Brandi Glanville spent $70,000 treating facial disfigurement from suspected 'parasite'In both real estate, and in politics, timing is everything. For Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, he of the once impeccable political judgement, that timing has gone a little awry of late. Albanese’s decision to buy a $4.3 million clifftop home in the Central Coast in the midst of a housing and cost-of-living crisis that has dented his government’s bid for re-election left several of the prime minister’s Labor colleagues scratching their heads. It meant the government wasted another week defending Albanese from the “out of touch” allegations, rather than prosecuting its agenda. Tough market: Anthony Albanese is struggling to sell his Dulwich Hill investment property. Those allegations had been furnished by news in May that a Sydney man, who had lived as a tenant in the prime minister’s Dulwich Hill investment property, was left blindsided after receiving an eviction notice . That, too, left the prime minister on the defensive, forced to waste time discussing his record as a landlord. That property was set to go under the hammer with a $1.9 million price guide last month. Not a bad return given Albanese purchased it in 2015 for $1.175 million. But the property was abruptly pulled from auction, and the asking price lowered to $1.85 million. Now, the asking price has fallen to $1.75 million, with Albo’s real estate agent, Shad Hassen, telling us it was the victim of a changing market. “I think the reason for it is quite simple. There’s been a slight change in the market, and the PM’s property is not immune to that change,” he said, adding that he anticipates the property will be sold soon. When it does, it’ll still leave a tidy profit for the former housing-commission-boy-made-good. And the fact that an unsightly three-bedroom red brick semi in Dulwich Hill is pushing the $2 million mark says it all about the housing challenges the Albanese government faces. You can get a French chateau for less. Pistols at dawn On Friday, Australia’s politicians finally got a chance to return fire against the country’s journalists. It didn’t end well for them. About a dozen MPs had gathered at the Canberra International Clay Target Club for the pollies versus press gallery shoot-out, organised by former Olympic shooter turned Labor’s man mountain member for Hunter Dan Repacholi and Coalition frontbencher Bridget McKenzie. Loading The duo are co-chairs of the Parliamentary Friends of Shooting, and had worked hard to get the tournament together. Other MPs in attendance included Regional Development Minister Kristy McBain, Labor’s Alison Byrnes, and Perin Davey , Colin Boyce and Ian Goodenough from the Coalition. But that bipartisan might was no match for the journos – not usually the most athletic bunch. In just his second time shooting, Channel Nine cameraman Luke Nicolaou shot a blinder, with both sides finishing on equal points. Things then proceeded to a tiebreaker between Repacholi and a ring-in from the National Press Club. The big man was the first to miss, giving the journos bragging rights. Lovely Rita “On social media, bad behaviour is good for business.” So spoke News Corp executive chair Michael Miller at a National Press Club address earlier this year, where he laid into the big tech giants. But we wonder who exactly the online behaviour of some of News Corp’s highest-profile opinionators is good for. Take Rita Panahi, the Herald Sun columnist who also co-hosts a Sky News show called Outsiders on one of the world’s biggest multinational media companies. Rita Panahi’s controversial Instagram story. Credit: Instagram Last week, Panahi’s Instagram story featured the Appeal to Heaven Flag, or Pine Tree Flag, an American Revolutionary War symbol popularised by the rioters who tried to storm the United States Capitol in 2021, inspired by the conspiracy theory that the previous year’s presidential election was “stolen” from Donald Trump . US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito caused a bit of a storm when the flag was seen flying outside his Virginia beach house earlier this year. Panahi’s flag went even better, and was captioned with the words: “AN APPEAL TO HEAVEN TO SEND THE JOURNOS TO GITMO”. It was accompanied by the caption “fair”. So, does Panahi really reckon her hardworking colleagues at the Hun, and Sky ought be shipped off to an offshore military prison synonymous with torture and other nastiness? Perhaps it was an off-colour attempt at trolling. Either way, neither Herald Sun editor Sam Weir nor Sky News’ representatives responded to our questions. And Rita didn’t take up our offer to clarify things either. No doubt, we’ll get a scolding in her other Sky News after-dark show, Lefties Losing It. Bush boutique Gina Rinehart’s evolution from Australia’s richest person to art aficionado and wannabe fashion mogul has seen the billionaire buy up bushwear brands including coatmaker Driza-Bone, and RM Williams’ challenger Rossi Boots, managing to get the likes of Peter Dutton and Barnaby Joyce to play influencer . Now, the mining magnate’s S Kidman & Co has opened a bricks-and-mortar store in Tamworth, NSW, “bringing country style to the heart of fashion”. No, we’ve never heard anybody talk about Tamworth like that either. Rinehart, whom we last encountered at Mar-a-Lago , toasting Donald Trump’s election victory and hanging out with Elon Musk, was in town for the ribbon-cutting, along with former Northern Territory chief minister Adam Giles (who is chief executive of her Hancock Agriculture) and Joyce, decked out in his custom Gina-sponsored bush hat. Start the day with a summary of the day’s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. Sign up for our Morning Edition newsletter . Save Log in , register or subscribe to save articles for later. License this article CBD For subscribers Anthony Albanese Kishor Napier-Raman is a CBD columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Previously he worked as a reporter for Crikey, covering federal politics from the Canberra Press Gallery. Connect via Twitter or email . Most Viewed in National LoadingA prominent Sydney vice chancellor has revealed a plan to slash university fees and immediately end $50,000 arts degrees he says are leaving graduates with unsustainable debts. Western Sydney University vice chancellor George Williams said students could not wait for the federal government’s plan to defer price reviews to the unformed Australian tertiary education commission. George Williams wants the government to slash university