How smooth swindler stole $7m
A major investigative series will uncover tens of millions of dollars worth of frauds committed by Hamish McLaren | LISTEN
Investigations
Bestjet’s collapse exposes law flaws
Thousands of travellers have been left worse off because consumer protection laws were scrapped several years ago.
Law firm ‘helped boss steal millions’
The executive chairman of a failed ASX-listed minerals group has accused the former MD of stealing millions in a share scam.
Birthday thoughts turn grim
The Teacher’s Pet crime investigation series returns with more revelations about the 1982 disappearance of Lyn Dawson.
Palmer sees off a second judge
The second judge to recuse himself from overseeing a Clive Palmer trial has taken aim at the mining magnate.
Sniffer dog joins dig
A labrador has joined about ten homicide detectives at a Bayview property in a revived search for the body of Lyn Dawson.
‘This is about justice for Lyn’
Police want to end the 36-year mystery of Lyn Dawson’s disappearance, as they comb the backyard of her former Sydney home for any trace of the mother of two.
Soft soil holds the key
The search of Lyn Dawson’s former home at Sydney’s idyllic Bayview could help solve the mystery of her disappearance.
‘Without a body, is she dead?’
Former NSW DPP Nicholas Cowdery is slammed for suggesting Lyn Dawson could still be alive despite there being no trace of her for 36 years.
‘No talk’ of murder inquiry
Police tapped the phones of Chris Dawson and his twin Paul, but the unfolding murder inquiry did not rate a mention in their calls.
‘I felt sick and ashamed’
A former Cromer high school student says she jumped from a car to escape a teacher after a night at a pub.
‘They did girls in groups’
For the first time in their own words, traumatised former students blow the lid on Cromer High School and its teachers.
Joanne ‘feared for her life’
Friend reveals Joanne Curtis left Chris Dawson after fearing she had become ‘disposable’ and that her life was at risk.
Super’s decade of failure exposed
Five million super accounts holding $260bn have delivered average annual returns less than the risk-free ‘cash’ rate.
A blind eye on gouged nest eggs
The managers of $1.2 trillion of the nation’s retirement savings face no penalties under the law for any wrongdoing.
‘We suffered in silence’
Shanelle Dawson was four when her mum Lyn vanished, replaced by her father’s teen lover. But as she grew, so did her questions.
Probe ‘loose soil’: concreter
A concreter who did work on the home where Lyn Dawson vanished has revealed his concerns | PODCAST
A new life
Leaving the dark shadow of his first wife’s disappearance behind, Chris Dawson moved his new bride and two children north to Queensland.
‘Gouged’ chiefs act as trustees
The chief executive and chairman of IOOF super fund have a dual role for the trustee that is meant to protect members.
Dawson’s teen bride alone, afraid
Murder suspect Chris Dawson exerted total control over his former teen lover Joanne Curtis after they moved to Queensland.
Fee hikes spark rebellion
One of the nation’s biggest superannuation funds has backed away from a raft of steep fee hikes after advisers rebelled.
Minister ‘amazed’ no charges laid
NSW Education Minister Rob Stokes has expressed amazement that no charges have been laid over the murder of Lyn Dawson.
‘Too trusting’: Lyn’s family lets rip
Lyn Dawson’s furious relatives demand explanation for why police sat on damning evidence involving her husband.
From archives, a cry for justice
A formal complaint from a friend of Lyn Dawson has been discovered in a sealed file in NSW archives | PODCAST
Dawson case ‘overwhelming’
A criminal defence lawyer says the case against Chris Dawson over the suspected murder of his wife is “almost overwhelming”.
PE class ‘dropped Dawson in it’
A class of special needs students told Chris Dawson’s replacement what they saw, as more teachers come forward to blow the lid.
Public call for murder trial
A public campaign is mounting for prosecutors to take to trial the suspected murder of Sydney mother Lyn Dawson | LISTEN
‘Everyone has to start delivering’
Ben Fordham has called on the public to lobby the DPP to examine fresh evidence about the disappearance of Lyn Dawson.
Levesons seek justice for Lynette
The parents of Matthew Leveson are calling on prosecutors to reopen the case of Lynette Dawson.
All well until babysitter appeared
When Sydney mother Lyn Dawson went missing, her friend Robyn Warren thought Lyn’s husband Chris would be in a ‘dither’.
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