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Stephen Drill covers organised crime, business and the politics of sport. His investigative podcasts include Mafia’s Web, Bikie’s Inc. and Faith On Trial. Drill was Europe correspondent for the Herald Sun, Daily Telegraph, Courier Mail and Adelaide Advertiser from 2019 to 2021. The Walkley Award winner has also worked at The Wall Street Journal in New York and The Sun in London.

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Guests arrive at the National Gallery Victoria for celebrations of trucking magnate Lindsay Fox who turns 86yrs. Carlton FC President Luke Sayers leaves. Picture: Ian Currie

Carlton boss dragged to Canberra over PwC scandal

Former PwC chief Luke Sayers has been summoned to face a parliamentary committee into one of the biggest scandals in Australian corporate history.

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16/05/2019: Yellow Brick Road Executive Chairman Mark Buoris is doing 200,000 robocalls across Australia telling voters that Labor's housing policy will destroy the property market, and for them to consider their vote carefully. Bouris, who has a $55 billion loan book, said he wasn't put up to it by the Coalition. After complaints the AEC has told him to change the robocall which he has, it now says Mark Bouris (From Sydney). He has also been trolled (including by a Guardian journo who worked for Fairfax) and he is writing a blog this arvo smashing up the trolls and telling them he won't stop. Hollie Adams/The Australian

Inside Nine’s $10m loss on Mark Bouris’ Yellow Brick Road

Channel Nine is reeling after being hit with a $10 million loss on its investment in one of former Celebrity Apprentice host Mark Bouris’ businesses.

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A worker checks the wings for ice. Qantas planes, Melbourne airport. Melbourne has shivered through a cold Winter's morning. Picture: Nicole Garmston

What Qantas needs to do to win back customers

After years of public relations woes and now a fiery Senate inquiry, Qantas needs to make these 10 changes if it’s going to give Aussies much to sing about.

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‘Hectic’: Collingwood past players’ ticket chaos

As the hunt for tickets to the AFL Grand Final intensifies, Collingwood’s past players have been given some “difficult” news.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - July 28, 2023. AFL . Carlton president Luke Sayers after the round 20 match between Collingwood and Carlton at the MCG on July 28, 2023, in Melbourne, Australia. Photo by Michael Klein.

‘Implausible’: Carlton boss grilled on PwC scandal

Embattled Carlton president Luke Sayers’ explanation about his knowledge of the PwC scandal has been smashed apart in a Senate hearing.

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Will Qantas director Todd Sampson be re-elected?

TV star Todd Sampson and former Macquarie Group executive Belinda Hutchinson will put themselves up for re-election as directors when Qantas shareholders next meet.

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ATO probes Hillsong fraud claims

The Christian megachurch is being investigated by the Australian Taxation Office’s private wealth team over leaked financial records.

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Qantas board execs’ gravy plane of salaries revealed

The eye-watering pay packets of more than a dozen high-powered individuals running Australia’s embattled national carrier have been revealed.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NCA NewsWire Photos - 24 AUGUST, 2023CEO designate Vanessa Hudson discusses the Qantas GroupÃs full year results at the Qantas Head Quarters in Mascot.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Christian Gilles

New Qantas boss’ $5.3m secret windfall

Vanessa Hudson will receive a retirement jackpot of $5.3m in her top job, more than eight times the $690,000 that experts estimate the average Australian worker needs.

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PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 20: Craig Hutchison talks during a ceremony to retire the playing number of Shawn Redhage following the round 16 NBL match between Perth Wildcats and Sydney Kings at RAC Arena, on January 20, 2023, in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

How $28m debt could unravel Hutchy’s empire

AFL media mogul Craig Hutchinson’s company is being held up by a $28 million loan that underwrites his SEN radio network and the Perth Wildcats.

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