17 Jul 2023
How the big four accounting firms infiltrated governments, earning more than $10b over a decade.
How the big four accounting firms infiltrated governments, earning more than $10b over a decade.
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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
13 articles · Investigation
16 Apr 2023
Investment cowboys
The disgraced financial adviser tells of how he extracted hundreds of thousands of dollars from dozens of investors all while he made fat - and illegal - commissions that allowed his family to live the high life. Then he turned on them, too.
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19 Feb 2023
The dust of death
The dust from cutting engineered stone for Australian kitchens and bathrooms is killing our tradies.
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17 Oct 2022
Medicare rorts
Billions of dollars are being rorted from Medicare each year, including by billing dead people and falsifying patient records to boost profits.
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3 Mar 2022
Humanitarian Disaster
Hundreds of foreign workers left in limbo by Australia's biggest construction company.
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3 May 2021
Indigenous Corp - Missing Millions
Millions of dollars of mining royalty payments are feared to have been squandered and special administrators are scrambling to unravel a maze of entities associated with one of the country's most prominent native title organisations.
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2 Oct 2020
Bitter Taste - Fake Honey
Australia's biggest listed honey company and some of the country's largest supermarket chains face accusations of selling fake honey.
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27 Jul 2020
Workers Compensation - Immoral and Unethical
The financial scandal and human cost of Australia's failing workers compensation schemes.
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2 Mar 2020
The Price of Power
Chinese-owned energy giant Alinta is accused of potentially putting consumer information of their million-plus customer base at risk. And Australia's Foreign Investment Review Board, which reviews large takeover deals, is under fire for not vigorously enforcing the rules they set.
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4 Jun 2018
Mortgage Choice is facing a revolt from disgruntled franchisees
One of the country's biggest mortgage brokers, Mortgage Choice, is in damage control as it faces an uprising from its franchisees on the back of a business model that is pushing many into financial ruin, depression and cutting corners on arranging loans.
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9 Apr 2018
Mongrel bunch of bastards
The Australia Taxation Office is a formidable enforcer with extraordinary powers. It can raid your home or business without a warrant, it can compel you to answer questions and treat you as guilty until proven innocent.
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26 Jun 2017
Bleed Them Dry Until They Die
Bleed Them Dry Until They Die: The retirement villages ripping off retirees. "It's a financial trap. It's a financial sinkhole. Once you're in, it's very hard to get out."
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7 Mar 2016
Money for Nothing
The Commonwealth Bank's unscrupulous tactics in the life insurance industry.
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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.
