Sarah Martin

Consumer Affairs Victoria ordered to pay costs after firm successfully argues it is not technically engaged in debt collection owed to another person

Lawyers claim that because Panthera had ‘acquired’ the debts, it was not technically engaged in collecting debt owed to a third party

Thousands of people affected by actions of Panthera Finance, before it was acquired by new owners Francom Group

Senior correspondent Sarah Martin joins Nour Haydar to talk about her chilling experience posing as an eight-year-old girl on the popular online platform, and why there are calls for online gaming to be included in the upcoming social media ban

In seven days my young alter ego is cyberbullied and attacked while exploring clubs, casinos and horror games, all with parental controls in place. Is the platform safe for children – or an ‘X-rated paedophile hellscape’?

How does Gina Rinehart, like her father before her, use wealth and power to influence politics?

In an in-depth interview, Gina’s son, John Hancock, explains how his relationship with his mother fell apart and discusses a high-stakes legal case that could threaten the foundations of her empire

How does Rinehart use her money to control her image – and what would she rather you don’t see?

In this episode of Gina, we interrogate some of the stories her family chooses to celebrate – and others they don’t

Recreational hunting is considered a genuine reason for holding a gun licence – but authorities say the system is too easy to exploit

Walter Mikac, who lost his wife and two daughters in the 1996 shooting, warns that Labor-backed Shooters party bill will weaken national firearms agreement

There are now more than 4 million guns in the community – almost double the number recorded in the years after the Port Arthur massacre that prompted a national crackdown

The organisation that manages the Square Kilometre Array Observatory has denied whistleblower allegations of financial mismanagement

We interrogate the stories Hancock family chooses to celebrate – and the ones they don’t

Former staff lift the veil on life at Hancock Prospecting, where they say the boss is lavishly praised and adulation is encouraged

Correspondence uncovered by Guardian Australia shows that Lang Hancock pleaded with state authorities to return two children, though he later denied claims that one of them was his daughter

John Hancock has been waging a legal battle against his mother since 2004. He has barely seen her outside of a courtroom since

In an in-depth interview, John Hancock – the first-born son of Gina Rinehart – explains how his relationship with his mother fell apart and discusses a high-stakes legal case that could threaten the foundations of her empire

How does Gina Rinehart, like her father before her, use wealth and power to influence politics? Rinehart’s first major foray into the political spotlight was successfully lobbying against Labor’s mining super profit tax during the early 2010s. But what did she learn from Lang Hancock, who campaigned to overturn the iron ore export embargo in the 1950s, setting the foundation for their family fortune?

Gina Rinehart is Australia’s richest person – and as her wealth continues to rise, so does her power and influence. But what does she want?