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Jessica Longbottom

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Sep 26, 2026
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Aug 24, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 26, 2026 · Jessica Longbottom

    NDIS housing provider goes bust as liquidator questions missing cash (opens the original)

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    Liquidators say a company which raised millions to build housing for people with disabilities went under after $5 million in cash was withdrawn from company accounts. Dozens of investors put their savings into the Fairy Meadow House project in Wollongong, which raised about $10 million but nothing was ever built. The liquidators of Fairy Meadow House said they would lodge a report with the financial regulator and have identified potential criminal breaches by the company director. A Sydney devel

  2. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Jessica Longbottom

    Luke Sayers apologises as ex-wife's lewd photo defamation case settles (opens the original)

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    Luke and Cate Sayers have settled a high-profile defamation case brought over a lewd photo posted to the former Carlton president's social media last year. Ms Sayers had accused her ex-husband of implying she posted the photo to his X account. A protracted legal fight between former Carlton president Luke Sayers and his ex-wife over a lewd photo has reached settlement, with Mr Sayers apologising and acknowledging his former partner never posted the photo. The image of Mr Sayers's penis was poste

  3. Article · Sep 4, 2026 · By investigative reporters Elise Kinsella and Jessica Longbottom

    Construction sector probe likely to put Mick Gatto back in the spotlight (opens the original)

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    Mick Gatto isn't worried about the upcoming royal commission into Victoria's building industry. "A royal commission don't bother me," he confidently declared on Karl Stefanovic's podcast in late July, days before Ben Carroll announced the inquiry in his first move as Victoria's new premier. "They'll spend another $100 million, it'll be a witch hunt … and they'll come up with nothing, like they have in the past," Mr Gatto casually predicted. The upcoming royal commission will investigate serious

  4. Article · Aug 31, 2026 · Jessica Longbottom

    Major aged care agency has licence suspended amid fears elderly at risk (opens the original)

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    A staffing agency that has provided workers to aged care homes has had its licence suspended over findings it deployed dozens of unqualified staff to care for the elderly. The discovery has prompted Victoria's Labour Hire Authority (LHA) to take the "extraordinary" step of halting Barton Care Pty Ltd's ability to deploy staff due to safety concerns. The ABC understands Barton Care Pty Ltd has provided hundreds of workers to aged care homes across Victoria over the past few years. The company's o

  5. Article · Aug 24, 2026 · Jessica Longbottom

    Five arrests as police raid CFMEU headquarters in Melbourne (opens the original)

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    Police investigating allegations of corruption on Victorian construction sites have executed warrants at six properties in Melbourne, including the headquarters of the CFMEU. Detectives from Taskforce Hawk were probing allegations relating to secret commissions, fraud and drug trafficking. Two of the five men arrested are facing charges. The other three were released pending further investigations. Five men have been arrested after detectives investigating fresh allegations of drug trafficking a

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