June
A very British paper is forced to cover a scandal: its own
The discovery of $500 million missing from The Telegraph newspaper marks the end of the owners’ two decades of influence over British politics.
- Aaron Patrick
Bravery award for cop who stopped Bondi Junction killer
NSW Police Inspector Amy Scott, who ended the stabbing rampage at Bondi Junction Westfield in April, accepted an award for her bravery on Friday.
- Samantha Lock
Dirty money laws to help stem NDIS fraud
Law enforcement agencies have told Labor moves to extend protections against money laundering in Australia will help the fight against other kinds of fraud.
- Tom McIlroy
The banks holding the most money in Singapore’s $3.4b laundering scandal
The last of those arrested for their involvement in Singapore’s biggest laundering case have pleaded guilty, paving the way for the next steps in the scandal.
- Low De Wei and Bernadette Toh
Danish prime minister attacked, man arrested
Mette Frederiksen was assaulted by a man in Kultorvet public square in the centre of the Danish capital Copenhagen, local media reported.
- James Rothwell
May
How South Korea’s giant pension funds fell prey to $395m NDIS housing scam
The elaborate fraud succeeded by making grand claims, name-dropping Australia’s biggest property players, and was only discovered by chance.
- Michael Bleby
Man behind $395m NDIS investment fraud gets 12 years in prison
The verdict brings to an end a criminal matter in which the former property developer used fake documentation to secure financing from Korean pension funds.
- Michael Bleby and Campbell Kwan
Slovakia’s populist prime minister shot in assassination attempt
Robert Fico was gravely wounded after a political event in an attempted assassination that has shocked the small country and reverberated across Europe.
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- Bela Szandelszky and Karel Janicek
Man with sword kills 14-year-old boy, injures four in London attack
Police described the attack in east London as “truly horrific” but said terrorism was not involved.
April
‘In his blood’ for security guard to protect people
The family of Faraz Tahir, the security guard killed at Westfield Bondi Junction two weeks ago, reunited in their grief at his funeral in western Sydney on Friday.
- Belad Al-karkhey
#MeToo setback: NY court overturns Harvey Weinstein rape conviction
The New York ruling reopens a painful chapter in America’s reckoning with sexual misconduct by powerful figures.
- Michael R. Sisak and Dave Collins
Five boys charged following Sydney terrorist attack
Five children have been charged in connection with the stabbing of an Orthodox Christian bishop at a western Sydney church.
- William Ton and Tess Ikonomou
Scammers are taking over the world
A seedy layer beneath our regular lives is cluttered with bogus messages, spam callers and phishing attempts.
- Steven Kurutz
‘Safe room for terrorists’: ASIO warns big tech on encryption
Federal spy and crime chiefs will demand access to social messaging systems that allow terrorists, violent extremists and child abusers to operate with impunity.
- Jacob Greber
Man sets himself on fire outside Trump’s hush money trial
Police taped off the scene of the incident. Nearby, a pamphlet was visible that referred to “evil billionaires” and called on people to “expose this corruption”.
- Luc Cohen, Jack Queen and Andy Sullivan
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‘Violence is coming from the edge’: Sydney’s horror week
The local playing out of foreign conflicts and tensions is also behind a national mood of alarm following 50 hours of horror in Sydney.
- Andrew Clark
Iran claims small drones used in attacks
US media report Israeli missile attack on Iran; explosions appear to be limited and targeted; Australian government officials and their dependants posted in Iran have been directed not to travel outside of Tehran. Follow live here.
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- Tom Burton
Twenty minutes of terror inside Westfield Bondi Junction
Witnesses have recounted the terrifying period when Joel Cauchi murdered six people in a busy shopping centre in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.
- Gus McCubbing, Les Hewitt and Campbell Kwan
12 jurors picked for Donald Trump’s hush money trial
The rapid progress on Thursday afternoon propelled the case closer to opening statements and weeks of testimony.
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- Michael Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Eric Tucker and Jake Offenhartz
‘It’s going to take time’: Bondi mourns as retail goes into limbo
Westfield Bondi Junction was silent on Thursday as its doors opened to the public for the first time, five days after a stabbing attack that killed six people.
- Campbell Kwan