fees. Students (above) on their graduation day at the University of Sydney. Credit: Louise Kennerley The fees plan championed by Williams, developed and costed by Innovative Research Universities (IRU), would cost the government $1.7 billion a year and cut the cost of an arts degree from $50,000 to $28,000. It would eliminate the highest band of university fees – which now applies to most humanities, law, and commerce subjects – and create a new middle band. “The system for setting university fees in the first place is broken and unfair,” Williams said. “It also needs urgent reform. “Fees are out of kilter and at an unfair level for most students.” Federal Education Minister Jason Clare said the government would “have more to say” about the proposed Australian tertiary education commission – which would be given the task of providing advice on fee changes – before the end of the year. Western Sydney University vice chancellor George Williams says fees are “unfair for most students”. Credit: Edwina Pickles “We are delivering significant reforms to build a better and fairer tertiary education system. We are doing this in a staged way,” Clare said. Under the universities’ fee reform proposal, the top fee band, which will next year cost students $16,992 a year, would be scrapped. Non-humanities courses in the top band such as commerce and law subjects would be moved to the new top band at $13,241. Humanities and social sciences courses in the top fee band would go into the new middle band of $9314 a year, meaning an arts degree would cost about $28,000 rather than $50,000. This band would also include courses such as allied health, IT computing, engineering and science. The bottom band, at $4627, would remain the same, encompassing courses in mathematics, education, English, foreign languages and nursing. “It would still be quite a substantial student contribution, which I think is fair, but a big decrease and much fairer based on students’ earning potential,” Williams said. The proposal would get rid of the Morrison government’s Job-ready Graduates scheme, which increased the price of most humanities subjects and also cut the cost of other expensive degrees such as commerce and law. It would restore funding to STEM subjects cut in the scheme too. This year the government has made a number of pledges to reform HECS as it fights to inspire young voters before next year’s election, including a promise to wipe 20 per cent of student debt in a $16 billion move. It also promised to reform the indexation of student loans, which is linked to inflation and resulted in 7.1 per cent increases in 2023, with legislation to enact this still before the parliament. Williams said that while those policies were welcome, they did not address the root of the problem – the cost of degrees. “Unfortunately, we’ve spent too much time this year talking about other things that are not and should not be the central concern of universities and the government,” he said. “[The HECS changes] are very welcome, but it’s dealing with the symptom rather than that problem. “It’s like saying you’ve got a housing affordability crisis so let’s reduce people’s mortgage payments, when the problem is the price in the first place. “And it’s doing nothing for students entering the system where the critical problem is.” Arts degrees used to be among the cheaper university courses for students, but the Morrison government’s reforms dramatically increased prices in a bid to divert students away from them. The price of other degrees the government deemed of national priority – including engineering, IT, teaching and nursing – was reduced. But the reforms have been widely loathed by universities, which say they are unfair to students while failing to achieve the aim of influencing their choices. Group of Eight universities chief executive Vicki Thomson said fee reform and abolition of the Job-ready Graduates scheme could not come soon enough. “It has been a total failure, with increasing debt levels baked in for our students in 2025,” she said. “We need a university funding model that ensures our domestic students are treated fairly and equitably when it comes to financing and student debt arrangements.” Clare said that when HECS was created, students paid about 24 per cent of the cost of a degree. “Under John Howard this increased to 36 per cent. Under Scott Morrison this increased again to almost 45 per cent,” he said. “We are fixing this for a generation of Australians with a student debt. 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B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Holding AG acquired a new position in Devon Energy Co. ( NYSE:DVN – Free Report ) in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 20,614 shares of the energy company’s stock, valued at approximately $806,000. Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Triad Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Devon Energy in the second quarter worth $27,000. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Devon Energy during the 2nd quarter valued at about $34,000. Capital Performance Advisors LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Devon Energy during the 3rd quarter valued at about $35,000. PSI Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Devon Energy by 66.7% in the second quarter. PSI Advisors LLC now owns 750 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares during the period. Finally, LRI Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of Devon Energy during the first quarter valued at approximately $39,000. 69.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth DVN has been the topic of several research reports. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Devon Energy from $50.00 to $49.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 7th. TD Cowen cut their price objective on Devon Energy from $54.00 to $46.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Raymond James lowered their target price on Devon Energy from $58.00 to $51.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on Devon Energy from $56.00 to $57.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, November 18th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Devon Energy from $64.00 to $51.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, September 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Devon Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $51.85. Devon Energy Trading Up 1.9 % Shares of DVN opened at $39.45 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $25.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 2.