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Disputes between siblings over inheritances, family trusts, companies and family businesses are becoming increasingly common in Australia. While many people assume these conflicts are driven by money, the underlying causes are often decades of family dynamics, differing expectations and disagreements about what is fair.

Tony Raunic grew up in Ballarat where plain speaking wasn’t a communication strategy — it was simply how people talked. Those instincts have followed him through a career that has spanned local government, community banking boards and now leadership at Hunt & Hunt Lawyers. From council chambers to boardrooms, the former mayor still believes the best advice is the clearest advice — and most mornings he rides into the office to deliver it.