Huge fossil fuel companies are spending millions on carbon-offset companies and projects,raising concerns among industry insiders and experts.

‘Perverse’:Woodside,Shell spend millions getting into offset game

Fossil fuel producers are buying large stakes in carbon companies and land to run their own carbon offset projects. Experts and insiders want that banned.

  • Charlotte Grieve andSimone Fox Koob

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Clean Energy Regulator has chronic problems with managing conflicts.

‘Extreme risk’:Carbon watchdog mismanaged conflicts,‘intimidated’ scientists

Hundreds of pages of previously confidential material reveal the regulator responsible for managing billions of dollars in taxpayer funds,as well as millions of carbon offsets,has serious governance issues.

  • Charlotte Grieve andSimone Fox Koob
Michael Ross Junior at Kalpower Station,Cape York

Carbon ‘sharks’:How private companies are cashing in on ancient practices

First come the new utes,then come the questions. The carbon industry presents a generation-defining opportunity for Indigenous Australians,but there are concerns the rewards are not being fairly shared.

  • Charlotte Grieve,Simone Fox Koob andThe Visual Stories Team
Tyrone Woxvold and mother Carolyn.

Tyrone was just 15 when he died of a heroin overdose while in state care

Tyrone Woxvold died of an overdose at his mother’s home. He developed a drug habit while in the state’s care and had wanted to get help,an inquest heard.

  • Erin Pearson andSimone Fox Koob
Celeste’s mother Aggie Di Mauro with Celeste’s father,Tony,(right) and son Alessandro speaking to the media after the sentencing.

‘It’s outrageous’:Devastated mum of Celeste Manno furious as daughter’s killer avoids life sentence

Outside court,Celeste Manno’s mother,Aggie Di Mauro,said the system failed her daughter three-and-a-half years ago,and had failed her again on Thursday. “Today’s outcome proves just how flawed the justice system is,” she said.

  • Simone Fox Koob
Family and friends gather at the grave of Celeste Manno for a vigil in late February.

A daughter’s death,a mother’s torment and a battle for change

Celeste Manno was murdered in her bed. Now her mother wants the world to hear her pain – and to save others.

  • Simone Fox Koob,Dimity Clancy,Sammi Taylor andLisa Brown
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Lex Lasry pictured in 2018.

Veteran Supreme Court judge Lex Lasry resigns after shock fight with prosecutors

Lasry unexpectedly resigned following a complaint from Victoria’s Director of Public Prosecutions over the trial of the Eastern Freeway case,in which four police officers died.

  • Erin Pearson,Chris Vedelago andSimone Fox Koob
The crash scene in April 2020.

Eastern Freeway truck driver claims he told boss he had not slept,was cursed by a witch

Mohinder Singh,who has been jailed for 18 years over the fatal collision in April 2020,gave evidence in the Supreme Court of Victoria on Tuesday.

  • Simone Fox Koob
Mother Aggie Di Mauro at court this week;Celeste Manno;killer Luay Sako

The silence was deceiving:A murderous stalker,and a young woman failed

Just before her 24th birthday,Celeste Manno thought she was safe. Her obsessive stalker went quiet. It was a final night of peace before her family was handed a lifetime of grief.

  • Simone Fox Koob
Celeste Manno and Luay Sako.

Prosecutor pushes for life sentence for Celeste Manno’s killer

Luay Nader Sako has relentlessly tried to shift the blame for the murder of his former colleague,which was carried out when she was at her most vulnerable,a prosecutor said.

  • Simone Fox Koob