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September

NSW Health Pathology has generated $280 million in savings.

How to unlock the productivity power of a forgotten sector

There is a renewed push to get better value from the vast array of government services that make up around 20 per cent of the economy.

  • Tom Burton

July

Ex-Allens lawyer sets up Australia’s first prison newspaper

The first edition of About Time was delivered to correctional facilities in NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and the ACT this month.

  • Maxim Shanahan

July 2021

Sean Bean and Stephen Graham in Time.

‘One man killed another on my day off’: a writer’s life inside jail

Watching acclaimed UK prison drama ‘Time’ brings back vivid memories of running writers’ workshops in a high security men’s prison.

  • Jane Corry

April 2021

AP

Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff dies in prison

For years, the New York financier convinced his clients they were earning billions in investments. Instead, he stole $16.8 billion to fund his own lavish lifestyle.

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  • Diana Henriques

March 2021

Chris Hill, speaking publicly for the first time on The Sure Thing, a Financial Review podcast.

Insider trader feared he killed an inmate in prison brawl

Christopher Hill saw constant violence during his time in prison and on one occasion was forced to fight back.

  • Angus Grigg
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September 2020

Pollution was a topic allowed to be discussed in China.

Long road ahead for Australian journalist held in China

The detention of Cheng Lei has led to speculation she may be caught up in a wider probe by Chinese authorities.

  • Angus Grigg

June 2020

Protesters at the Black Lives Matter rally in Sydney on Saturday.

In Australia, black lives do matter

The life of David Dungay, whose last words in Sydney's Long Bay jail were "I can't breathe", encapsulates the tragedy of the black Australian experience.

  • Aaron Patrick

April 2020

Prison tips on keeping fit in lockdown

From jump squats to the creative use of tuna cans ex-prisoner Joe Kwon takes us through the best exercises for confined spaces.

  • Joe Kwon

March 2020

Decmil CEO Scott Criddle says New Zealand's Corrections Department has not acknowledged it contributed to delays on a prison project.

Decmil plays blame game with NZ Corrections

The Perth-based engineering group is confident of recovering money owed from a scrapped New Zealand prison contract, but the Kiwis say Decmil did not manage the project well.

  • Jenny Wiggins
Decmil CEO Scott Criddle is trying to convince banks and investors to stick with the engineering group through a financial restructure.

Decmil in financial crunch

The Perth-based engineering group has delayed reporting its interim results until early April as it reviews the financial impact of losing a prison contract.

  • Jenny Wiggins

February 2020

Harvey Weinstein arrives at a Manhattan court as jury deliberations continue in his rape trial, Friday, Feb. 21, 2020 in New York.

The team prepping Weinstein for prison

For thousands of dollars, a new breed of consultant helps the convicted rich prepare for life inside.

  • Luke Mintz

November 2019

Serco chief executive Rupert Soames says the British services giant has "been in a bit of a purple patch in Australia".

Ageing Baby Boomers to drive next wave of privatisations

The CEO of UK outsourcing giant Serco, which makes 30 per cent of revenues from Australia, says stretched government coffers are facing more pressure.

  • Simon Evans

April 2019

Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman was at first lionised in western media as a reformer; that all changed with the killing of a Washington Post journalist at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

Saudi Arabia beheads 37 people in one day, including minors

It was the biggest mass execution in the key US ally since 2016, including three minors who said they confessed to prosecutors' charges under torture

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