Maddy King

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Avani Dias |Maddy King |Elise Potaka

Experts and families are warning that the current system to intervene and rehabilitate people who have joined extremist groups is flawed, putting Australians at risk. There's concern that too much focus is put into policing and not enough into prevention. Figures obtained by Four Corners show that only six people have been referred to a federally funded intervention program via the National Security Hotline since July 2023. The hotline is the country's main tool for reporting extremists.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Elise Potaka |Maddy King |Avani Dias

It's Australia Day, 2024, and Emily is watching a group of Neo-Nazis on the six o'clock news. Their leader, Thomas Sewell, is promoting white supremacy at a makeshift press conference. Near him is a boy wearing a black face mask and sunglasses. Despite the disguise Emily recognises him right away. It's her teenage son Scott. He'd told her he was going on a boxing trip with friends. Now he's standing with one of Australia's most notorious Neo-Nazis.

Oct 20, 2024 | abc.net.au | Pat McGrath |Maddy King |Dylan Welch |Maryanne Taouk

Drivers are paying more than ever on toll roads, but some suburbs are feeling the pain more than others. One company, Transurban, owns 18 of Australia's 21 toll roads. With the price of tolls pegged to inflation, it is reaping the rewards of the cost-of-living crisis. Who is feeling the pinch most? Four Corners analysed commutes in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. We found rising toll road prices are hitting residents in outer suburbs the hardest. Sydney is threaded with toll roads.

Aug 18, 2024 | abc.net.au | Angus Grigg |Mary Fallon |Maddy King |Nick Wiggins

/ Posted 9 minutes agoAt the desert oasis of Bitter Springs, tourists float lazily through water so clear it reflects the piercing blue sky. Ringed by a rare palm forest, this spring, near the town of Mataranka, is a must for those on a road trip between Darwin and Alice Springs. But there are fears these thermal pools and the nearby Roper River, famous for barramundi fishing, are under threat. Water levels are dropping. And if it dries up further this oasis may not survive a bushfire.

Jun 9, 2024 | abc.net.au | Angus Grigg |Mary Fallon |Maddy King

Deep in coal country, a lifelong environmentalist and one-time Greens candidate is feeling the applause. It's Thursday night at a Gladstone pub and Stephen Nowakowski has won over sceptical locals. His message is a simple one; he believes a wave of new windfarm developments threatens to smash hilltops and turn koala habitat into "industrial zones". The green movement, he says, are in "la-la land" over windfarms, a comment that draws nods and knowing smiles from the audience.