Two top ex-employees of one of Australia's largest superannuation funds are facing up to five years in jail after being charged with lying to the union royal commission over leaking confidential information to construction union boss Brian Parker.
Prosecutors are examining whether Mr Parker, the NSW secretary of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, should also be charged over his role in the Cbus leaking affair.
Nick McKenzie is an Age investigative journalist who has twice been named the Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year. A winner of 16 Walkley Awards, including the Gold Walkley, he investigates politics, business, foreign affairs and criminal justice. Email Nick at nickmckenzie@protonmail.com
Richard Baker is a former multi-award winning investigative reporter for The Age.
