12 Feb 2025
The fake qualifications and financial fraud of Australia's shadowy private college sector
The fake qualifications and financial fraud of Australia's shadowy private college sector.
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Journalism
Three decades of investigations holding corporations, governments and institutions to account across banking, childcare, superannuation, education and more.
29 investigations
1995 – 2026
10 articles · 7.30
16 Nov 2024
CBUS Super Scandal
Australia's super funds have assets of over $3.9 trillion. For an industry holding so much money you would expect the highest standards of corporate governance. Investigative reporter Adele Ferguson spoke to 7.30's Sarah Ferguson about the Cbus scandal.
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30 Sep 2024
Retirement villages are billed as worry-free independence for Australians but many have few options once they move in
Retirement villages are billed as worry-free independence for Australians but many have few options once they move in.
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16 Jul 2024
Lifestyle Communities promise retirees affordable, resort-style living. But some say they're a 'financial prison'
Lifestyle Communities promises retirees affordable, resort-style living. But some say they're a "financial prison".
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10 Nov 2023
The whistleblowers who stared down threats from Australia's biggest bank
The whistleblowers who stared down threats from Australia's biggest bank.
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23 Oct 2023
WorkCover patients being turned into 'unpoliced pots of gold'
WorkCover patients being turned into 'unpoliced pots of gold'.
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18 Sep 2023
Calls to strengthen whistleblower protections
Calls to strengthen whistleblower protections.
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21 Aug 2023
Nuix insider lifts the lid on share market float disaster as calls grow to reform ASIC
Nuix insider lifts the lid on share market float disaster as calls grow to reform ASIC.
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14 Aug 2023
How a sleeper issue inside the big four accounting giants could topple the economy | 7.30
How a sleeper issue inside the big four accounting giants could topple the economy.
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14 Aug 2023
Serious questions about conflicts of interest in the business of financial auditing
Serious questions about conflicts of interest in the business of financial auditing.
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The Investigations Behind the Books
The journalism above didn't stop at broadcast. Two of Adele's biggest investigations became landmark books — read the full story.
National Bestseller2019 · HarperCollins
Banking Bad
Whistleblowers. Corporate cover-ups. One journalist's fight for the truth.
The book behind Australia's Banking Royal Commission — the full story of how Adele's investigations into the Commonwealth Bank exposed a system that put profits before people.
