Chris Vedelago
The Sydney Morning Herald
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‘Saddam Hussein’s Picasso’: Drug kingpin wanted to launder money but instead got a fake
The shadowy nature of the art market makes it ripe for exploitation by organised criminals, sparking calls for a shake-up of money-laundering and provenance rules. → Read More
A convoy of heroes: The tradies at the centre of the Exford school bus rescue
A truck driver who says he saw light flickering through the trees. A toppled school bus full of trapped children. A 15-minute wait for paramedics. And by lucky chance, a close-knit team of tradies on their way back from work. → Read More
Thousands of tonnes of plastic bags from Coles, Woolworths scheme found in warehouses
Almost 8000 tonnes of plastic bags have been found in warehouses across three states after the collapse of Australia’s largest soft plastics recycling program. → Read More
The fire that sparked the end of Coles and Woolies plastic recycling program
The collapse of the popular nationwide plastic bag recycling program was set in train nearly five months ago when a suburban factory caught fire. → Read More
Fraud syndicate accused of targeting Telstra and big banks
Telstra and some of the nation’s biggest banks have been targeted by alleged fraudsters. → Read More
The culture war at the heart of MinterEllison’s implosion over Christian Porter
It wasn’t the best timing for a MinterEllison cocktail party. Earlier that day, the firm’s CEO sent an all-staff email that blasted a senior partner. It was the legal equivalent of a BBQ stopper. → Read More
Bankrupt chicken farmers banned for cruelty running aged care homes
Two brothers banned from working in the poultry industry for a total of 17 years after starving more than a million chickens were able to acquire two aged care homes in Melbourne, despite being bankrupt at the time and having no experience. → Read More
‘I’ll probably have to hire someone to kill him’: Ultra Tune boss in damning recording
In the 20-minute recording, Mr Buckley allegedly threatens to hurt his then-partner Jennifer Cole and discusses a plan to hire a hitman to silence a former associate. → Read More
The COVID-normal city: Will we ever return to our CBD offices?
Not so long ago working from home was a novelty. It felt like wagging school. Now it has the potential to reshape Melbourne, our homes, and our working lives forever. → Read More
Lower your Voice: Farnham manager attacks anti-lockdown protesters' singalong
Glenn Wheatley said the John Farnham classic You're The Voice had been co-opted by demonstrators at Chadstone Shopping Centre against the wishes of the singer-songwriter. → Read More
Macquarie pays $7 million to investor told to buy in company about to crash
Macquarie Group has paid $7 million to settle a five-year legal dispute with Ballarat businessman Brendan James who accused its investment advisers of artificially inflating the price of a small mining company and then selling shares held by family members before it collapsed. → Read More
'Seduction' of children did little harm, said Catholic gatekeeper
The psychologist in charge of vetting candidates for the priesthood in Melbourne was himself later accused of sexual misconduct by his patients. → Read More
How a Melbourne seminary became the breeding ground for paedophile rings
Corpus Christi was where sexually repressed men could “act out” with each other, living double lives, then transfer their attentions to the most innocent in their flocks. → Read More
Calls for MasterChef to axe George Calombaris over wages scandal
Workers' rights advocates are calling for George Calombaris to be sacked from MasterChef for ripping off workers, while slamming the $200,000 "contrition payment" handed to the celebrity chef as little more than a slap on the wrist. → Read More
First cancer lawsuit over weedkiller Roundup filed in Australia
A Melbourne gardener has launched legal action against a global pharmaceutical giant in the first Australian case to link cancer with popular weedkiller Roundup. → Read More
Robo-debts scheme takes hard line: 'We charge compound interest daily'
Centrelink has threatened to charge daily compounding interest, garnish wages or seize funds from the bank accounts of former welfare recipients who fail to pay 'robo debts' issued by the government's automated recovery scheme. → Read More
Lamborghini-driving bitcoin trader charged with drug trafficking
Prominent bitcoin trader, Sam Karagiozis, who claims to have founded Australia's first cryptocurrency, has been charged with trafficking cocaine, ecstasy and methamphetamine. → Read More
The harder they fall: Nicola Gobbo, from gangland lawyer to family outcast
The name Gobbo opens doors in Melbourne. It doesn’t stand against a Baillieu or a Myer in this city where old money rules, but it carries a rare clout, never more so than in the legal world, where generations of the family have made their mark. → Read More
Embarrassment of snitches: Eight legal figures leaked to police, royal commission told
Court clerk, legal secretary, legal adviser and gunned-down Mafia lawyer are among seven referred to royal commission in addition to Informer 3838. → Read More
Vanishing act: Informer 3838 evidence to royal commission 'in doubt'
Informer 3838 may no longer be compelled to give evidence in the royal commission that begins on Friday. → Read More