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The sacked chief executive of Australian Vintage, Craig Garvin, is considering legal action over his shock termination which has left major investors bewildered and threatens to derail merger talks with Accolade Wines.

Meanwhile, a lawsuit filed in the US has described the Miami-based owner of grounded Australian airline Bonza as “a house of cards on the brink of collapse” and accused the firm of a multimillion-dollar fraud.

And fixing Sydney’s Star casino is going to be a far harder task than Crown Barangaroo, says gaming financial monitor Kroll, largely because the venue remains open and has more than 1400 gaming machines.

Five things to know this morning

1. It’s shaping up as an eventful week on the local bourse with bank earnings reports, an RBA rate decision and a potential bidding war for BHP-target Anglo American to keep investors on their toes.
2. AGL Energy is running the ruler over OVO Energy’s technology platform, sources have told The Australian, as the power company attempts to sharpen competition with the likes of rival Origin Energy.
3. Sticky inflation has pushed out expectations for rate cuts but keeping rates on hold for too long is a key risk to watch, warns bond veteran Tim Van Klaveren. 
4. Work-related tax deductions and rental property claims will be at the top of the Australian Taxation Office’s hit list this year. 
5. Atlassian is helping accelerate pizza deliveries for Domino’s and product development for Breville as companies around the world switch to the Australian tech giant's software to improve efficiencies and customer service.