Hedley Thomas

Hedley ThomasNational Chief Correspondent

Hedley Thomas is The Australian’s national chief correspondent, specialising in investigative reporting with an interest in legal issues, the judiciary, corruption and politics. He has won eight Walkley awards including two Gold Walkleys; the first in 2007 for his investigations into the fiasco surrounding the Australian Federal Police investigations of Dr Mohamed Haneef, and the second in 2018 for his podcast, The Teacher’s Pet, investigating the 1982 murder of Sydney mother Lynette Dawson. You can contact Hedley confidentially at thomash@theaustralian.com.au

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The Nation

Wivenhoe releases more than half of flood

WATER releases from Brisbane’s Wivenhoe Dam during the January floods comprised more than half of the total flow volume in the lower Brisbane River.

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The Nation

Police unions want agencies investigated

POLICE union chiefswant any inquiry into privacy to investigate anti-corruption agencies over privacy breaches with the misuse of phone-tap material

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The Nation

‘Muddies’ fall foul of green ruling

ARCHITECT Robert Marshall has prided himself on doing his bit for the environment by designing and building mudbrick homes.

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National Affairs

Private data still online after alert

INFORMATION relating to paternity and other testing could still be viewed online over 24 hours after the company responsible was alerted.

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Health and Science

DNA test names exposed online

AUSTRALIANS seeking confidential DNA paternity tests to establish the parentage of their children have been outed in a major privacy breach.

EXCLUSIVE: Hedley Thomas

Health and Science

Promise of privacy had little weight

THE details are excruciatingly private and leave little to the imagination.

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Opinion

Integrity demands an open inquiry

THE most pressing priority in Victoria is not a political bandaid but an open and transparent royal commission.

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National Affairs

Floods evidence ‘inflated’

ANALYSIS of Brisbane’s January floods has concluded that key evidence from Wivenhoe Dam’s operator is exaggerated and needs to be tested.

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National Affairs

Sir Ken may expose alleged illegal conduct

THE ousted deputy commissioner of Victoria Police, Ken Jones, is willing to provide evidence of alleged illegal conduct at high levels of the force.

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State Politics

Secrecy blocks watchdog in police probe

THE Ombudsman in Victoria lacks powers to properly investigate the alleged wrongful bugging of phones used by former deputy commissioner Ken Jones.

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