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Sam Keast, who died by suicide in a factory in Melbourne in 2023.

Sam died at an Exclusive Brethren-linked workplace. His sister wants answers

Sam Keast thought of his workplace as his “kingdom”; his death there has prompted a WorkSafe investigation.

  • Michael Bachelard

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Matches involving Bernard Tomic became the focus of a multi-agency taskforce.

How a suspicious bookie sparked a match-fixing strike force

Police forces in three states were marshalled to gather evidence on matches involving Bernard Tomic, in the end it wasn’t enough for a prosecution.

  • Nick McKenzie and Sam McClure
An apparent death threat mailed to Michael Bachelard after he wrote about how the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church covered up child sexual abuse. The note had the name of a victim-survivor on it. We’ve obscured it for legal reasons.

A decapitated doll and a prayer for my death: The many, many threats of the Exclusive Brethren

A parcel mailed to me at The Age office contained a small, blonde female doll, its head had been ripped from its shoulders. It wasn’t the only threat the members of the Exclusive Brethren had made against me.

  • Michael Bachelard
Bernard Tomic was investigated over suspect gambling on two of his matches.

Tomic Australian Open match targeted in police probe of suspicious betting

A now dormant police strike force was formed to look into unusual gambling on two matches involving the Australian player.

  • Nick McKenzie, Sam McClure and Kate McClymont
The University of Newcastle has launched an investigation into research linked to a medicinal cannabis project.

Dying woman and ethical doubts spark probe into cannabis cancer ‘cure’

A research project on a cannabis cancer cure is under investigation amid allegations over ethical approvals and tests being run on a terminally ill woman.

  • Liam Mannix and Clay Lucas
Tobin Kent

‘Unethical, appalling’: Ex-staff take aim at Victoria’s top restaurant

Moonah was crowned Victoria’s best restaurant in November, but former staff allege that behind the great food was a bad culture.

  • Charlotte Grieve
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An illustration of scam victim Jane.

Broke, desperate jobseekers are falling for ‘gold mine’ employment scams in droves

Fraudsters stole the name and branding of an international digital marketing firm to offer people bogus jobs via WhatsApp – and then fleeced them of their money.

  • Aisha Dow
The Australian War Memorial is paralysed by internal politics over how to acknowledge war crimes findings against the Australian military, including the nation’s most decorated soldier Ben Roberts-Smith.

Leaked War Memorial files show ructions over war crimes exhibit, ‘interference’

Leaked files reveal perceptions of “increased interference” at the Australian War Memorial over its treatment of war crimes by Australian soldiers.

  • Nick McKenzie
CFMEU members protest outside Parliament House in Canberra earlier this month.

I’m no fan of John Setka. But he’s right about one thing

John Setka deserved to lose his job at the CFMEU, but when he decries a lack of political accountability in the union construction scandal, he’s right.

  • Nick McKenzie

New body to help clean up construction, but industry says it’s not nearly enough

A Victorian government report in response to this masthead’s Building Bad investigation says builders should be contractually required to stamp out criminal behaviour.

  • Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie

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