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The War for The Roar: Daniel Corsello, Dylan Howard and Daniel Simic.

The Roar goes silent, staff unpaid, amid ownership dispute

Journalists who had been writing for the website until it stopped publishing a month ago are demanding answers from the gambling firm that bought it about five years ago.

  • Calum Jaspan

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WA businessman’s efforts to avoid tax bill on $350k ‘work’ Ferrari rebuffed

A tax agent allegedly fabricated logbooks and denied he used a luxury car bought through work for personal reasons, despite using it to take his girlfriend on trips to WA’s premier wine region.

  • Hannah Murphy
Micky Ahuja.

Security boss moves offshore amid probe into loan millions

Administrators are looking into the transfer of money into Micky Ahuja’s personal accounts.

  • Nick McKenzie and Cameron Houston
Blairgowrie Café owner Daryl Ferguson, who says driving is the only feasible option for locals travelling elsewhere for work.

The sleepy seaside suburb where Melburnians claim the highest car expenses

The top 10 postcodes where Melburnians claim the highest average work-related car expenses are revealed in analysis of ATO data.

  • Cassandra Morgan
The ATO has been involved in an unprecedented international "day of action" by tax agencies targeting a Central American bank.

After years of restraint, Tax Office ramps up travel bans on major debtors

Data obtained by this masthead show the Tax Office used its powers to stop multimillion-dollar tax debtors leaving Australia just 46 times over six years, before sharply escalating enforcement this financial year.

  • Carla Hildebrandt
The MA Services Group’s headquarters in the suburb of Keilor Park in Melbourne’s north-west.

Guards sacked and retailers scrambling as embattled security firm calls in administrators

Thousands of security guards were abruptly sacked on Tuesday after MA Services entered voluntary administration, leaving major retailers in the lurch during the year’s busiest shopping period.

  • Nick McKenzie and Cameron Houston
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Wes Maas ranked on this year’s Australian Financial Review 2024 Rich List with an estimated wealth of $814 million.

Rich lister revealed as likely buyer for Derrimut 24:7 Gym chain

The group’s founder, Nik Solomos, is expected to remain involved in the business if creditors approve the $34.15 million deal.

  • Sarah Danckert
The 57-year-old businesswoman was targeted by the ATO over seven years, which has been stopped by the Brisbane Supreme Court.

‘Dark corners’: Business owner reveals torment of tax office’s seven-year pursuit

A mother of five has spoken for the first time after being prosecuted harshly by the ATO for seven years.

  • Dan Nolan
Nick Solomos placed a key company within his Derrimut 24:7 gym empire into administration on Thursday.

Derrimut gym empire enters administration

Derrimut gym founder Nick Solomos handed over control of a key company on Thursday as he continues his desperate fight to rescue his debt-ridden empire.

  • Carla Jaeger, Sophie Aubrey and Sarah Danckert
Nick Solomos with Adrian Portelli during an auction on The Block.

Billionaire Portelli backs out of Derrimut gym deal

Billionaire Adrian Portelli has pulled out of providing a lifeline for the floundering franchise Derrimut 24:7 Gym.

  • Ashleigh McMillan, Sophie Aubrey and Sarah Danckert