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Laura Sparkes

Laura Sparkes

Laura Sparkes is a producer for 60 Minutes.

Westpac Rescue balls are extravagant affairs held in front of vintage fighter planes, with celebrity MCs, dance troupes, acrobats, live portraiture and stacks of faux gold bullion.

‘Every dollar counts’: Westpac Rescue spends big on high teas, golf days, lavish balls

The service, which has announced an investigation into allegations of a toxic and unsafe workplace, splashes more on fundraising and events than other agencies.

  • Eryk Bagshaw, Patrick Begley and Laura Sparkes

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Westpac Rescue whistleblower Stacey Price

Inside the allegedly toxic rescue service, masked by a ‘god amongst men’ reputation

Staff at Westpac Rescue have allegedly been left broken amid claims of sexual harassment, bullying and victimisation within the iconic organisation.

  • Eryk Bagshaw, Patrick Begley and Laura Sparkes

‘Big vape’: How Chinese multinationals and organised crime fuelled a public health crisis

The Albanese government has introduced some of the world’s toughest vaping laws, but the black market is thriving. Now pharmacists are in open rebellion.

  • Eryk Bagshaw and Laura Sparkes