Corruption
Chinese-owned vineyards in France for sale at knockdown prices
Between 2008 and 2014 Chinese investors bought up dozens of Bordeaux estates and gave them new names like Imperial Rabbit or Gold Rabbit. Then everything changed.
- by Vivian Song
Latest
Passport office blew $135,000 on cancelled Port Douglas conference
Officials from Australia’s passport office are under investigation after a damning report said it had mishandled hundreds of millions, including huge blowouts on a contract proposed over a coffee.
- by Shane Wright and Olivia Ireland
Prominent Widodo critic arrested days into new Indonesian president’s reign
The arrest of Thomas Lembong, who is well-known and respected in Australian political circles, has raised the eyebrows of those trying to understand the new administration of Prabowo Subianto.
- by Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies
Disgraced former Malaysian leader loses bid to end case
A judge in Kuala Lumpur has ruled there is enough evidence for another case against jailed corrupt politician Najib Razak.
- by Zach Hope
Analysis
Investigations
Time for corruption watchdog to prove its worth to the public
The new National Anti-Corruption Commission should not duplicate the work of others, instead it’s coming time for it to turn over some of its own stones and do so publicly.
- by Nick McKenzie
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Investigations
Police probe PNG minister in $3 million detention bribe investigation
Documents reveal the country’s former police minister is under investigation over suspicions of bribery.
- by Nick McKenzie and Michael Bachelard
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Investigations
PNG’s Australian integrity chief faces his own corruption investigation
The Australian lawyer trusted with running Papua New Guinea’s new anti-corruption body faces allegations he tried to inappropriately gather more power into his position.
- by Nick McKenzie
Administrator vows to get bikies out as CFMEU corruption probe spreads
The CFMEU administrator has detailed how he will combat corruption in the building sector, revealing he would seek to force bikies out who hold influential roles in the troubled union.
- by Nick McKenzie
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Scams
US punishes Cambodian tycoon over slave-driven global scam centres
Ly Yong Phat is a senator from the ruling party, an adviser to former prime minister Hun Sen and the owner of a hotel implicated in a major scam call centre.
- by Zach Hope
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Political lobbying
ICAC wants to know if Labor will reform lobbying. Its letters went unanswered for months
Seventeen months into its first term, the Minns government has yet to accept key recommendations from the corruption watchdog.
- by Patrick Begley
State takes aim at Perth’s predatory tow-truck tactics
The announcement comes following a WAtoday contributor’s revelations of dangerous driving, standover tactics and corruption flourishing in the industry.
- by Claire Ottaviano
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