This Month
Carlton president Sayers caught in lewd pic scandal
The former PwC boss Luke Sayers claims a hacker was responsible for a nude picture sent to a female executive on social media.
- Gus McCubbing
December 2024
Plenary CEO avoids conviction after guilty plea
Two charges related to resisting and assaulting police were withdrawn after David Lamming’s guilty plea was accepted by the local court.
- Max Mason and Zoe Samios
November 2024
Future Fund questions MinRes’ handling of Ellison claims
The comments from the sovereign wealth fund came after influential proxy advisers said directors needed to be more accountable for the governance failure.
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- Peter Ker
- Exclusive
- Bridget McKenzie
McKenzie failed to declare more than a dozen free flight upgrades
Pressure has been mounting on Senator Bridget McKenzie since it was revealed last week she had written to Qantas, Virgin and Regional Express for more details.
- Ronald Mizen
October 2024
- Analysis
- Bridget McKenzie
Inside Qantas’ revolving door with Parliament House
The flight upgrade saga engulfing politics this week has shone a light on the grey areas in which political staffers, lobbyists and government regulations executives operate.
- Ronald Mizen
Dutton admits soliciting free ride on Rinehart’s jet, backs McKenzie
The opposition leader says his office asked to use the mining magnate’s private jet and supports the changing tunes of his transport spokeswoman.
- Ronald Mizen
- Exclusive
- Bridget McKenzie
Bridget McKenzie launches flight upgrade inquiry – into herself
Senator McKenzie said she had only received one Qantas upgrade but is now reviewing her travel history after the AFR asked about specific flights.
- Ronald Mizen
Over a $90,000 dispute, Richard White’s down $3b and counting
At what point did WiseTech investors start counting the founder’s libido as a contingent liability?
- Myriam Robin
Singapore to charge billionaire Ong for scandal over ex-minister
Property tycoon Ong Beng Seng worked with the disgraced former minister S. Iswaran to bring the Formula 1 Grand Prix to the city state.
- Low De Wei
July 2024
‘Not a threat, it’s very real’: CFMEU retaliation tactics in focus
Victorian firms strong-armed into signing enterprise bargaining agreements say they are too afraid of speaking out against the CFMEU for fear of reprisals.
- Ronald Mizen
April 2024
Higgins must accept there was no cover-up: Reynolds
Senator Linda Reynolds will proceed with her defamation lawsuit unless Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz accept Federal Court findings there was no cover-up of rape.
- Ronald Mizen
A rape, a cover-up narrative and a political firestorm
“Tonight, claims of rape, roadblocks to a police investigation, and a young woman forced to choose between her career and the pursuit of justice”. That is how Ten introduced its interview with Brittany Higgins.
- Ronald Mizen
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- Lehrmann trial
Higgins, Sharaz should settle with ‘vindicated’ Reynolds: Dutton
The opposition leader says Brittany Higgins and her fiancé David Sharaz should settle the senator’s defamation actions against them and issue a “full apology”.
- Ronald Mizen
February 2024
Joyce an embarrassment like Les Patterson: Labor MP
Labor MP Tania Lawrence likens Barnaby Joyce to Sir Les Patterson and suggests he reconsider his position an MP.
- Phillip Coorey and Cindy Yin
November 2022
Anglo, Peabody, Glencore targeted in fake-coal claims
Some coal giants have rejected allegations of forcing labs to manipulate the results of tests on coal.
- Liam Walsh
October 2022
The scandals and hypocrisy behind McKinsey’s sterling reputation
A new book shatters the luminous image that has long been attached to the consulting giant.
- Michael Bobelian
July 2022
Google sacks engineer who claimed its AI was conscious
The company, which denies that its chatbot language model is sentient, had placed Blake Lemoine on paid leave in June.
- Nico Grant
Wirecard forged client details to secure $1.3b SoftBank investment
Details of the deception show the lengths to which Wirecard went to secure investment from the Japanese investment conglomerate.
- Olaf Storbeck, Robert Smith and Dan McCrum
May 2022
SolGold’s new broom finds historic funds ‘misappropriation’
Millions of dollars were allegedly misappropriated over the past five years within the ranks of BHP and Newcrest’s Ecuadorian copper punt.
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- Peter Ker
January 2022
Boris Johnson’s wife drawn into ‘partygate’ scandal
Boris Johnson’s troubles have deepened amid revelations his wife was photographed breaking COVID-19 social distancing rules days after public warnings.
- Edward Malnick