March
Police warn of threats to MPs on eve of election
Australia’s top cop has urged MPs to seek advice on campaign safety following hundreds of reports of threats and harassment directed at officeholders.
How authorities lost control of the tobacco trade
Tuesday’s budget revealed that billions of dollars in tobacco duties are being evaded, amid fears a flood of illegal cigarettes is unstoppable.
Hacker claims Oracle breach, sending business and agencies scrambling
Australia’s biggest companies rushed to check their systems after a hacker claimed to have stolen important credentials via tech giant Oracle.
Whiteley, Quilty among artists collected by crime syndicate
Forget Lamborghinis or brass knuckles. This Melbourne drug syndicate preferred Australian paintings such as Ben Quilty’s Mazda 121, which has now made $73,621 for the Commonwealth.
Coalition could have secured tariff exemption: Dutton
Peter Dutton says Anthony Albanese “can’t secure a phone call or meeting” with Donald Trump; Penny Wong says the tariffs are no way to treat a friend. How the day unfolded.
Organised crime not antisemitism behind explosives, graffiti: police
Police believe one organised criminal was behind both the discovery of explosives in a caravan at Dural and multiple crimes directed at Sydney’s Jewish community.
February
Plutus tax frauds’ luxury taste goes under the hammer
The original owners of these proceeds of crime don’t have much use for them in jail.
MP targeted with antisemitic death threats; police ramp up arrests
A Melbourne man will face court in April after using social media to make antisemitic comments to federal and state MPs.
January
Heat on ‘criminals for hire’ over antisemitic attacks
There is no evidence terror groups and rogue nations are behind some recent antisemitic attacks, investigators believe.
December 2024
Hate laws ‘patchwork’ needs urgent reform: antisemitism envoy
Jillian Segal, Australia’s first envoy to combat antisemitism, says better consistency is needed between federal, state and territory laws, pledging to push for changes in 2025.
Australia spends $190m on Solomons policing
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Solomon Islands counterpart Jeremiah Manele announced the agreement on Friday.
Growing threat of teen terrorism has police worried
Australia has joined its Five Eyes allies to warn about the dangers of youth being radicalised online.
November 2024
David Collard keeping records from liquidators
He seems to show no indication of wanting to do right by creditors, which include the Australian Tax Office and the employees in the town where he grew up.
Woolworths, Westpac funds back controversial $500m anti-crime start-up
Auror’s use of AI technology to help retailers track criminals led to an Information Commissioner investigation, but investors aren’t worried.
PwC government work ban to last at least another six months
The Department of Finance has deferred a decision about whether the Australian firm can again bid for government work until the middle of next year.
AFP search PwC’s Sydney headquarters over tax leaks scandal
The officers will examine documents and computers as part of Operation Alesia, an inquiry into the disclosure of confidential government information.
October 2024
Labor’s claimed ignorance of CFMEU thuggery ‘outlandish’: ex-ABCC boss
The former head of the building industry watchdog said he repeatedly alerted parliament to union links with bikies and organised crime over two decades.
ASIC raids four properties in ANZ bond manipulation probe
The move was part of efforts to gather evidence as the regulator investigates the bank over allegations it improperly profited from a $14 billion bond sale.
Where middle Australia meets the Middle East
Israel’s push into Lebanon ensures a greater fraying of any complacency about this country’s claims to enjoy enduring social cohesion over generations of immigrants.
September 2024
Alex found guilty of $10m tax fraud conspiracy
Construction identity George Alex has been found guilty of conspiring to defraud the tax office through his labour hire firms as his marathon six-month trial came to an end.