Guy silence on Freemasons membership raises ‘conflict’ questions

Guy silence on Freemasons membership raises ‘conflict’ questions

Former Victorian planning minister Matthew Guy has never disclosed his involvement with the group,which has pursued significant property projects.

  • byCharlotte Grieve

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This vice chancellor’s farewell party cost $127,000. Staff not invited want answers
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This vice chancellor’s farewell party cost $127,000. Staff not invited want answers

The black-tie event at the NGV,featuring a performance by Kate Ceberano,has raised questions from staff,many of whom had their wages stolen.

  • bySherryn Groch
Banducci and Joyce shared special talents,and one crucial weakness

Banducci and Joyce shared special talents,and one crucial weakness

Brad Banducci,like Alan Joyce before him,was very good at lobbying governments. But the public lost patience with them,so they checked out.

  • byParnell Palme McGuinness
Controversy surrounds law firm CEO’s $63 million payday

Controversy surrounds law firm CEO’s $63 million payday

Corrs Chambers Westgarth’s partners will be asked to approve a pay deal this week granting CEO Gavin MacLaren a yearly salary of more than $7 million for the next nine years.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Deepfake video call scams global firm out of $39 million

Deepfake video call scams global firm out of $39 million

Everybody on the call apart from the victim was a fake representation of a real person,including the boss,police said.

  • byJames Titcomb
Fake coal ‘fraud’:Whistleblower takes aim at EY,Peabody over contracts
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Fake coal ‘fraud’:Whistleblower takes aim at EY,Peabody over contracts

A whistleblower has alleged the global coal player and the consulting giant,along with two testing labs,falsified coal quality.

  • byMichael Bachelard andNick McKenzie
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Corruption left this $1b company dead and buried. Shareholders want to revive it

Corruption left this $1b company dead and buried. Shareholders want to revive it

The board of environmental tech business Phoslock want to dissolve the company amid evidence of major corruption and fraud. But the vast majority of shareholders are refusing to give it up.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
From top of the world to bottom of the lake:Inside the ‘fraud and bribery’ that sank $1b company
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From top of the world to bottom of the lake:Inside the ‘fraud and bribery’ that sank $1b company

It was supposed to help clean up the world’s waterways. Instead,the one-time market darling fell apart amid allegations of bribery and mismanagement.

  • byNick McKenzie
‘Someone needs to be held to account’:Shareholders make history at this year’s AGM season

‘Someone needs to be held to account’:Shareholders make history at this year’s AGM season

With Jo Wright’s simple probe,she epitomised the disparity between working-class and corporate Australia.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
Australian miner’s plan to pour millions into pocket of Congo middleman

Australian miner’s plan to pour millions into pocket of Congo middleman

Secret documents reveal an ASX-listed company’s legal advisers recommended an overhaul of its anti-corruption processes in the wake of a controversial payment.

  • byNick McKenzie
Melbourne Water probing manager after millions in work went to company linked to wife

Melbourne Water probing manager after millions in work went to company linked to wife

Niru Gosavi left Melbourne Water under a cloud last month,with investigators looking into whether he declared a serious conflict of interest over construction contracts.

  • byClay Lucas