than as a supporter, but they have certainly given me a bit more joy this year.

What’s your coffee?

Short macchiato. I try and make sure I don’t go beyond three. We have a coffee machine at home, but that’s for weekends. Usually, I grab one on the way in. I grab one mid-morning when I usually grab someone to go for a walking meeting, then usually grab one after lunch.

Richard Spurio: “Engaging with people, talking to them, to understand what’s happening with their work or environment is a really good way to keep the pulse on how the firm is going.” Sam Mooy