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style="--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.1666666666667%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.1666666666667%;--awb-width-medium:75%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.1666666666667%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.1666666666667%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.375%;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-2"><h4 style="text-align: left;">Peter Rowe Editor</h4> </div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-3"><p><span class="ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak" dir="ltr">Peter Rowe, the editor of IB News, has worked in media around the world for over 30 years, including the last 20 in Australia. </span></p> <p><span class="ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak" dir="ltr">As a journalist and author, he has edited weekly and daily newspapers, worked in digital media, and in PR and media relations for numerous blue-chip organisations. </span></p> <p><span class="ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak" dir="ltr">Residing in WA, Peter is keen to build a team of Indigenous journalists committed to reporting on Indigenous affairs and campaigning on key issues affecting First Nations people.</span></p> </div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling" style="--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;" ><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap" style="max-width:1302px;margin-left: calc(-5% / 2 );margin-right: calc(-5% / 2 );"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:9.5%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:9.5%;--awb-width-medium:25%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:9.5%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:9.5%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.375%;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none"><img decoding="async" width="240" height="300" title="mundine2" src="https://ibnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mundine2.jpg" data-orig-src="https://ibnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mundine2.jpg" alt class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-6196" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27240%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20240%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27240%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://ibnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mundine2-200x250.jpg 200w, https://ibnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mundine2.jpg 240w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 240px" /></span></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.1666666666667%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.1666666666667%;--awb-width-medium:75%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.1666666666667%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.1666666666667%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.375%;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-4"><h4 style="text-align: left;">Anthony Mundine</h4> </div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-5"><p><span class="ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak" dir="ltr">Former world champion boxer and rugby league star Anthony Mundine joins IB News as a contributor. </span></p> <p><span class="ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak" dir="ltr">Mundine held the WBA super-middleweight title twice between 2003 and 2008. He also held the IBO middleweight title from 2009 to 2010 and the WBA interim super-welterweight title from 2011 to 2012. </span></p> <p><span class="ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak" dir="ltr">Anthony will discuss his love of sport and the social injustices still prevalent in Australian society.</span></p> </div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling" style="--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;" ><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap" style="max-width:1302px;margin-left: calc(-5% / 2 );margin-right: calc(-5% / 2 );"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:9.5%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:9.5%;--awb-width-medium:25%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:9.5%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:9.5%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.375%;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none"><img decoding="async" width="240" height="300" title="carol" src="https://ibnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/carol.jpg" data-orig-src="https://ibnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/carol.jpg" alt class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-6191" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27240%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20240%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27240%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://ibnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/carol-200x250.jpg 200w, https://ibnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/carol.jpg 240w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 240px" /></span></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.1666666666667%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.1666666666667%;--awb-width-medium:75%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.1666666666667%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.1666666666667%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.375%;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-6"><h4 style="text-align: left;">Carol Martin</h4> </div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-7"><p>Carol is a proud Yamatji Naaguja and Noongar Woman, who enjoys sharing her Culture through her Art.</p> <p>Carol was born in Subiaco Western Australia, the eldest daughter of Bernard and Rosemary Pilkington. Carol left home in 1974, arriving in Broome, and falling in love with the people, the community and finding a future for herself.</p> <p>Carol has had a very interesting and full career, she graduated in 1993 as a Social Worker from Curtin University, she was preselected for the Seat of Kimberley in February 2000 and on the 10 February 2001, she was the “First Aboriginal Woman elected to any Australian Parliament”.</p> </div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling" style="--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;" ><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap" style="max-width:1302px;margin-left: calc(-5% / 2 );margin-right: calc(-5% / 2 );"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:9.5%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:9.5%;--awb-width-medium:25%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:9.5%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:9.5%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.375%;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none"><img decoding="async" width="240" height="300" title="walters" src="https://ibnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/walters.jpg" data-orig-src="https://ibnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/walters.jpg" alt class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-6188" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27240%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20240%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27240%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://ibnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/walters-200x250.jpg 200w, https://ibnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/walters.jpg 240w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 240px" /></span></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.1666666666667%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.1666666666667%;--awb-width-medium:75%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.1666666666667%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.1666666666667%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.375%;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-8"><h4 style="text-align: left;">Michael Walters</h4> </div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-9"><p><span class="ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak" dir="ltr">Michael Walters, known as “Son-son” to his fans, is an AFL footballer who plays for the Fremantle Dockers. </span></p> <p><span class="ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak" dir="ltr">Born and raised in WA, Michael began his sporting career with the Swan Districts club before being selected by Fremantle in the 2008 draft. </span>He made his debut a year later and has played over 200 games for the club, kicking 356 goals.</p> <p><span class="ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak" dir="ltr">In 2019, he was rewarded with his debut selection in the All-Australian team and later that year became a Fremantle life member.</span></p> </div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-6 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling" style="--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;" ><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap" style="max-width:1302px;margin-left: calc(-5% / 2 );margin-right: calc(-5% / 2 );"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:9.5%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:9.5%;--awb-width-medium:25%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:9.5%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:9.5%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.375%;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-5 hover-type-none"><img decoding="async" width="240" height="300" title="dorinda" src="https://ibnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/dorinda.jpg" data-orig-src="https://ibnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/dorinda.jpg" alt class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-6189" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27240%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20240%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27240%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://ibnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/dorinda-200x250.jpg 200w, https://ibnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/dorinda.jpg 240w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 240px" /></span></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.1666666666667%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.1666666666667%;--awb-width-medium:75%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.1666666666667%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.1666666666667%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.375%;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-10"><h4 style="text-align: left;">Dorinda Cox</h4> </div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-11"><p><span class="ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak" dir="ltr">Dorinda Cox is an Australian politician who has been a Senator for Western Australia since 2021, representing the Greens. </span></p> <p><span class="ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak" dir="ltr">A proud Yamatji and Noongar woman, she is the first Indigenous woman to represent Western Australia in the Senate.</span></p> </div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-7 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling" style="--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;" ><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap" style="max-width:1302px;margin-left: calc(-5% / 2 );margin-right: calc(-5% / 2 );"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-12 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:9.5%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:9.5%;--awb-width-medium:25%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:9.5%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:9.5%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.375%;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-6 hover-type-none"><img decoding="async" width="240" height="300" title="jeremy" src="https://ibnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/jeremy.jpg" data-orig-src="https://ibnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/jeremy.jpg" alt class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-6195" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27240%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20240%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27240%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://ibnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/jeremy-200x250.jpg 200w, https://ibnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/jeremy.jpg 240w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 240px" /></span></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-13 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.1666666666667%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.1666666666667%;--awb-width-medium:75%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.1666666666667%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.1666666666667%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.375%;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-12"><h4 style="text-align: left;">Jeremy Wolf</h4> </div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-13"><p><span class="ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak" dir="ltr">Jeremy is a proud Tasmanian Palawa man and a graduate of the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Commerce degree, majoring in Accounting and Business Law. 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