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 1.01. Devon Energy Co. has a 1 year low of $37.76 and a 1 year high of $55.09. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $39.94 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $43.95. Devon Energy ( NYSE:DVN – Get Free Report ) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November 5th. The energy company reported $1.10 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.09 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $4.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.72 billion. Devon Energy had a net margin of 21.71% and a return on equity of 24.73%. Devon Energy’s quarterly revenue was up 4.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.65 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts expect that Devon Energy Co. will post 4.79 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Devon Energy Dividend Announcement The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 30th. Investors of record on Friday, December 13th will be given a $0.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 13th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.23%. Devon Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 16.33%. Devon Energy Profile ( Free Report ) Devon Energy Corporation, an independent energy company, engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the United States. It operates in Delaware, Eagle Ford, Anadarko, Williston, and Powder River Basins. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. See Also Want to see what other hedge funds are holding DVN? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Devon Energy Co. ( NYSE:DVN – Free Report ). Receive News & Ratings for Devon Energy Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Devon Energy and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .Austin Ekeler was concussed late in the Commanders' loss and taken to hospital for evaluationThe Chicago Bulls conclude a three-game homestand on Friday when they host Eastern Conference counterpart Charlotte Hornets, with both returning to action after lengthy breaks. Both Charlotte and Chicago last played on Sunday, going on hiatus the following four days due to their eliminations from the NBA Cup. The Hornets finished 0-4 in East Group A, and the Bulls went 2-2 in Group C. Charlotte resumes competition coming off a win, however, having snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 113-109 defeat of Indiana on Sunday. Brandon Miller led the Hornets with 26 points, including a pair of crucial free throws with seven seconds remaining that sealed the victory. The win was Charlotte's first since losing guard LaMelo Ball to a calf strain. Ball was on a tear with four straight games scoring between 32 and 50 points before sustaining the injury in the fourth quarter of the Hornets' Nov. 27 loss to Miami. Ball is averaging 31.1 points and 6.9 assists per game, both team highs. He is expected to remain out for Friday's contest, though the Charlotte Observer reported on Wednesday that he is "inching closer" to a return. No LaMelo Ball means there will not yet be an on-court reunion of brothers, as Chicago has had Lonzo Ball in the lineup for five of its last six games after his return from a nearly three-year absence. Lonzo Ball scored a season-high nine points and dished four assists in a 132-123 loss to Indiana on Dec. 6 For Charlotte, compounding the absence of LaMelo Ball is that the team has also been without Tre Mann, his backup at point guard. Mann has been sidelined since Nov. 23 with disc irritation in his back. "Our performance staff do a really good job of developing the most thoughtful plans they can," Hornets coach Charles Lee told reporters, as his team deals with a rash of injuries that also includes forward Miles Bridges. "And every injury has different boxes you have to check off." Each injury requires lineup adjustments, too. Vasilije Milic has fulfilled starting point guard duties over the last six games with Ball and Mann out, and Milic has scored at least 13 points in four of them. Chicago comes into Friday's contest a loser in its last two before its four days off, dropping decisions to Indiana and a 108-100 final to Philadelphia on Sunday. Zach LaVine, who is averaging a team-leading 22.1 points per game for the season, scored 32 and 30 in the two home defeats. LaVine's individual performance was reminiscent of a five-season stretch in Chicago before the foot injury that limited him to 25 games a season ago. The two-time All-Star averaged at least 23.7 points per game each of the five campaigns prior to last year. "There might be a game where I may need to go out there and try and lead the team offensively, but this year has been more about spurts," LaVine told the Chicago Sun-Times of him taking on a more reserved scoring role. "I don't think that's the style of play that we're playing right now." Chicago's second-leading scorer for the season, big man Nikola Vucevic (21 ppg), had muted scoring performances of 13 points in each of the two recent defeats. He previously scored 39 points in a Dec. 5 win over San Antonio. Vucevic is shooting a career-best 64.2 percent on 2-point attempts this season. Conversely, Charlotte's defense is giving up 55.8 percent shooting from inside the 3-point arc, an area for the Bulls to potentially exploit. This article first appeared on Field Level Media and was syndicated with permission.LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Austin Ekeler was concussed in the final minute of the Washington Commanders’ loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday and taken to a hospital for further evaluation. Coach Dan Quinn said he and general manager Adam Peters got to visit with Ekeler before he went to the hospital. A team spokesperson said the decision to transport Ekeler was made out of an abundance of caution. Ekeler, 29, was injured when he was tackled by Damone Clark and Nick Vigil on a kickoff return with 9 seconds left in the fourth quarter. Ekeler remained down on the field for some time being attended to by medical personnel, and players from each team knelt around him with their helmets off. Lineman Andrew Wylie was also concussed and fellow running back Brian Robinson Jr. sprained an ankle in Washington’s third consecutive defeat. Ekeler is in his first season with the Commanders after spending his first nine years in the NFL with the Los Angeles Chargers. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl

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