This Month
- Investigation
- Greens
Libs and Labor should put the Greens last over antisemitism
Australia’s elites in business, the media, and our cultural institutions have for too long humoured the Greens. It’s time for that to stop.
- John Roskam
November
- Investigation
- AFR Magazine
The bizarre group of politicians who flew economy to free Assange
Barnaby Joyce, who says he doesn’t “terribly like” Julian Assange, is in an alliance of odd political bedfellows campaigning for the WikiLeaks editor’s release.
- James Curran
- Investigation
- Cyprus Confidential
Emails show PwC helped Russians dodge sanctions
Leaked documents reveal how accounting giant PwC’s Cyprus arm scrambled to help Russian oligarchs stay ahead of sanctions in the days after the Ukraine invasion.
- Neil Chenoweth
- Opinion
- Interest rates
How the states are pushing up mortgage rates
Big infrastructure builds and the migration surge are adding to inflation pressure on the Reserve Bank.
- John Kehoe
September
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Buffett-like Lew nails Australia’s inflation challenge
Solomon Lew says the government needs to help battered consumers. But he’s seeing past a tougher environment to chase growth with Peter Alexander and Smiggle.
- James Thomson
August
- Investigation
- Big four
Aussie citizens cut off by big banks on false terrorism charges
Sydney man Mehmet Saral is among a dozen people in Australia who have been cut off by ANZ, CBA and Westpac after being falsely labelled by Turkey as a terrorist.
- Max Mason
- Investigation
- Regulation
The $500m debacle: How insurer IAG missed risk warnings
An algorithm that minimised premium falls or rises when policies were renewed put a regulatory minefield underneath some of Australia’s brightest finance stars.
- Liam Walsh
July
- Opinion
- Social media
Conscripting big tech to fight disinformation is no threat to free speech
Claims the government’s bill is about censorship not only misunderstands it but also illustrates a naive understanding of the threats to society and democracy.
- Rod Sims
- Investigation
- Immigration
Millions frozen in venture capital land as investor visas go awry
Prospective migrants hoping to secure a pathway into Australia are alleging that botched financing agreements have made it difficult to enter the country.
- Liam Walsh
- Investigation
- Entrepreneur
Robert Bates used fake bank transfer to buy Francesca Packer a diamond
The wellness start-up founder, who is being pursued by his investors for more than $15 million, claimed that the ring was a fake and refused to pay for it.
- Jessica Sier
June
- Investigation
- Healthcare
GenesisCare’s undoing leaves more questions than answers
The collapse of the cancer care provider has left reputations in tatters, raising questions about why its backers left it so late before declaring bankruptcy.
- Jemima Whyte and Carrie LaFrenz
- Exclusive
- National security
TikTok code being worked on from China prompts fresh alarm
Code obtained by the Financial Review shows developers working on the app from mainland China where staff can be compelled to comply with government demands.
- Max Mason
May
- Exclusive
- Baby formula
Inside the Bubs board fallout
Bubs co-founder Kristy Carr and former executive chairman Dennis Lin were at an event in China in early April. Days later a board spill erupted. They were out, but tensions had been simmering for some time.
- Carrie LaFrenz
April
- Opinion
- RBA
Will groupthink persist at the RBA?
A nine-person Monetary Policy Board of trained economists is welcome. But there is a risk the RBA will slavishly persist with the monetarist thinking that results in higher unemployment.
- Craig Emerson
- Exclusive
- Property investment
NDIS watchdog cracks down on housing providers duping tenants
Housing providers have allegedly robbed NDIS participants of their right to choose care providers and have loaded them up with services they have not agreed to.
- Max Mason and Jonathan Shapiro
- Investigation
- Publishing
Inside Kerry Stokes’ world of influence
The media magnate has enjoyed almost-unparalleled influence in Australia’s west for decades.
- Mark Di Stefano and Max Mason
March
Investors left in the lurch after developer Shaw declared bankrupt
More than 130 investors tipped $14.1 million into projects across several states after a marketing blitz run by self-styled property mogul Sasha Hopkins in 2021.
- Max Mason and Jessica Sier
- Exclusive
- Courts
Accounting firm settles with woman sacked after alleging sexual assault
Bentleys NSW has settled a lawsuit brought by a woman who was fired for failing to return to work after she alleged she was a victim of a sexual assault in firm’s Sydney office.
- Max Mason
- Investigation
- Coal
Carmichael write-down split favoured Adani’s listed company
Accounts reveal a massive difference in whether private entities, or publicly listed ones, were impacted by losses booked against the Queensland coal project.
- Liam Walsh
- Investigation
- Coal
The big discrepancies inside Adani’s Queensland adventure
Hundreds of millions of dollars in inconsistencies are strewn throughout accounts about its coal venture in Australia, it can be revealed.
- Liam Walsh
