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Arrests, charges follow raids on Melbourne soccer club
Anti-gang and sports corruption detectives have raided houses and club rooms as part of an investigation into potential match-fixing.
- by Nick McKenzie
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Medical Misogyny
‘I thought I was insane’: Doctors kept ignoring Keira’s pain. It almost killed her
Keira Rumble was a victim of a poorly researched health phenomenon known as medical misogyny. Its consequences can be fatal.
- by Kate Aubusson and Wendy Tuohy
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Religion
Call to outlaw ‘coercive’ cults, stop financial secrecy for extreme churches
Revelations about alleged abuse and other disturbing behaviour at a secretive Pentecostal church have sparked calls for reform.
- by Richard Baker
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Religion
Secret recordings reveal the bizarre teachings of one of Australia’s most extreme churches
New leaked audio and church material reveal the extreme teachings of the secretive church’s leadership.
- by Richard Baker
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Medical Misogyny
‘These mistakes cost lives’: The medical bias that affects half of Australia
Nikki Purtill was lucky to survive an undiagnosed cyst on her brain. Her experience is part of the under-researched phenomenon of medical misogyny.
- by Aisha Dow, Wendy Tuohy, Emily Kaine and Kate Aubusson
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Defence
‘Absolutely gutted’: Cases dropped against soldiers over notorious war crimes allegations
Former Australian troops accused of killing civilians in Afghanistan will not face prosecution over two notorious alleged war crimes.
- by Nick McKenzie
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Building Bad
Bikies ran amok in the CFMEU, and they’re not going to leave quietly
Efforts to clean up the troubled union are encountering resistance as the extent of past problems becomes clearer.
- by Nick McKenzie and Cara Waters
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Crime
Battle over bandana DNA could set Janine Balding’s murderer free
For 36 years, Stephen Jamieson has been in jail for the crime. Supporters and experts are demanding police use new DNA evidence to answer a crucial question.
- by Anthony Dowsley, Amelia Ballinger and Nick McKenzie
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Leaked recordings reveal secretive church pushing physical punishment of children
On the tape, a pastor says using the “rod of correction” can help prevent school shootings and gender dysphoria.
- by Richard Baker
How the CFMEU scandal unfolded
Our reporting in the Building Bad series, now acknowledged with a Gold Walkley, came after work over 18 years by investigative journalists.
- by Mathew Dunckley and Michael Bachelard
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Building Bad
CFMEU scrambles security to headquarters after threats against officials
Administrators of the CFMEU are responding to warnings that violent bikies and crime figures ostracised from the union are turning on remaining organisers.
- by Nick McKenzie