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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

OnlyFans star’s $3.5m legal war with dad takes ugly turn

An ugly development has unfolded in the legal battle between OnlyFans model Isabelle Eleanore and her estranged father over a $3.5m property in the elite Melbourne suburb of Toorak.

Travel

Meet troubed airline Bonza's Miami owners

Bonza’s collapse as chaos behind wealthy owner revealed

Bonza’s whole image is of an Aussie battler keeping fares down by taking on the big boys of aviation. But its backers are in Miami – and have plenty of problems of their own.

UpdatedLeaders

TikTok sues US over forced sale, potential ban

TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance have filed a legal challenge against the US, taking aim at a law that would force the app to be sold or face a US ban.

ExclusivePolice & Courts

OnlyFans model and influencer Isabelle Eleanore, aka Isabelle Szwarcbord, who has been locked in a legal battle with her father Peter.Pictured with Jeremy Meehan aka Jeremy Szwarcbord, the husband of OnlyFans model Isabelle Eleanore.Credit Instagram

OnlyFans model in $3.5m legal war

The estranged father of a Gold Coast-based OnlyFans model is going after her earnings as part of a bitter multimillion-dollar battle.

UpdatedTravel

The inaugural Gold Coast to Townsville flight. Picture: Shae Beplate.

‘Zero idea’: Passengers slam crisis-hit airline Bonza

Aussies have vented their frustration over budget airline Bonza, amid concerns its future is on the line. Have your say.

National

MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos DECEMBER 28, 2023: Attorney-General and Acting Foreign Minister Mark Dreyfus holds a press conference in Melbourne.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Luis Enrique Ascui

Govt’s shock legal move to bury secret files

A court ruling stopping ministers from being able to “sweep their dirt under the carpet” when they leave office is under threat from Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus.

UpdatedCompanies

(FILES) This photograph taken on October 5, 2020, shows logos of US social networks Facebook and Instagram on the screens of a tablet and a smartphone in Toulouse, south-western France. Meta on march 5, 2024, said that it was looking into widespread outages of its Facebook, Instagram and Threads platforms after users around the world were locked out of their accounts (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP)

Meta faces investigation over election misinformation

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is set to be probed over how it handles disinformation before EU citizens go to the polls.

Companies

Australian entertainment industry figure, Mark Spillane. Supplied

$1.8m bill: ATO demands action against music mogul

A company run by twice-bankrupt Aussie entertainment entrepreneur Mark Spillane is facing legal action from the ATO over an alleged $1.8 million tax bill.

Restaurants & Bars

Justine Hemmes' Melbourne plans have been delayed

‘Ghost town’: Pub baron Hemmes’ $100m Melbourne disaster

Hospitality heavyweight Justin Hemmes has been hit with an estimated $100m Melbourne restaurant bill at his Flinders Lane venue. See where the millions of dollars went.

National

Music mogul accused of leaving ‘trail of financial devastation’

Aussie entrepreneur Mark Spillane, who boasts of a 20-year track record of dealing with arena-filling rock stars, has been accused of leaving a multimillion-dollar trail of mess behind him.

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