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Some Billie Eilish claim their tickets have been stolen from their Ticketek accounts by hackers.

‘Devastated’: Fans reeling as Billie Eilish tickets stolen from digital wallet

After targeting Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo fans last year, hackers have turned their sights on the latest big tour.

  • Nell Geraets and Hannah Hammoud

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Jason Haines, the managing director of Canberra food relief charity St John’s Care, said it made him “physically sick” to know that scammers were “preying on people that are basically going without”.

‘I can’t buy food for my children’: Facebook profits from charity scams costing taxpayers

Facebook operator Meta has been repeatedly warned about a nasty genre of scam ads targeting Australians, but they continue to be published.

  • Aisha Dow
Public trust in the taxi system is in tatters.

Shameful state of taxi industry shows it is past time to protect customers

It is clear the industry has lost the public’s trust. Now governments must take swift, decisive action to fix the mess.

  • The Age's View
The government has dodgy taxi drivers in its sights.

Has your taxi driver ripped you off? They could be put on a new blacklist

The latest move to crack down on rogue taxi operators is aimed at preventing them switching companies after being busted for fare-related offences.

  • Chris Barrett
The company behind 13cabs and Cabcharge is accused by its own staff of ignoring rampant fraud.

Taxi scams are rife – here’s how to avoid them

There are some things everybody can do when catching a taxi to avoid being scammed.

  • Brittany Busch
A2B Ltd operates the 13cabs network in Australia.

‘Fraud all over the place’: Taxi giant’s former integrity insider blows whistle on rampant rip-offs

A former federal police officer hired to clean up integrity at the company behind 13cabs and Cabcharge claims it had little genuine interest in tackling the rampant rip-offs enabled by its technology.

  • Nick McKenzie and Brittany Busch
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Victorian Minister for Public and Active Transport Gabrielle Williams

Cabcharge review ordered as hospital blasts ‘utterly disgraceful, unethical and unacceptable’ conduct

The Victorian government will review of the company after revelations that many cab drivers from Australia’s largest taxi fleet have been rorting customers.

  • Henrietta Cook and Nick McKenzie
An alleged “claims farmer” accused of coaching people to file fake sex abuse claims with the government.

‘Majority suspect’: Cops probe $1b fake sex abuse claims

Police say a crime syndicate coached former young offenders, inmates and school students. A third of prisoners at one NSW jail have submitted claims.

  • Perry Duffin
Belle Gibson

Revealed: The Age stories that exposed Belle Gibson’s lies

Wellness warrior Belle Gibson was a successful young app developer, author and mother. This is how our journalists exposed the holes in her story.

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