Donation revelations prompt fears Melbourne Lord Mayor Nick Reece could be ‘mired in conflicts of interest’
City life

Donation revelations prompt fears Melbourne Lord Mayor Nick Reece could be ‘mired in conflicts of interest’

Reece accepted tens of thousands of dollars from donors with property interests in the City of Melbourne despite pledging he would not allow developers to bankroll his mayoral campaign. See the full list of donors.

  • byCara Waters,Adam Carey andSarah Danckert

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Picket line blocks bus from Woolworths’ warehouse despite Fair Work ruling
Industrial relations

Picket line blocks bus from Woolworths’ warehouse despite Fair Work ruling

A coach with a group of people in hi-vis vests turned away from the supermarket’s Dandenong South distribution centre on Saturday morning after being blocked by protesters.

  • byAdam Carey,Sarah Danckert andLachlan Abbott
Striking Woolies workers ordered to stop blocking access to warehouses
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Industrial relations

Striking Woolies workers ordered to stop blocking access to warehouses

Woolworths can get some workers back into its distribution centres after a Fair Work Commission ruling,but it will take time to refill shelves stripped bare during the two-week strike.

  • bySarah Danckert
‘The job cuts are a mirage’:HSU accuses Diana Asmar of revenge redundancies
Industrial relations

‘The job cuts are a mirage’:HSU accuses Diana Asmar of revenge redundancies

The Health Services Union has urged a court to restrain its Victorian secretary from making any more redundancies at the union amid allegations she is meting out punishment to “traitors”.

  • bySarah Danckert
‘Like Armageddon’:Impact of toxic SKM rubbish blaze laid bare
Recycling crisis

‘Like Armageddon’:Impact of toxic SKM rubbish blaze laid bare

Those who lived and worked near the massive 2017 fire at the recycling facility in Melbourne’s north told a court how it had left their lungs burning and the ground covered in smouldering ash.

  • bySarah Danckert
Pratt siblings sue Alex Waislitz over $1m in trust payments
Courts

Pratt siblings sue Alex Waislitz over $1m in trust payments

Melbourne billionaire Heloise Pratt has been joined by her wealthy siblings,Anthony Pratt and Fiona Geminder,in a claim to ensure better oversight of future distributions from a trust shared with her former husband.

  • bySarah Danckert
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‘Cash for the boys’:How underworld figures pulled the strings at ASX-listed company
Melbourne gangland

‘Cash for the boys’:How underworld figures pulled the strings at ASX-listed company

Earlier this year,technology group Dubber found $26.6 million of its cash reserves was missing. Text messages and a ledger of a gangland lawyer’s trust account allege the money was paid out to an array of colourful characters.

  • bySarah Danckert andCarla Jaeger
Melbourne teenagers in critical condition in Thailand after suspected methanol poisoning
South-East Asia

Melbourne teenagers in critical condition in Thailand after suspected methanol poisoning

The two young Melbourne women had been travelling in Laos. At least 10 other people are believed to have also fallen ill.

  • byMelissa Cunningham,Madeleine Heffernan,Sarah Danckert andZach Hope
The secret partnerships targeting financial crime
Scams

The secret partnerships targeting financial crime

Australians lose $3 billion to financial crime each year,and with major compensation laws looming,law enforcement agencies are ready to go to war.

  • bySarah Danckert andSumeyya Ilanbey
Trading house boss still working in the industry despite guilty plea to criminal charges
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White collar crime

Trading house boss still working in the industry despite guilty plea to criminal charges

Daniel Kirby admitted to offences relating to the collapse of a notorious trading house,but is legally allowed to keep working after the corporate watchdog decided not to ban him.

  • bySarah Danckert
Judge denies Rugby Australia’s bid to delay $30m Rebels case
Super Rugby

Judge denies Rugby Australia’s bid to delay $30m Rebels case

The defunct Super Rugby club has launched a damages claim against Rugby Australia demanding $30 million from the peak body.Rugby Australia now has a week to respond.

  • byCarla Jaeger andSarah Danckert