https://adeleferguson.com.au/ 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z weekly 1.0 Adele Ferguson AM — Award-winning ABC investigative journalist and two-time Graham Perkin Award winner Homepage of Adele Ferguson, Australia's most decorated investigative journalist. Gold Walkley, two-time Graham Perkin Award winner, and Member of the Order of Australia. https://adeleferguson.com.au/about 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z monthly 0.9 About Adele Ferguson — Australia's most decorated investigative journalist Learn about Adele Ferguson's career, from her early days at the Australian Financial Review to becoming Australia's most decorated investigative journalist with two Gold Walkley Awards and two Graham Perkin Awards. https://adeleferguson.com.au/journalism 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z weekly 0.9 Adele Ferguson Journalism — Landmark investigations that changed Australia Browse Adele Ferguson's portfolio of groundbreaking journalism, from Banking Bad to Betrayal of Trust, featuring Gold Walkley-winning investigations that triggered royal commissions and legislative reform. https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z weekly 0.9 https://adeleferguson.com.au/awards 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z monthly 0.8 Adele Ferguson Awards — Gold Walkley, Graham Perkin, Logie and Walkley Awards Full list of Adele Ferguson's journalism awards and honours, including two Gold Walkley Awards, two Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year Awards, Logie Awards, Kennedy Awards, and Member of the Order of Australia. https://adeleferguson.com.au/books 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z monthly 0.8 https://adeleferguson.com.au/banking-bad 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z monthly 0.7 https://adeleferguson.com.au/gina-rinehart 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z monthly 0.7 https://adeleferguson.com.au/speaking 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z monthly 0.8 https://adeleferguson.com.au/contact 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z monthly 0.6 https://adeleferguson.com.au/privacy 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z yearly 0.3 https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/betrayal-of-trust 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z monthly 0.95 Betrayal of Trust — Gold Walkley Award 2025, ABC Four Corners childcare investigation by Adele Ferguson Betrayal of Trust — ABC Four Corners, March 2025. Gold Walkley, Graham Perkin Award, 3x Quill Awards winner. Investigation into systemic failures in Australia's childcare sector. https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/hunting-ground 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z monthly 0.9 Hunting Ground — ABC Four Corners childcare follow-up investigation by Adele Ferguson, October 2025 Hunting Ground — ABC Four Corners, October 2025. Logie Award-winning follow-up to Betrayal of Trust exposing the true scale of sexual abuse in Australia's childcare sector. https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/banking-bad 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z monthly 0.9 Banking Bad — Gold Walkley Award 2014, ABC Four Corners banking investigation by Adele Ferguson Banking Bad — ABC Four Corners & The Age/SMH, May 2014. Gold Walkley, Gold Quill, Gold Kennedy winner. The investigation that triggered Australia's Banking Royal Commission. https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/7-eleven 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z monthly 0.85 7-Eleven: The Price of Convenience — ABC Four Corners wage theft investigation by Adele Ferguson, 2015 7-Eleven: The Price of Convenience — ABC Four Corners, August 2015. Graham Perkin Award, Gold Quill, Gold Kennedy winner. Exposed systematic wage theft across Australia's largest convenience chain. https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/pain-factory 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z monthly 0.85 Pain Factory — ABC Four Corners investigation into chronic pain exploitation by Adele Ferguson, 2024 Pain Factory — ABC Four Corners, April 2024. Quill Award and NPC Health Journalism Award winner. Exposed unnecessary and harmful procedures performed on Australia's chronic pain patients. https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/cosmetic-cowboys 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z monthly 0.8 Cosmetic Cowboys — ABC Four Corners investigation into Australia's cosmetic surgery industry by Adele Ferguson, 2021 Cosmetic Cowboys — ABC Four Corners, October 2021. Walkley Award and Kennedy Award winner. Three-part investigation that triggered a Senate inquiry into Australia's unregulated cosmetic surgery industry. https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/bleed-them-dry 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z yearly 0.8 Bleed Them Dry Until They Die — Walkley Award investigation into AVEO retirement villages by Adele Ferguson, 2017 Bleed Them Dry Until They Die — The Age/SMH, June 2017. Two Walkley Awards winner. Exposed retirement village contracts that trapped elderly residents in wealth-extracting schemes. https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/money-for-nothing 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z yearly 0.8 Money for Nothing — CommInsure life insurance investigation by Adele Ferguson, 2016 Money for Nothing — The Age/SMH & Nine 60 Minutes, March 2016. Walkley and Quill Award winner. Revealed systematic claim denials and outdated medical definitions at Commonwealth Bank's insurance arm. https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/college-fraud 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z monthly 0.8 College Fraud — ABC 7.30 investigation into fake qualifications in Australia's private college sector by Adele Ferguson, 2025 College Fraud — ABC 7.30, February 2025. Exposed fake qualifications and predatory practices in Australia's private vocational education sector. https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/cbus-scandal 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z monthly 0.8 CBUS Super Scandal — ABC 7.30 superannuation investigation by Adele Ferguson, 2024 CBUS Super Scandal — ABC 7.30, November 2024. Investigation into governance failures and financial misconduct at one of Australia's largest industry superannuation funds. https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/retirement-villages 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z monthly 0.8 Retirement Villages — ABC 7.30 investigation into retirement village contracts by Adele Ferguson, 2024 Retirement Villages — ABC 7.30, September 2024. Exposed complex contracts and wealth-extraction practices across Australia's retirement village sector. https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/lifestyle-communities 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z monthly 0.8 Lifestyle Communities — ABC 7.30 land lease retirement investigation by Adele Ferguson, 2024 Lifestyle Communities — ABC 7.30, July 2024. Investigation into land lease retirement communities and the hidden financial traps facing elderly