Investigations
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- Crime
How childcare providers led police on a wild goose chase for an alleged paedophile
Joshua Brown had been fired from at least three other childcare centres before he was arrested and had glaring errors on his CV, this masthead can reveal.
- Sherryn Groch, Caroline Schelle and Carla Jaeger
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- NRL 2025
Man who won $600m from Albanese government for PNG rugby league embroiled in corruption scandal
The Australian government’s support was supposed to head off Chinese influence, but the suspect deal would have invited just that.
- Nick McKenzie and Chris Barrett
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- ADF
Our military harbours rapists. Where is the political outrage?
Neither side has much at all to say on the ongoing assaults against women by the very men tasked with assuring our security.
- Jacqueline Maley
- Opinion
- Defence
‘It was my fault. I forgot to lock the door’: The horrors of being a woman in the ADF
As a doctor of sociology, I have interviewed hundreds of women who have served in the Australian Defence Force, many of whom have experienced sexual trauma at work.
- Samantha Crompvoets
Attacked twice: Donna Manton's rank did not protect against predators
The former special forces officer is speaking out to help those still serving in the military.
'Hurts every day': Jordyn Gray never put her uniform on again after attacker escaped punishment
A dream of a career in the military was destroyed in the wake of an alleged sexual assault where her needs came second to the suspect's.
Threatened at knife point: Julia Delaforce's horrific Defence experience
The ex-soldier has struggled with panic attacks and PTSD after being threatened by a colleague.
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- Defence
‘Abhorrent, totally unacceptable’: Defence protects its reputation, not women
After being ignored, sidelined and marginalised, women in Australia’s armed forces are speaking up about Defence’s failures to act on sexual violence.
- Nick McKenzie and Garry McNab
Senior freemason pleads guilty to domestic violence
Freemasons Victoria’s newly promoted Masonic Council member Travers Gascoigne spent time in prison after assaulting his partner on the night of a domestic violence fundraiser.
- Charlotte Grieve
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- Investigation
Harassing staff, haranguing customers: fresh complaints against top chef
Two additional women have accused Kaprica chef Pietro Barbagallo of sexual harassment, as allegations of misconduct from customers and staff mount and the Fair Work Ombudsman conducts inquiries.
- Charlotte Grieve
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