Ali Russell
Ali Russell is a producer at Four Corners.
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This January 26, Indigenous Australians are feeling strong emotions of love, respect, sadness and hope
By the Indigenous affairs teams' Tahnee Jash, Kirstie Wellauer and Ali Russell
What does January 26 mean to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people? For many, there isn’t one emotion that fully captures it.
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More than 35 years on from the deaths of Mona Lisa and Cindy, their family is still waiting for answers
It's been more than 35 years since the deaths of Mona Lisa and Jacinta "Cindy" Smith, and the family continues to question what exactly happened that night, and how their two girls ended up dead.
Further climate change inaction 'cultural genocide' for Torres Strait, experts say
Legal and climate experts liken rising sea levels and climate harms to “colonisation” as proceedings for the Australian Climate Case resume.
'Oh, we're cooked': Australia's biggest tax scam is unravelling. Police are listening to every word
As the walls close in on the conspirators behind the massive Plutus tax scam, they have no idea police are listening in on every conversation.
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The $9 billion dirty secret of an Australian gold icon
In a bid to save money, the world's largest processor of newly mined gold started "doping" its bullion. Then its customers started asking questions.
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A former bikie walked into a government-owned mint to buy gold. Officials didn't ask any questions
A Four Corners investigation uncovers major holes in the money laundering defences of Australia's biggest mint — failings that could cost taxpayers billions of dollars.
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Kaila has a job and says she's applied for 100 rental properties. She is now homeless
Regional areas used to be places where people with low- to middle-income jobs like hospitality, retail, nursing or aged care could reasonably expect to find a home. Four Corners takes a first-hand look at the housing crisis that is forcing workers into cars and motels.
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The former chair of a company that profited off the pandemic reveals how it got political 'access'
The former chairman and co-founder of Aspen Medical tells Four Corners how the company obtained access to senior ranks of the Coalition government before it made more than $1 billion from the pandemic.
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How a politically connected company earned more than $1 billion from the pandemic
Private healthcare company Aspen Medical was given more than $1 billion in government PPE contracts, despite having no experience in large-scale procurement, a Four Corners investigation reveals.
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'Open chequebook to your finances': Queensland government agencies under pressure over shocking fees
The Queensland government orders two separate investigations into the state's Office of the Public Trustee, after a Four Corners report revealed exorbitant fees and dire financial mismanagement.
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Chris is one of the few people to escape the Public Trustee system. The ordeal cost him $1 million
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By Anne Connolly, Ali Russell and Stephanie Zillman, ABC Investigations with photography by Brendan Esposito
When the Public Trustee is given the keys to your life, speaking out publicly is illegal, and it can block you from trying to regain your freedom. Four Corners went to the Supreme Court to reveal the hidden ordeals of those who have escaped the system.
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Woman found not guilty of stealing from her mum billed $10,000 to help build police case against her
Siham Benz was acquitted of stealing from her dying mother, only to discover a government agency took $10,000 of her inheritance to help build the police case against her.
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Disgraced former Sony Music boss stripped of award days after Four Corners reveals toxic work culture
The Australian Recording Industry Association says it is stripping disgraced former Sony Music Australia chief executive Denis Handlin of a lifetime achievement award, just days after a Four Corners report revealed detailed allegations of systemic bullying and discrimination under Mr Handlin.
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'Still so mad at myself for staying as long as I did': Tamara says sexual harassment at Sony Music was rife
Tamara says she was sexually harassed and had friends sexually assaulted by senior male employees while working for Sony Music Australia. She says head office in New York turned a blind eye and "let this happen for decades".
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Pop stars have sung his praises, but for Sony Music's staff his abuse was traumatising
Senior insiders break their silence to expose what they endured at Sony Music under the reign of Denis Handlin — decades where appalling behaviour was normalised and ignored.
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The room where it happened: the private lunch a billionaire and a premier forgot to mention
Billionaire James Packer and then-NSW premier Barry O'Farrell failed to reveal a private lunch at influential broadcaster Alan Jones's apartment as they became central players in the high-stakes battle to build Crown Sydney.
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'We've had a gutful': Traditional owners threaten to shut Kakadu as park falls into disrepair
At a time when tourism operators are banking on a boom in the domestic market, Australia's biggest national park is falling into disrepair as a bitter dispute over management rages.
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'Predators can roam': How Tinder is turning a blind eye to sexual assault
Tinder has made billions of dollars from people chasing love and sex. But a joint Four Corners and triple j Hack investigation finds the app fails to act on sexual assault complaints and lets rapists hide.
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What is the truth about 5G? Four Corners spoke to leading experts and anti-5G activists to find out
The global rollout of 5G has spawned wild conspiracy theories, and the coronavirus pandemic was the perfect environment for them to spread. Four Corners has investigated these claims and examined the science around whether the technology is a threat to our health.
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