Nine newspapers
Coverage of Nine newspapers in the Nexus archive.
- Victorian premier blames ‘inflation not corruption’ for Big Build cost blowouts amid fresh allegations
Victorian premier Jacinta Allan attributes cost overruns in the state's $100bn Big Build infrastructure projects to inflation rather than corruption, despite allegations from an investigation by Nine newspapers and 60 Minutes. The investigation claims money from the projects is being paid to gangland figures and highlights concerns about Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) demands contributing to cost blowouts.
- Ben Roberts-Smith entitled to presumption of innocence but ‘none of us are above the law’, Andrew Hastie says
Andrew Hastie, a Liberal MP, comments on Ben Roberts-Smith's presumption of innocence following war crime charges, emphasizing legal accountability. Hastie served with Roberts-Smith in Afghanistan and was part of the SAS testifying in a defamation case against Nine newspapers.