‘Sensitive’ police investigation into Nauru contractor

In March 2022, the AFP’s Sensitive Investigation Oversight Board approved Operation Bernie, which is investigating whether private company Canstruct was involved in corporate wrongdoing.

• August 2, 2023
• by Nick McKenzie and Michael Bachelard

‘No one’s indispensable’: Former minister takes aim at Home Affairs

Karen Andrews says her former department needs reshaping and time might be up for its long-serving head, Mike Pezzullo.

• July 29, 2023
• by Michael Bachelard and Nick McKenzie

Boats, borders and bad guys: How a super department has come unstuck

A mounting litany of problems could mean the end of the Home Affairs experiment that began six years ago

• July 29, 2023
• by Michael Bachelard and Nick McKenzie

Police suspect banned Albanian politician is running an Australian crime clan

Intelligence files allege the politician may be a leading figure in a burgeoning criminal network in this country.

• July 28, 2023
• by Nick McKenzie and Michael Bachelard

Nauru doctor: Where did all the millions go?

Chris Jones was kicked off Nauru for treating his patients with too much care. He believes he was interrupting Nauru politicians’ business model.

• July 26, 2023
• by Michael Bachelard, Nick McKenzie and Amelia Ballinger

Home Truths

A months-long investigation into the failures of Home Affairs, exposing deep flaws in the operation of Australia’s gatekeepers.

Manus contractor boss paid $1.2m to mother working at Home Affairs

Paladin majority owner Craig Thrupp defended the transfers which are under investigation by the anti-corruption watchdog.

• July 26, 2023
• by Nick McKenzie and Michael Bachelard

Dutton told of contractor’s corruption cloud weeks before $9m deal awarded

Just one month after the Home Affairs Department signed the contract, police arrested Mozammil Bhojani and charged him with paying more than $100,000 in bribes.

• July 25, 2023
• by Michael Bachelard and Nick McKenzie

Albanian mafia linked to dead multimillionaire trucking boss

Troy Kellett died after falling from a stack of shipping containers at an Adelaide dock. Police are probing if he was there to help in a narcotics importation.

• July 24, 2023
• by Nick McKenzie and Marta Pascual Juanola

Millions of dollars in detention money went to Pacific politicians

Australia’s Department of Home Affairs oversaw the payment of millions of taxpayer dollars to powerful Pacific Island politicians through a chain of suspect contracts.

• July 23, 2023
• by Nick McKenzie, Michael Bachelard and Amelia Ballinger