residents. https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/whistleblowers-bank 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z yearly 0.7 Whistleblowers Bank — ABC 7.30 investigation into Commonwealth Bank whistleblower Jeff Morris by Adele Ferguson, 2023 Whistleblowers Bank — ABC 7.30, November 2023. The story of Jeff Morris and the Commonwealth Bank whistleblower scandal that changed Australia's corporate culture. https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/workcover-pots-of-gold 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z yearly 0.7 WorkCover: Pots of Gold — ABC 7.30 investigation into workers compensation fraud by Adele Ferguson, 2023 WorkCover: Pots of Gold — ABC 7.30, June 2023. Investigation into systemic failures and exploitation within Australia's workers compensation system. https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/whistleblower-protections 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z yearly 0.7 Whistleblower Protections — ABC investigation into Richard Boyle and ATO whistleblowing by Adele Ferguson, 2023 Whistleblower Protections — ABC, March 2023. Investigation into Australia's inadequate whistleblower protections and the case of ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle. https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/nuix-insider 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z yearly 0.7 Nuix Insider — ABC investigation into the Nuix share market float by Adele Ferguson, 2021 Nuix Insider — ABC, November 2021. Investigation into the controversial ASX listing of forensic software company Nuix and allegations of insider trading. https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/big-four-accounting 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z yearly 0.7 Big Four Accounting — ABC investigation into Australia's major accounting firms by Adele Ferguson, 2023 Big Four Accounting — ABC, April 2023. Investigation into conflicts of interest and compromised independence at Australia's largest accounting firms. https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/auditing-conflicts 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z yearly 0.7 Auditing Conflicts — ABC investigation into risky business and audit failures by Adele Ferguson, 2023 Auditing Conflicts — ABC, April 2023. Investigation into auditing conflicts of interest and the failure to detect corporate collapses and financial irregularities. https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/big-four-governments 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z yearly 0.7 Big Four Governments — ABC investigation into government consulting contracts by Adele Ferguson, 2023 Big Four Governments — ABC, May 2023. Investigation into the dominance of major consulting firms in government decision-making and the revolving door between public service and private consulting. https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/investment-cowboys 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z yearly 0.7 Investment Cowboys — ABC investigation into rogue financial advisors by Adele Ferguson, 2022 Investment Cowboys — ABC, June 2022. Investigation into rogue financial advisors and investment schemes that left ordinary Australians financially ruined. https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/dust-of-death 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z yearly 0.7 Dust of Death — ABC investigation into engineered stone silicosis by Adele Ferguson, 2022 Dust of Death — ABC, September 2022. Investigation into the deadly silicosis epidemic among Australian stonemasons working with engineered stone benchtops. https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/medicare-rorts 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z yearly 0.7 Medicare Rorts — ABC investigation into Medicare billing fraud by Adele Ferguson, 2023 Medicare Rorts — ABC, August 2023. Investigation into widespread Medicare billing fraud and the systemic exploitation of Australia's universal healthcare system. https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/humanitarian-disaster 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z yearly 0.7 Humanitarian Disaster — ABC investigation into aid sector failures by Adele Ferguson, 2022 Humanitarian Disaster — ABC, March 2022. Investigation into failures, misconduct and corruption within Australia's international humanitarian aid sector. https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/indigenous-corp-missing-millions 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z yearly 0.7 Indigenous Corporation Missing Millions — ABC investigation into Indigenous corporate governance by Adele Ferguson, 2022 Indigenous Corporation Missing Millions — ABC, October 2022. Investigation into financial mismanagement and missing funds within Indigenous corporations and community organisations. https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/fake-honey 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z yearly 0.7 Fake Honey — ABC investigation into honey adulteration and food fraud by Adele Ferguson, 2022 Fake Honey — ABC, July 2022. Investigation into honey adulteration in Australia, exposing fake honey products and testing failures that misled consumers. https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/workers-compensation 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z yearly 0.7 Workers Compensation — ABC investigation into icare and NSW workers comp failures by Adele Ferguson, 2023 Workers Compensation — ABC, February 2023. Investigation into the crisis at icare, NSW's workers compensation insurer, and the systemic abandonment of injured workers. https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/price-of-power 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z yearly 0.7 Price of Power — ABC investigation into Alinta Energy and power price gouging by Adele Ferguson, 2022 Price of Power — ABC, November 2022. Investigation into power price gouging and the tactics used by energy retailers to extract maximum profit from Australian households. https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/mortgage-choice 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z yearly 0.7 Mortgage Choice — ABC investigation into mortgage broking misconduct by Adele Ferguson, 2020 Mortgage Choice — ABC, June 2020. Investigation into conflicts of interest and misconduct within Australia's mortgage broking industry. https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/mongrel-bastards 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z yearly 0.7 Mongrel Bastards — ABC investigation into ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle by Adele Ferguson, 2019 Mongrel Bastards — ABC, September 2019. Investigation into the Australian Taxation Office's treatment of whistleblower Richard Boyle and the culture of aggressive debt recovery. https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/duped-food-exposed 2026-10-02T08:09:35.162Z monthly 0.9 Duped: Food Exposed — ABC Four Corners food fraud investigation by Adele Ferguson, 2026 Duped: Food Exposed — ABC Four Corners, July & August 2026. Two-part investigation into Australia's food supply integrity, food authenticity, misleading origin claims and undeclared ingredients.