Industry News
- Investigation & Fraud News – Week ending 24 April 2026Australia’s most decorated veteran walks free on bail on war crimes charges related to Afghan deaths – 17 April 2026 The article reports that a highly decorated Australian soldier Ben Roberts-Smith, accused of murdering Afghan civilians has been released on bail while awaiting trial, in a landmark and highly complex war crimes case that could […]
- Investigation & Fraud News – Week ending 17 April 2026ASIC secures record $350 million in civil penalties and $583 million back to Australians – 25 March 2026 The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) reported a record enforcement period for the second half of 2025 (July–December), securing $349.8 million in court-ordered civil penalties and helping return $583 million to Australians through refunds, remediation and […]
- Investigation & Fraud News – Week ending 13 March 2026Court throws out $2.3m lawsuit against premier – 10 March 2026 A Supreme Court judge has dismissed a former South Australian MP’s $2.3 million lawsuit against Premier Peter Malinauskas and the South Australian government, ruling there was no valid basis for her claim of malicious prosecution. The lawsuit stemmed from 2020 blackmail charges against Annabel Digance […]
- Investigation & Fraud News – Week ending 6 March 2026CBA calls in police, $1 billion in fraudulent loans as banks battle AI forgeries – 27 February 2026 The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has alerted police about a potential sophisticated fraud involving up to $1 billion in fraudulent home loans using advanced AI generated forgeries — possibly the largest banking fraud in Australian history. https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/banking/cba-calls-in-police-1-billion-lost-in-suspected-fraud-as-banks-battle-ai-forgeries/news-story/5d14a3c8c8047fe0a747567d0d7d4449 New […]
- Investigation & Fraud News – Week ending 20 February 2026Drug vessel MV Raider heading towards Sydney after being stripped of cocaine – 13 February 2026 The MV Raider — a ship previously intercepted near French Polynesia — is now heading towards Sydney after being stripped of its illegal cargo. On January 16, the French Navy boarded the vessel on the high seas and seized about […]
- Investigation & Fraud News – Week ending 13 February 2026Australian drug kingpin Tony Mokbel walks free after police informant scandal – 6 February 2026 Underworld figure Tony Mokbel has walked free after prosecutors in Victoria dropped the only remaining drug-trafficking charge against him. Mokbel spent about 18 years in prison after being sentenced in 2012 for running a major drug syndicate tied to Melbourne’s […]
- Investigation & Fraud News – Week ending 6 February 2026‘Pretty wild’: Fraud, toxic culture claims rock trouble-plagued VFL club – 13 January 2026 Frankston Dolphins Football Club (VFL) is being investigated by Victoria Police for alleged financial fraud and toxic workplace culture. Senior figures and board members have resigned after financial discrepancies were uncovered in internal reviews. The probe is ongoing and has involved […]
- Investigation & Fraud News – Week ending 30 January 2026$335 million gone: How scams drained Australians in a single year – 27 January 2026 Australians lost nearly $335 million to scams in 2025, up from about $318.7 million the previous year, even though the number of reported scam complaints fell. Email was the most common contact method (over ~84,800 email scams). Other online routes […]
- Investigation & Fraud News – Week ending 21 January 2026WA is losing the tobacco wars as gangs target vape stores and cheap cigarettes flood market – 19 January 2026 Western Australia is struggling to control a growing illegal tobacco and vape market, with criminal gangs increasingly dominating a trade, the state’s outdated laws aren’t equipped to tackle. Opposition figures and experts argue for powers […]
- Investigation & Fraud News – Week ending 16 January 2026Maguire-linked directors banned for five years over $57m collapse – 13 January 2026 The spectacular downfall of a business empire linked to disgraced MP Daryl Maguire has resulted in maximum five-year bans for two directors who misused their positions. Two directors tied to United World Enterprises (UWE), previously promoted by former MP Daryl Maguire, were […]