Alex McDonald

Refugee Arad Nik moved to a regional area as part of the requirements of his Safe Haven Enterprise Visa. He hoped the visa would lead to permanent residency but now is not sure what comes next.

An internal audit undertaken by the Department of Defence’s grant program has identified a series of failings, from poor record-keeping to “inadequate” records pertaining to conflicts of interest.

Service NSW was found to have a 'limited' and potentially 'non-existent' ability to track fraud across a range of grant programs, with more than 1,000 fraudulent applications lodged.

The federal government has relied on private consultancy firms for advice on a range of complex issues, including the vaccine rollout, but there's growing scrutiny over the lack of transparency around the advice provided.

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton personally cut millions in grant funding from organisations that were strongly recommended by his department to improve community safety, and used the funds to support his own handpicked list.

The delivery of food ordered online is a multi-million-dollar industry, but for the delivery riders it is low paid and dangerous work. Several deaths in recent months have prompted a call to ensure their families have equal access to compensation.

Problems at the Travelodge quarantine hotels in Sydney are a symptom of a completely unregulated cleaning industry, says an insider.

Security guards were hired to work at Melbourne's COVID-19 quarantine hotels through a WhatsApp message in a process so murky that one guard didn't even know who she was actually working for.

A former commissioner of the New South Wales Police watchdog believes a police officer captured on camera sweeping the legs out from a 16-year-old Indigenous boy may have acted unlawfully.

Cruise ship passengers disembark in Sydney and spend four days in the community before receiving NSW government advice to self-isolate due to a positive coronavirus detection.