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  • 2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Ben Butler |Jessica Longbottom

    The Victorian Building Authority has issued a public warning against a builder based in Melbourne's outer suburbs. The regulator alleges Baba Building Group has engaged in "non-compliant and defective work". Baba Building Group has denied breaching permit conditions or safety requirements. Victoria's building regulator has warned consumers it is investigating a builder over allegations it has built potentially unsafe homes in Melbourne's outer suburbs.

  • 2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Jessica Longbottom |Ben Butler |Danielle Bonica

    On the western outskirts of Melbourne, where the new estates meet open paddocks, it was clear something wasn't right at number 20, Eshal Crescent. There was a skip out the front overflowing with rubbish, the remnants scattered all over the front yard. Among soft drink bottles and unopened mail were bent spoons and a destroyed Nokia phone. A syringe lay in the gutter across the road. What remained of the front door hung open to the street.

  • 3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Jessica Longbottom

    The ABC can reveal Federal authorities are investigating a Melbourne man they suspect defrauded millions of dollars from the NDIS at the expense of vulnerable people. Khawaja Moeen Haroon and his network have allegedly coerced people with disabilities into their care to take their NDIS funding.

  • 3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Jessica Longbottom |Ben Butler |Kate Ashton |Danielle Bonica

    Large sums of taxpayer money meant for some of the most vulnerable Australians have been flowing through companies linked to a man named Khawaja Moeen Haroon. While his network has been under investigation for suspected fraud on the NDIS, some of those in his care have been left living in squalor. This is how he built his network, and the human cost to those caught in its web.

  • 2 months ago | abc.net.au | Jessica Longbottom

    Students at a Victorian primary school were left at risk of sexual abuse because of "significant flaws" in the response from the state's Department of Education, a highly critical Ombudsman's report has found. The report paints a disturbing picture of how child sexual abuse allegations have been handled in Victorian schools, finding the department's response in one case was at times seriously inadequate, and even in breach of the law.

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Jessica Longbottom
Jessica Longbottom @Jess_Longbottom
21 May 24

RT @abcnews: Jerome is a four-year-old model who makes thousands of dollars. But his social media fame comes with a dark side. #4Corners…

Jessica Longbottom
Jessica Longbottom @Jess_Longbottom
21 May 24

RT @madconnaughton: Fascinating and disturbing story from @hildebrandt_c and @Jess_Longbottom investigating how a popular fan site is "prof…

Jessica Longbottom
Jessica Longbottom @Jess_Longbottom
20 May 24

Proud to work on this story with @hildebrandt_c , Janine Cohen, @DunjaKaragic, and the extended #4corners team. https://t.co/jzNNcPQ9ha