March
CFMEU is still Building Bad nine months later
New reports of criminal activity underline how inadequate the measures taken have been to stamp out illegal CFMEU-linked behaviour.
59 dead as fire rips through packed nightclub in North Macedonia
The tragedy focused national attention on corruption in the small Balkan country as authorities detained 15 people.
February
Anti-corruption commission backflips on robo-debt probe
A review by former High Court justice Geoffrey Nettle says investigations should take place into six people referred over the illegal welfare debt scheme.
Ex-CFMEU officials delay corruption case until after High Court ruling
Despite expectations that he would enter a plea, ousted union boss Darren Greenfield has secured another delay in the four-year bribery case.
January
How boxing’s ‘Mr Kremlin’ controls the sport
The IBA failed in its bid to upset competition in Paris, but its president, Russian power broker Umar Kremlev, has Olympic insiders worried about the future of the sport.
December 2024
McKinsey pays $190m to resolve probes into South Africa bribes
The firm participated in a years-long scheme to bribe government officials in South Africa, according to US officials.
November 2024
Adani bribery case could disappear with Trump presidency
The US prosecution of the Indian billionaire has wide economic and diplomatic implications.
Corruption commission boss ‘got balance wrong’ on robo-debt decision
Commissioner Paul Brereton rejected suggestions there was widespread disquiet in the community about further scrutiny of the robo-debt scheme.
Adani charged in US over ‘massive’ bribery scheme
Prosecutors accused the Indian billionaire and others of lying to investors and offering millions in kickbacks to land lucrative renewable energy contracts.
October 2024
Corruption chief ‘engaged in misconduct’ on stopping robo-debt probe
Anti-corruption chief Paul Brereton should have excused himself completely from decisions involving a former military colleague and robo-debt chief Kathryn Campbell.
Malaysia PM says he welcomes Najib’s 1MDB apology
Anwar Ibrahim said while his stance on 1MDB was well known, it was not fair to single out one person for the goings-on in the sovereign wealth fund.
Singapore demands luxury sellers do more after laundering fiasco
The city-state is seeking to turn the page on its biggest money laundering scandal and address concerns it is attracting illicit wealth.
September 2024
How a love of luxury may bring down New York’s mayor
Eric Adams was elected partly on the strength of his origin story, a narrative that shrouded questions of his character, judgment and associates.
Anti-corruption commission clears former ASIC deputy Karen Chester
The National Anti-Corruption Commission has sought to protect against unfair reputation damage, clearing former ASIC deputy chairman Karen Chester of corrupt behaviour
June 2024
Anti-corruption commission robo-debt call to be investigated
Gail Furness, SC, the independent inspector tasked with holding the NACC accountable, on Thursday said the decision came after nearly 900 individual complaints.
Anti-corruption commission rules out robo-debt inquiry
Former Coalition government ministers and senior public servants have avoided another investigation into the illegal welfare payment recovery scheme.
May 2024
Trump asked oil CEOs for $1.5b donations in exchange for favours
The former president demanded $US1 billion in donations to get re-elected and offered to overturn environmental rules and policies to help the oil industry.
Most FTX customers to get all their money back after catastrophic collapse
The collapsed cryptocurrency exchange says it will be able to pay off most of its investors - but the soaring price of bitcoin means they still lose.
April 2024
Downer EDI employees, council workers ‘seriously corrupt’, ICAC finds
Two former employees of Downer EDI were corrupt on transport projects and the company did not always comply with rules dealing with subcontractors, investigators found.
Judge tells Trump lawyer he is ‘losing all credibility’
Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on witnesses in his criminal case have been labelled a deliberate violation of the judge’s gag order.