Former Border Force official George Andreopoulos.

Coffee shop leaks,‘swapsies’ and ‘corrupt conduct’:Report lifts lid on Border Force scandal

A National Anti-Corruption Commission report has unmasked an elite Border Force boss who leaked tobacco secrets.

  • Nick McKenzie

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Women In Construction is owned by a male serial domestic violence abuser.

Controversial Women in Construction firm had rates 20% higher than competitors. It was still hired

Officials were alerted to price-gouging by a labour-hire firm claiming to be a women-led supplier of female workers,which was,in fact,owned by a male serial domestic violence abuser.

  • Nick McKenzie,Kieran Rooney andChip Le Grand
The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church ordering its members to purge their homes of animals.

‘My church or the dog?’ Brethren orders members to purge pets,sparking fears of global cull

Secretive religious sect Exclusive Brethren has ordered members to get rid of pets,leaving Australian families “heartbroken” and facing a devastating choice.

  • Sherryn Groch
Health Workers Union boss Diana Asmar was forced to stand down from her role as secretary in late 2024.

‘I’m going to kill her’:Union boss to face court over alleged whistleblower threat

Authorities have launched fresh legal action against a former union boss and Labor Party powerbroker over allegations she threatened to kill a whistleblower and smear or sack three others.

  • Nick McKenzie
Police will examine whether a federal tax break on alcohol has played a role in a spate of firebombings.

Torched bars,‘tax-free’ booze and the $180m loophole:Canberra cash under scrutiny in hunt for firebombing motive

Federal and state police are investigating whether a string of mysterious nightspot fires is linked to a lucrative tax perk supposed to boost the distilling industry.

  • Lachlan Abbott andNick McKenzie
David Feeney on the tank deck of the landing ship HMAS Choules during military exercises in 2014.

He was quietly appointed Victoria’s defence advocate. Concerns have been raised

The former assistant defence minister has been appointed to a plum state defence role,sparking fresh concerns over political patronage on Victorian boards.

  • Clay Lucas
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Labor party members and government associates fill a disproportionate number of board seats.

How Labor put hundreds of loyalists on Victoria’s most influential public boards

Hundreds of Labor loyalists,ex-MPs and fellow travellers have secured plum roles on Victoria’s 843 public boards.

  • Clay Lucas
The conflict in Gaza is suspected to be a key motivation for the Bondi terror attack.

Authorities suspect Gaza war drove Bondi shooter to terror

A fixation with Israel’s war in the beleaguered strip is suspected to have served as a key motivation for mass killer Sajid Akram.

  • Nick McKenzie,Paul Sakkal andPerry Duffin
Criminals were able to successfully target HSBC’s Australian customers for years.

After years of blaming victims and denying fault for scams,HSBC gives up fight in court

The bank’s Australian customers lost over $100 million to scams;many of those ripped off thought they were speaking to bank staff.

  • Aisha Dow
Detectives from Taskforce Hawk have today charged a sixth man as part of an investigation into blackmail.

Bandidos bikie gang president charged with blackmail after cash found at his home

Napoleon Brown,32,on Wednesday became the sixth suspected underworld-linked figure charged by Taskforce Hawk over an alleged extortion plot.

  • Nick McKenzie