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Sydney pub baron Jon Adgemis is already on his second lifeline as part of a debt rescue deal negotiated for his troubled hospitality business after the latest installment payment due on money owed to former bartenders and property managers came up half a million dollars short.

Meanwhile, suspicions of a clandestine personal relationship between Super Retail Group chief executive Anthony Heraghty and human resources boss Jane Kelly allegedly arose five years ago, according to new court documents that claim his wife was aware of the disputed affair.

And this week’s massive power blackout in Spain has reignited a deep political divide over Australia's energy future and offered a timely reminder to Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton over the perils of any slip-up when it comes to keeping the lights on, writes chief business correspondent Perry Williams.