Investigations
Banned on one, blocked on all: Dating app abusers face platform-wide exile
Under a new industry code of conduct, users booted from an online dating service owned by a company with multiple apps will be barred across the other platforms.
- by Clay Lucas
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AFP
AFP commander raided, suspended in contracts-for-mates probe
The Australian Federal Police is embroiled in a conflict-of-interest controversy, amid revelations that a high-ranking official is under investigation for improperly awarding a contract.
- by Nick McKenzie
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Trial by Water
Revenge was the motive but nobody got a psych report into Farquharson
Experts question how the prosecution could have argued convicted child-killer Robert Farquharson was driven by revenge and not sought evidence to back that up.
- by Michael Bachelard and Ruby Schwartz
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Extremism
From caliphate to the classroom: How hardline group courts the young
Fringe Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir is using front groups to spread its message to young people.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola and Nick McKenzie
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Australian agencies greenlight charity despite Hizb ut-Tahrir links
The special tax status bestowed by the Tax Office on the Al Rashidun charity will enable it to significantly boost its fundraising efforts.
- by Nick McKenzie, Marta Pascual Juanola and Paul Sakkal
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Hate comes to university campus but hides its face
A group banned in Britain has used a front organisation to gain a role in the wider anti-war protest movement and leverage its pursuit of a global caliphate.
- by Nick McKenzie, Marta Pascual Juanola and Anne Worthington
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‘They divide’: Group banned in the UK eyes Australian division over war
Hizb ut-Tahrir has stepped up its activities in Australia against a backdrop of the war in Gaza, and experts are concerned.
- by Nick McKenzie, Marta Pascual Juanola and Anne Worthington
'A day of victory': Sheik Ibrahim Dadoun addresses protest
The preacher's comments at a protest on October 8, 2023 were condemned by the prime minister.
The fallen tech titan, a suburban gangland lawyer and a $26.6m mystery
The corporate watchdog is investigating what happened to $75 million of an ASX-listed company’s cash. At the centre of the investigation are two men – a gangland lawyer and a charming tech executive.
- by Sarah Danckert and Carla Jaeger
A people smuggler’s journey to Australia
Ali Sarwano tells the story of his terrifying journey from Indonesia to the WA coast.
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Border security
Fire danger and bits from Bunnings: $50m border boats beset with problems
Insiders claim Australian Border Force’s Cape-class boats are plagued with dangerous issues. An investigation has revealed one was out of action when a people-smuggling vessel landed in Western Australia.
- by Nick McKenzie, Zach Hope, Garry McNab and Amilia Rosa