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Mick Gatto, Geoffrey Watson … and Tony Soprano.

Mick Gatto sues Sydney silk claiming he likened him to Tony Soprano

Barrister Geoffrey Watson is being sued for defamation by Melbourne underworld identity Mick Gatto.

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Mick Gatto wearing a shirt with an M Group logo in 2017.

Officer of Gatto-linked company obtained labour hire licence despite strip club scandal

The state opposition has continued to question the premier over companies linked to the gangland figure.

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Mick Gatto at Caulfield Racecourse on Wednesday.

Victorian watchdog moves to ban Gatto-linked labour hire company

The Labour Hire Authority is acting to strip the licence of a company closely linked to the underworld figure.

  • Nick McKenzie, Matt Dennien and Kieran Rooney
CBUS chairman Wayne Swan.

Sorry two years for CBUS shows it’s time super members got a say

There’s no way of knowing what members in the $100 billion fund think, as they are never asked.

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Lucy Weber and Zach Smith

CFMEU official resigns from super giant, internal review launched as union scandal grows

The CFMEU’s representative on the CBUS board, Lucy Weber, stepped down after this masthead revealed she had a secret relationship with her union boss.

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Jacinta Allan.

Allan’s CFMEU stonewalling is a failure of leadership

The past week’s CFMEU revelations have shocked Victorians. They deserve to know how the state ended up paying billions to bikies.

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CFMEU administrator Mark Irving (right) and corruption-busting lawyer Geoffrey Watson.

$15b ‘poured into criminals’ hands’: Bombshell findings CFMEU tried to hide

Politically damaging material was stripped from the final report of the corruption buster appointed to help root out wrongdoing in the powerful union.

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Barrister Robert Richter

Top barrister says a royal commission into antisemitism is premature and risky

Robert Richter, KC, refused to sign the letter from senior members of the Australian Bar calling for a royal commission into antisemitism. He says it would be premature and dangerous.

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In a social media video, Gatto insisted his business dealings were "completely legal"
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Underworld figure Mick Gatto hits back at media coverage

In a social media video, Gatto insisted his business dealings were "completely legal"

Mick Gatto from his social media video in response to AFP probe October 29, 2025.

‘We keep punching’: Gatto breaks silence amid AFP probe, CFMEU allegations

The underworld figure has posted a video to social media complaining about this masthead’s coverage of his involvement in the construction industry and the CFMEU.