Amy Greenbank

The ABC can reveal that one of the 14 people arrested by detectives under Strike Force Pearl earlier this week is believed to have helped orchestrate five instances of antisemitic vandalism and arson during January.

The review into Netstrata began last year after the ABC found the company had been regularly using its wholly owned insurance arm to charge apartment owners exorbitant insurance brokerage fees, and had been taking kickbacks from its contractors and suppliers.

For years politicians have used their private travel paid for by the taxpayer in questionable ways — from chauffeuring pet pooches to a country home, to having petrol paid for while on holidays.

The pair are allegedly connected to the caravan filled with explosives believed to have a potential blast zone of 40 metres, and considered to be on the periphery of a broader antisemitism terror investigation.

Liverpool Council's current financial position requires "urgent attention", according to a confidential report obtained by the ABC.

Apartment buildings in NSW could be inspected without a warrant and unit owners could be compelled to hand over documents under proposed new laws targeting owners corporations who do not fix common property.

Clients of Netstrata have told the ABC the strata firm has begun uploading years of invoices, with brokerage fees up to six times industry standard.

More than a year after NSW Fair Trading began its investigation into Metricon, senior staff of the home builder have been ordered to sit a three-day, $2,250-per-person course.

Choice and the Owners Corporation Network are among the consumer groups that have endorsed an open letter to the federal treasurer calling for urgent action.

William Manoun declared he was not a property developer in his bid to win a seat on the same council his brother is mayor of, despite being linked to three approved developments.