The licences aren't worth the (virtual) paper they're written on, and they're likely to be raking in tens of millions of dollars a year in fees.
My latest for ABC News.
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New from me: a look inside how one of Australia’s richest people built his gambling empire
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A Caribbean court case, two whistleblowers, 18 months of gambling data and a Telegram transcript.
It all comes together to show how Stake, an Australian-run online casino, responds to players showing signs of problem gambling.
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And of course the team at Background Briefing who jumped into a difficult project with such enthusiasm and dedication.
Thanks to Loretta Florence, Fanou Filali, Max Chalmers, Ben Sveen, Ingrid Wagner, Leila Shunner, Thomas Oriti and Justine Landis-Hanley – you're all superstars.
This wouldn't have been possible without the support of my amazing team at ABC News Story Lab.
Teresa Tan, Georgina Piper, @mattliddy.bsky.social and Cristen Tilley each played crucial roles in bringing this to life.
The core of this was 18 recorded interviews with Alliyah, their friends and family members.
Things got real.
I particularly want to thank Alliyah's parents, Jackie and Scott, for revisiting a difficult period with me.
Above all, I'm honoured that Alliyah trusted me to tell their story.
They gave legal consent to be identified as the victim of a sexual crime – which opened all kinds of doors for asking questions about who failed them.
It's an incredibly brave and powerful choice.
I'm getting emotional seeing this finally out there.
After 18 months of conversations, court dates and bureaucratic brick walls, Alliyah's story finally is seeing the light of day.
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12-year-old Alliyah’s clowning around in science class, testing the waters to see how the new teacher will respond.
It starts with a death stare and a smirk, but soon slips into a world of secrets.
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The Favourite is the product of 18 months of conversations with Alliyah, their family and closest friends – not to mention an anonymous police detective, several teachers and all the documentary evidence we could dig up.
The first episode drops on Saturday.
As a 12 year old, Alliyah was looking for support.
Instead, they found a teacher prepared to break every rule in the book.
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A little while back, my inbox came under attack. I'd been trying to track down an Australia scammer at the time.
But the person behind it wasn't who I'd suspected.
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Scoop: Shuffle's executives are gambling on its own live broadcasts, despite the online casino being banned in Australia.
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The Coalition won few seats made up of more than one-third renters
“The old logic — that people naturally drift right as they age — is breaking down,” says Intifar Chowdhury, a lecturer in government at Flinders University.
“This is widening the gap between people who have a slice of Australia versus people who don’t.”
It is often said that after young people buy a house, they tend to gravitate towards conservative politics.
But that step — a crucial marker of adulthood — has fallen increasingly out of reach for younger generations.
An old voting trend is breaking down.
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Explore your TikTok data and contribute to a study examining how TikTok influences political discourse: foryouparticipate.net/tiktok/
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As a self-professed data science nerd, Jordan Hennell is proud of how well he’s taught his TikTok algorithm.
Find out what the algorithm knows about him – and you.
My latest for ABC News Story Lab.
It was an honour to pick up the Gold Lizzie for Best Journalist, which is a testament to the support I've received – from colleagues in Story Lab and at the ABC more widely – to be ambitious in my journalism and chase original stories.
Julian Fell, Kevin Nguyen and Gianni Di Giovanni sitting on a stage, holding up glass trophies
Julian Fell speaking at a lectern, with formally dressed people watching from their tables
Massive night for the ABC at the IT Journalism Awards. It was so nice to see colleagues recognised for the amazing work they do – and none are more deserving than Kevin Nguyen and Gianfranco Di Giovanni.
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My team at ABC News Story Lab has been busy scrambling to set up a tracker map and live wind charts as Cyclone Alfred approaches.
I promise the backend isn't running on my laptop.
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The last line of security for much of your digital life probably isn’t as secure as you think.
My latest for ABC News Story Lab
"PFC was irrefutable proof that Spotify rigged its system against musicians who knew their worth."
Important reporting from @lizpelly.bsky.social
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Screenshot of article with side-by-side comparison of solar farms in China in 2017 and 2024 on a 3D globe
The dataset – from TransitionZero – goes back to 2017, letting us see how quickly its grown since then (in some countries, anyway).
Of the billions of panels in operation around the world, the vast majority of them have their intellectual origins in a lab in the Sydney suburbs.
Here's how it seeded the coming revolution.
Our latest interactive, in collaboration with ABC Climate.
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The thing that no one is talking about is how the United HealthCare CEO shooter lifted his assassination idea and did even did it at the LITERAL EXACT LOCATION from the first page of my novel.
We also collaborated with RN's Future Tense to make a podcast of the same story: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
This was the story that took home the Innovation award: www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02...
None of it would've been possible without the hard work and insights of Patrik Wikstrom of @qutdmrc.bsky.social
Julian Fell holding up two Clarion awards
Thrilled to pick up two Clarions last night, representing Story Lab and RN Future Tense!
