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Ben ButlerNational Investigations Editor

Ben Butler has investigated everything from bikie gangs to multibillion dollar international frauds, with a particular focus on the intersection between the corporate and criminal worlds. He has previously worked for mastheads including The Age, The Australian and The Guardian.

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Police & Courts

Lawyer Pat Lennon - middle of frame pink tieDay one of the trial between jockey Danny Nikolic and Victoria Police will start. Danny Nikolic (left) leaves the Supreme Court. Picture: Ellen Smith

New legal fight for Gatto’s ex- lawyer Pat Lennon

Melbourne lawyer Pat Lennon, whose clients have included Mick Gatto, is now fighting to keep his law licence while he is still under investigation.

National

COMPOSITE 4:3 - Australia's four big banks Commonwealth, Westpac, NAB, ANZ. Picture: NCA Newswire

$3b lost: Big banks slammed as Aussies ripped off

Australia’s big four banks have come under fire for failing to stop customers losing hundreds of millions of dollars to scammers. See what else the scathing report revealed.

Business

SURFERS PARADISE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 30: (EDITORS NOTE: A polarizing filter was used for this image.) Shane van Gisbergen driver of the #97 Red Bull Ampol Holden Commodore ZB during the Gold Coast 500 round of the 2022 Supercars Championship Season at on October 30, 2022 in Surfers Paradise, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images)

$250m Victorian motorsport plan on billionaire’s land

A $250m project to build a motorsports complex on land controlled by billionaire Lindsay Fox is being run by the former boss of an agency criticised by the Victorian auditor-general.

National

Kate Saha, whose house in Lara was being built by Porter Davis. showing the stage they left it and tradies walked away.Picture: Mark Wilson

Porter Davis fee slug hits builders

A move by Porter Davis’ liquidators could raise tens of millions of dollars to pay off its debt – but it has angered builders. See why and what it means for customers.

ExclusiveWorld

Aussie CEO in Trump’s orbit now a key witness

Dylan Howard has become a key witness in former US President Donald Trump’s indictment case. See the documents that explain why.

ExclusiveCompanies

Story about things making Aussies bankrupt

Private schools’ legal debt wars against Aussie parents

Some of our wealthiest private schools, luxury car financiers and body corporates are taking on Aussies in court, which has led to some people going broke. See the list.

Full ListMoney

Revealed: The super funds getting $250m tax breaks

The Albanese government is coming for the piggy-banks of the super rich that hold a staggering $12bn in savings. See the full list of the top 100 funds.

Victoria

Lionsville Car. Exterior pics 1 Moreland Rd, Essendon VIC

Councils clash over $165m Essendon tower development

City of Merri-bek is trying to block a tower planned for the old Lionsville retirement home site in a neighbouring council.

National

(FILES) In this file photo illustration taken on November 9, 2022, the Binance app is seen on a phone in Atlanta, Georgia. - A top US markets regulator on March 27, 2023, charged cryptocurrency giant Binance and its founder Changpeng Zhao for multiple violations, in another move by Washington against the once high-flying sector. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)

280,000 Aussies affected as crypto exchange sued

The world’s biggest crypto exchange, Binance, is being sued after being accused of deliberately evading money laundering laws. See how it affects Aussie investors.

Victoria

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 24: Matt Gudinski attends the 2022 Melbourne Cup Carnival launch at Flemington Racecourse on October 24, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Sam Tabone/Getty Images)

Gudinski’s fight to save Arts Centre’s music history

Mushroom Group boss Matt Gudinski is calling on the Andrews government to ensure the survival of the Australian Music Vault.

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