Mick Gatto and Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan.

‘Nobody’s stopping it’:The taxpayer money trail from building sites to the underworld

A major investigation has revealed how gangland and bikie-linked figures are receiving large payments from companies on publicly funded projects.

  • Nick McKenzie,Sarah Danckert andAmelia Ballinger

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Lilly Munro had to deal with aggressive and offensive behaviour at work and then repercussions for reporting it.

Bashed,harassed and black-banned:CFMEU sides with bikies,not women

The union has admitted it let women down in its response to violence as shocking examples of mistreatment emerge.

  • Nick McKenzie,Sarah Danckert andAmelia Ballinger
Sandy Guy with her son Liam,who was abused by his taxi driver.

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 andAmelia Ballinger
The company behind 13cabs and Cabcharge is accused by its own staff of ignoring rampant fraud.

How nation’s largest taxi company has taken public for a ride

A massive document leak has laid bare how many cab drivers are scamming their customers,and how little is done about it.

  • Nick McKenzie,Brittany Busch andAmelia Ballinger
Stephen ‘Shorty’ Jamieson who was sentenced to life in prison for the abduction,rape and murder of Janine Balding.

Battle over bandana DNA could set Janine Balding’s murderer free

For 36 years,Stephen Jamieson has been in jail for the crime. Supporters and experts are demanding police use new DNA evidence to answer a crucial question.

  • Anthony Dowsley,Amelia Ballinger andNick McKenzie
Harry Korras is recorded offering to arrange CFMEU kickbacks.

‘Everyone eats’:Secret audio lays bare CFMEU kickback plan

A fixer has been caught on tape offering to set up kickbacks to union officials to win work for a company as police evidence mounts against John Setka’s anointed successor over suspected corruption.

  • Nick McKenzie,David Marin-Guzman,Ben Schneiders andAmelia Ballinger
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Australian drug smuggling suspects right at home as Dubai makes world’s worst welcome

A mega-leak of property records reveals how suspected drug traffickers and other criminals call the United Arab Emirates a safe haven as the Gulf state looks the other way.

  • Nick McKenzie andAmelia Ballinger
Zhao Fugang.

‘Priority target’:The businessman at the top of Australia’s intelligence hit list

The suspect’s identification by intelligence agencies raises big questions for one of Australia’s neighbours and about China’s attempts to wield influence in the Pacific.

  • Nick McKenzie andAmelia Ballinger
A hooded person,suspected of cyber scams,sits between Chinese police officers on a charter plane from Fiji to China in 2017.

Raided,hooded and flown to China:Secret Fiji video reveals Beijing’s ‘rendition’ tactics

Fiji’s prime minister has called on China to retreat from the South Pacific as an investigation by The Age,The Sydney Morning Herald and 60 Minutes uncovers a police sting showing Beijing’s desire to operate overseas.

  • Nick McKenzie andAmelia Ballinger
Ex-ASIO chief Dennis Richardson has found serious problems in the way Home Affairs let billions of dollars worth of contracts.

Drugs,guns,corruption:Australia paid suspect companies to run offshore detention

Former ASIO boss finds Home Affairs failed to conduct adequate due diligence when issuing contracts that led to public money being paid to suspected criminals and corrupt officials.

  • Nick McKenzie,Michael Bachelard andAmelia Ballinger