Vivienne Thom’s investigations into bombshell scandals that have rocked Australia’s most revered institutions are well documented.

From a sexual harassment probe which brought to an end the legal career of former High Court Justice Dyson Heydon, to an expense inquiry which embroiled ASIC’s chairman James Shipton and his deputy, Daniel Crennan QC, Dr Thom’s work, much to the chagrin of those in the spotlight, is often in the papers.