Investigations
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- Tobacco
Secret tobacco war briefings reveal authorities wasted years cracking down on illicit trade
Alerts circulated across state and federal agencies warned of large-scale tobacco smuggling into Australia, including some that may have been tacitly supported by Chinese government officials.
- Nick McKenzie, Serge Negus and Chris Vedelago
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- Taxis
Pay up or walk: Quaden just wanted a cab but drivers refused to take him
The young actor is one of several Australians with disabilities who have expressed their fury at a system that discriminates against them and won’t listen to their complaints.
- Brittany Busch
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- China relations
ASIO chief made secret China trip to meet Xi’s top spy
The revelation of Mike Burgess’ clandestine mid-2023 trip to Beijing casts rare light on the delicate and complex relationship between the two nations’ spy agencies.
- Nick McKenzie
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ASIO warns bikies, organised crime linked to antisemitism, hostile nations
Spy chief Mike Burgess has signalled grave concerns that criminals could be accepting payments to carry out hate crimes or act for hostile nations.
- Nick McKenzie, Chris Vedelago and Perry Duffin
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
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- Regulation
Australia’s biggest cab company’s rule switch on complaining customers
Leaked emails show the company behind 13cabs was warned its rule change could be unlawful, as a peak taxi body calls for tougher penalties against crooked cabbies.
- Nick McKenzie, Chris Barrett and Brittany Busch
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- Taxis
‘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
‘Absolutely vile’: Allan says taxi industry needs to clean up its act
The Victorian premier said “disgusting” behaviour by a taxi driver revealed in an investigation by this masthead should send a message to others in the industry.
- Rachel Eddie, Brittany Busch and Nick McKenzie
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- Taxis
499 crimes: Cab driver caught on CCTV abusing, ripping off passengers with disabilities
The scale of alleged fraud and other criminality in the taxi industry has outraged leading judges as well as consumer and disability advocates.
- Nick McKenzie, Brittany Busch and Amelia Ballinger
Police busted this cab driver for drink-driving, his CCTV revealed much more
Hundreds of hours of footage showed the driver mistreating his vulnerable disabled customers.
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