Governance
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Indigenous
CEO’s plan for personal millions from Indigenous mine deal exposed
The land council’s mine was expected to produce $1 billion in revenue and the chief executive asked for his own cut.
- by Nick McKenzie
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Anindylakwa Land Council appears at senate inquiry
Anindylakwa Land Council chief executive Mark Hewitt giving evidence to a senate inquiry in February.
Investigation
Scams
Fast cars, forgery and a bogus Banksy deal: Australians caught in collapse lose millions
A suspected international scam has dissolved into acrimony and recriminations - all played out on social media.
- by Charlotte Grieve
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Australian Border Force
A drug trafficker, a burner phone and an open door at our border
Law enforcement insiders are worried an anti-corruption probe into a highly sensitive Border Force unit has produced no public outcome.
- by Nick McKenzie
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Education
Inside the plan that could rein in vice chancellor salaries and overhaul uni boards
A new taskforce to police how universities are run will be pitched to state education ministers, as figures reveal the extent of corporatisation of university councils.
- by Sherryn Groch
Opinion
Casinos
Star shows it has dud hand in bid to keep licence
A clear pattern is emerging from the Bell inquiry into Star Entertainment – that of a financially and culturally embattled company being managed by a chief executive desperately juggling too many problems.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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CCP influence
‘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.
- by Nick McKenzie and Amelia Ballinger
Opinion
For subscribers
This corporate queen is right – the era of board entitlement must end
Australia’s elite boards are still littered with time-served directors who are part of an entitlement club of similarly minded seat warmers.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Investigation
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Freemason halls brought members together, now they’re tearing the organisation apart
Expulsions and conflict have beset the fraternal organisation as it looks for a way to survive amid diving membership numbers.
- by Charlotte Grieve
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Pacific diplomacy
The man who tried to buy a country
Amit Gupta’s home was raided, had his phones tapped and then he was gone. Now authorities can’t get him back.
- by Nick McKenzie and Michael Bachelard
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Guy silence on Freemasons membership raises ‘conflict’ questions
Former Victorian planning minister Matthew Guy has never disclosed his involvement with the group, which has pursued significant property projects.
- by Charlotte Grieve