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CFMEU deals put union in bed with bikies and the underworld
An investigation reveals the relationships that have vaulted companies with links to criminals into favoured positions on the nation’s building sites.
- by Nick McKenzie, David Marin-Guzman and Cameron Houston
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Police deny duty of care to protect Nicola Gobbo, in bid to avoid paying compensation
Victoria Police is claiming it’s not responsible for failing to protect Gobbo’s identity because she may have committed crimes while acting as a barrister-turned-informer.
- by Chris Vedelago and Cameron Houston
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Case of the missing McLaren: Serial luxury car scammer faces jail over contempt of freezing order
Andreas Triantafyllos siphoned almost $700,000 from secret bank accounts, and also failed to explain how he obtained and disposed of a high-performance sports car.
- by Cameron Houston
Restaurateur embroiled in feud with Mick Gatto charged with gun offences
Jamal Mohammad was charged by the Viper taskforce after allegedly being found with two guns and ammunition at his home last year.
- by Cameron Houston
Protest directs fury at Labor as tens of thousands march through city for CFMEU
A sea of protesters marched through central Melbourne, expressed their disgust for federal Labor’s move to put the CFMEU into administration.
- by Melissa Cunningham and Cameron Houston
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Law firm’s database bungle left crucial Lawyer X documents lying hidden
A search blunder meant hundreds of documents about Victoria Police’s conduct in the Lawyer X scandal weren’t discovered until last year.
- by Cameron Houston and Chris Vedelago
Former real estate agent charged over $1 million drugs, cash and handgun stash
Tegan Miller is accused of trafficking methamphetamine and cocaine from her Port Melbourne apartment and a nearby storage unit.
- by Melissa Cunningham and Cameron Houston
High Court threat over ‘outrageous’ move to block Lawyer X compensation
Legislation designed to protect the state government from payouts connected with barrister-turned-police informer Nicola Gobbo would derail several multimillion-dollar claims for damages.
- by Cameron Houston, Chris Vedelago and Broede Carmody
High and dry: Luxury health retreat in strife over magnesium spa
It was supposed to offer serenity and wellness, but neighbours of a South Melbourne wellness centre say an outdoor spa was built without a permit.
- by Cameron Houston
Melbourne lawyer fights suspension after being charged with perverting course of justice
Lawyer Zoe Davis, 34, is suing the legal industry regulator after it suspended her from practising law and appointed an independent manager to run her firm.
- by Cameron Houston
A career in crime: Magistrate’s brother jailed after pleading guilty to stabbing
Sean Sonnet, a notorious career criminal who is also the brother of a respected magistrate, stabbed a man in East Melbourne before being Tasered by police.
- by Cameron Houston
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