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Development outrage
The bankrupt, the fugitive and the billion-dollar Toplace collapse
An undischarged bankrupt was instrumental in landing his insolvency firm the lucrative rights to be administrator of fugitive Jean Nassif’s failed property empire Toplace.
- by Kate McClymont and Ben Cubby
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Forgeries, footwear and frocks: Fight over fraudster Melissa Caddick’s last assets
A pair of Christian Dior sneakers Caddick bought for her son could be valued at $12,000 if they were in mint condition, a court heard.
- by Kate McClymont
Fatboy, the Executioner and the banned bookie linked by waterfront mansion
Yowie Bay discount carpet seller Leo Lewin has put up a lot of alleged organised crime figures over the years, including Luke “Fatboy” Sparos.
- by Kate McClymont
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Teo controversy
Charlie Teo called him a liar on TV. Now Gene Howard wants to know why
Gene Howard was distressed to see the neurosurgeon on Channel Seven’s Spotlight program, suggesting he lied to the media about being unhappy with the operation on his daughter, Bella.
- by Kate McClymont
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Teo controversy
Family’s plea for Charlie Teo to spend a day caring for the girl who has been ‘living death’ for 15 years
The neurosurgeon assured Ellie’s family that if she was his daughter, he would definitely agree to her having an operation to remove a brain tumour. Fifteen years later, the once bubbly and funny school captain can’t walk, talk or feed herself, and is blind.
- by Kate McClymont
‘Flawed judgment, lack of remorse’: Charlie Teo guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct
The controversial neurosurgeon’s career has effectively been ended after being reprimanded by a professional standards committee over his treatment of patients.
- by Kate McClymont
Charlie Teo found guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct
The controversial neurosurgeon has been reprimanded by a professional standards committee following catastrophic outcomes for two of his patients.
- by Kate McClymont
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Development outrage
‘You should not be allowed to build a Lego house’: Buyer furious over Sydney property development
Claudine Watson-Kyme paid a deposit for a $1.4 million unit in an almost-completed block in Rosebery in March 2021. Two years later, she’s still in limbo.
- by Kate McClymont
Secrets and lies: How ‘Dodgy Daryl’ brought down a premier
The ripple effect from a single phone tap led to the downfall of then-premier and MP Daryl Maguire’s secret lover, Gladys Berejiklian, writes Kate McClymont.
- by Kate McClymont
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Maguire inquiry
What happened when Daryl Maguire invited Kate McClymont to coffee
A casual coffee catch-up assumed far greater significance following stunning revelations at the corruption commission.
- by Kate McClymont
Warrant out for arrest of colourful developer Jean Nassif
Nassif is said to want to avoid being arrested at an airport and desires to front up to authorities on his own terms and meet with his family in Australia.
- by Kate McClymont and Perry Duffin