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The torched ute belonged to a CFMEU organiser.

Firebombing of official’s car, resignation of top executive rock CFMEU administration

The Albanese government-backed clean-up of the scandal-ridden construction union faces fresh challenges after an attack targeted an official, and the departure of a top executive.

  • Nick McKenzie

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Guy Grossi.

Defiant Grossi addresses staff after allegations of inappropriate behaviour

Celebrity chef Guy Grossi used an all-staff meeting to slam this masthead’s reporting as “manufactured and contrived”.

  • Charlotte Grieve
Bianca Jones (left) and Holly Morton-Bowles died after being poisoned in Laos.

Three pairs of friends, five dead young women, families in torment around the globe

From the excited farewells to the chaotic aftermath and, eventually, the decision to turn off life support, this is how the Laos methanol poisoning unfolded.

  • Tara Brown, Serge Negus and Sheree Gibson
Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones died of methanol poisoning in Laos.

‘Not good enough’: Laos poisoning families fear there will be no justice for their daughters

The families of Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones say they are losing faith in the Laos government’s investigation of the young travellers’ deaths.

  • Tara Brown, Serge Negus and Sheree Gibson
The Grossi group restaurants on Bourke Street.

It’s time the hospitality industry got serious about cleaning up its mess

The stories have kept coming, and they will keep coming, until the sector grasps the need to explode long-standing norms.

  • The Age's View
Phoebe Rizzoli reported sexual harassment to Grossi Florentino.

Kissed without consent: Phoebe’s joy at Grossi Florentino job turned to tears

A sommelier at the famous restaurant kissed the young waitress, but when she reported the incident she was let down.

  • Charlotte Grieve
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Guy Grossi has issued an apology in response to a claim he groped a female journalist at a restaurant industry event.

‘Unreserved and sincere’: Guy Grossi apologises after groping allegation

Guy Grossi is one of Australia’s most celebrated chefs. Now, following a months-long investigation, he’s issued a public apology after allegations he groped a woman.

  • Charlotte Grieve and Ellen Fraser
Sam Keast, who died by suicide in a factory in Melbourne in 2023.

Sam died at an Exclusive Brethren-linked workplace. His sister wants answers

Sam Keast thought of his workplace as his “kingdom”; his death there has prompted a WorkSafe investigation.

  • Michael Bachelard
Matches involving Bernard Tomic became the focus of a multi-agency taskforce.

How a suspicious bookie sparked a match-fixing strike force

Police forces in three states were marshalled to gather evidence on matches involving Bernard Tomic, in the end it wasn’t enough for a prosecution.

  • Nick McKenzie and Sam McClure
An apparent death threat mailed to Michael Bachelard after he wrote about how the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church covered up child sexual abuse. The note had the name of a victim-survivor on it. We’ve obscured it for legal reasons.

A decapitated doll and a prayer for my death: The many, many threats of the Exclusive Brethren

A parcel mailed to me at The Age office contained a small, blonde female doll, its head had been ripped from its shoulders. It wasn’t the only threat the members of the Exclusive Brethren had made against me.

  • Michael Bachelard

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