Conflict of interest
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- Queensland councils
Council CEO has decade-long conflict with developer – and won’t say when it was registered
The council chief Louise Rusan has a family link with local developers Fox and Bell, who are behind some of the area’s biggest projects.
- Julius Dennis and Matt Dennien
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Council-linked developer puts shops on market months after contentious decision
The owners of Redland Bay Shopping village have billed the property as the only shops in the area just months after council canned a rival development.
- Julius Dennis and Matt Dennien
The rise and fall of Australia’s self-styled wealth queen
After a series of eyebrow-raising antics, Sydney lawyer Dominique Grubisa is feeling the heat.
- Michaela Whitbourn
- Opinion
- Joe Biden
Joe Biden can be blamed for many things, but pardoning his son is not one of them
There’s no doubt Joe Biden has a case to answer after pardoning his son Hunter, but the hype around this story is out of all proportion.
- Bill Wyman
- Exclusive
- Queensland government
Legal blue looms after Seqwater executive’s conflict probe sacking
The state-owned water authority has finalised a months-long investigation into concerns also flagged with the corruption watchdog. But its subject is not happy.
- Matt Dennien
Greens raise conflict of interest concerns over AFP dealings with PwC
Senator David Shoebridge says a close personal relationship could jeopardise the criminal investigation into the PwC tax scandal.
- Colin Kruger and Rachel Clun
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- Political lobbying
Stuart Robert-linked contracts to be scrutinised by powerful parliamentary committee
An inquiry into Commonwealth contracts totalling $374 million can compel witnesses to appear and seek documents beyond the scope of previous reviews.
- David Crowe and Nick McKenzie
ICAC probes alleged kickbacks and dummy bids from council contracts
A council employee who awarded contracts valued at $4.3 million to companies he was connected to netted thousands of dollars in kickbacks, an inquiry has heard.
- Megan Gorrey
- Opinion
- Regulation
The ‘vampire squid’ affair is back on Wall Street’s mind
The 2008 financial crisis claimed many investment banks, but some, including Goldman Sachs, made billions after shorting the market. Now regulators are again trying to put a key rule in place.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
Trump strikes new overseas deal and raises old ethics issue
Eric Trump, who oversees the Trump Organisation’s global real estate interests, said it was no longer bound by a self-imposed restriction not to make foreign deals.
- Bernard Condon