Award winning journo at The ABC investigative unit. Author of Gina Rinehart and Banking Bad. TIPS: aferguson
@protonmail
.com or PO Box 3262, Tamarama NSW 2026.
Former chairman of CBA was asked to pay back 40 per cent of his pay and refused. The board should have made that public and didn’t. Where is the transparency and accountability?
Amazing - Australian philanthropist Judith Neilson is setting up an institute to fund independent journalism, tipping in $100m "to help fund help restore faith in its central role in a healthy democracy.” –
@melbournepressclub
@markbaker20
The Tax Office rejected an investigation request from whistleblower Richard Boyle months before he went public over allegations the agency was ripping money out of individual and small business accounts
#auspol
“It is vitally important that all politicians maintain the highest possible standard of proper conduct.” An explosive expose from
@Milliganreports
, Monday on
#4Corners
Here’s a preview
#Davitts
Congratulations to Adele Ferguson for winning the non fiction award for her searing expose of the culture and practices in banking. In Banking Bad, the facts are laid out and they're not pretty.
#AwardWinning
@HarperCollinsAU
@adele_ferguson
A legend of journalism. It has been a great privilege to work with you
@4corners
and experience first hand your fearlessness and pursuit of truth in taking on powerful institutions and individuals. You will be missed!
Some news from me..After 7 yrs as EP of
#4Corners
,I've decided it's time to move 's been an extraordinary honour to lead this great program and the team of brilliant, dedicated journos and staff who keep it at the forefront of Australian journalism..1/2
The Lifetime Achievement Award goes to none other than
@barriecassidy
! With a mind unmatched in political analysis, Barrie's made an indelible mark on the Australian journalism scene, winning him the admiration of journalists, politicians and the public nationwide - no easy feat!
Tonight's
@4corners
is a must watch as it celebrates a 60 year milestone. It's always a privilege and career highlight when I work with the team headed by
@neighbour_s
Hayne's failure to tackle bank structure means that in a decade or so another treasurer will have to call another royal commission via
@ConversationEDU
In 2015
@adele_ferguson
and myself wrote about the litany of alleged misconduct at IOOF including in its Questor, CMT businesses. Today a regulator finally took action. I'd like to thank the brave whistleblower whose career was destroyed for speaking out.
#bankingrc
Richard Boyle wouldn’t be facing jail if the
@ato_gov_au
investigation into his whistleblower claims had not been “superficial”.
@4corners
was left to do the investigation properly. The Attorney-General should stop the prosecution
#auspol
@adele_ferguson
My next story with
@thealirussell
@CharEKing
& Andy Burns. These people, working Australians, could be our sisters, cousins, friends. They’re trying, so hard. It’s insane in our wealthy country it’s so hard to find somewhere to live. Watch No Place To Call Home, Monday
@4corners
.
1/3. Tonight we air Michael Brissenden’s final
@4corners
story, as he signs off from a stellar 35-year career at the ABC. Before joining our team, he hosted AM, was the
@abcnews
defence correspondent,
@abc730
political editor, and a correspondent in Washington, Brussels & Moscow.
ANZ's Alexis George says the bank was not aware of issues at IOOF until the royal commission. This is despite Fairfax Media writing acres and acres in 2015 about the litany of misconduct at the group. Just wow. That's some solid DD.
#BankingRC