Pat McGrath
Pat McGrath is a reporter with ABC Investigations, based in Melbourne.
Latest by Pat McGrath
'Totally immoral' weapons found in share holdings of Australian ethical super funds
By Pat McGrath, Mark Doman, Jack Fisher, Thomas Brettell, and Alex Lim
An ABC investigation into superannuation funds offering members "ethical" or "socially aware" options unearths millions of dollars of retirement savings invested in companies that make some of the most controversial and devastating weapons of war.
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Foxtel under fire for broadcasting ads for illegal offshore betting companies
The federal communications watchdog examines whether Foxtel breached gambling laws by broadcasting ads for two illegal offshore betting companies during a test cricket match between Australia and New Zealand.
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'I feel like we've all been lied to': Fund members shocked to find green retirement savings invested in fossil fuels
By Pat McGrath, Mark Doman, Alex Palmer, Katia Shatoba, Thomas Brettell and Inga Ting / ABC Investigations and Digital Story Innovations
An ABC investigation into the financial disclosures of sustainable or ethical-labelled super options finds extensive investment in shares of companies in the fossil fuel, gambling, alcohol and weapons manufacturing industries.
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Footy club legend launches legal action over alleged $100m Ponzi scheme
Carlton Football Club legend Ian Collins accuses the suburban Melbourne law firm behind a suspected multi-million-dollar Ponzi scheme of secretly placing fraudulent mortgages over his properties as part of a sophisticated strategy to swindle investors.
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Melbourne lawyer's suspected $100 million Ponzi scheme could dwarf Melissa Caddick fraud
A suspected Ponzi scheme that has ensnared Melbourne racing identities and a senior AFL figure was offering returns of up to 8 per cent before the sudden death of its alleged mastermind last month.
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Money laundering is usually done in the shadows. The AFP alleges this syndicate was operating in plain sight
Australian Federal Police arrest seven people in Melbourne and seize $50 million worth of luxury cars and property as part of a long-running investigation into an alleged money-laundering syndicate it says was operating "in plain sight".
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A hidden timestamp on a 'menacing' Neo-Nazi video aimed at Lidia Thorpe indicates who the likely architects are
Two notorious Australian Neo-Nazis are exposed as the likely architects of a menacing video in which a masked man denigrates Indigenous senator Lidia Thorpe before burning the Aboriginal flag.
Voice to Parliament referendum 'prime target' for foreign influence, former Twitter executive warns
Former Twitter executive Yoel Roth, who was responsible for policing misinformation on the platform, has warned Elon Musk's X is increasingly vulnerable to foreign governments and extremists trying to influence the Voice to Parliament referendum.
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Voice classroom materials labelled 'shallow attempt to inflict conservative views' on school children
Conservative think tank Institute of Public Affairs has been accused of trying to "interfere with Australia's democratic processes via the education system" after publishing an "egregious" classroom resource about the Voice to Parliament referendum.
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Here are some falsehoods you're probably seeing about the Voice and what you can do about it
The Voice to Parliament campaign is already rife with misinformation. Here are some eyebrow-raising claims you may have seen about the referendum and how you can help ABC Investigations expose more like them.
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Families distressed after 'highly misleading' video used by anti-Voice campaigners goes viral
A misleading viral video shared by One Nation leader Pauline Hanson and anti-Voice campaigners has sparked a wave of racial abuse towards an Aboriginal family and has left another couple feeling "crucified".
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'Vote No' to Voice to Parliament flyers peddling false claims under investigation by election watchdog
An Indigenous artist and elder is "disgusted" that a painting he composed of Uluru has been reappropriated to help spread misinformation about the Voice to Parliament.
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'It's disturbing': This suburban football club had no idea international gamblers could place bets on their games
Australian soccer's governing body is taking a cut from every local bet placed on games at all levels, including amateur suburban competitions.
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Crown offers sponsorship to AFL clubs that have promised to refuse gambling cash
Disgraced casino operator Crown Resorts is offering sponsorship deals to multiple AFL clubs that could see them abandon a pledge not to accept money from gambling companies.
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Soldiers forced to commit humiliating sex acts as part of controversial torture-resistance program, court documents allege
New details of a controversial military torture-resistance program are on the public record after ABC Investigations asked the Federal Court to overturn a suppression order on documents examining the techniques.
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Federal government seeks suppression of court documents examining controversial torture-resistance program
The Defence Department urgently seeks to suppress court documents examining a torture-resistance training program that a former soldier claims breached his human rights.
Gambling companies in Australia offering bets on matches involving children
The National Children's Commissioner blasts some of the biggest gambling companies in Australia for offering bets on international cricket matches involving underage players.
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News Corp-backed betting agency fined for targeting self-excluded gambler
The Northern Territory Racing Commission fines Betr for breaching the NT's online gambling code of conduct by directly marketing to a self-excluded person with an offer to open a betting account.
'I feel worthless': Kerriene never felt her blindness was a barrier to succeeding at work, until she joined the NDIA
Some current and former staff of the National Disability Insurance Agency say it failed to provide them with the assistive technology and physical adjustments to their workspaces to enable them to do their jobs properly.
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Scout complaint forces a makeover for Josh Frydenberg's Kooyong campaign corflutes
Josh Frydenberg's campaign team is covering over a photograph of a group of scouts featured on election posters after receiving a complaint from one of the subjects in the photo.
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Joel Fitzgibbon apologises to House after registering company for his life after parliament
The member for Hunter set up a company called Fitzgibbon Advisory in October last year, but failed to declare it on the register of members' interests until being contacted by the ABC this week.
Erika and Daragh climbed the ladder at Coles. Now they can't bear to set foot in one of its stores
Former Coles managers allege a culture of overwork and underpayment at the supermarket giant as it faces legal action from the Fair Work Ombudsman as well as a class action on behalf of 2,200 workers.
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For almost a decade, Joanne has been followed and filmed by people hired by the insurer responsible for her care
One of the nation's largest racing bodies is under investigation for what injured workers say is its aggressive and unfair handling of workers compensation claims.
As Delta ravaged Sydney and Melbourne, an unlikely drug importation scheme emerged in a dark corner of the internet
An ABC investigation has uncovered a black market trade for Ivermectin on encrypted social media platform Telegram.
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'I have bills to pay': David was told to isolate, but then a rule change meant he had to go back to work
A Woolworths worker says changes to how the supermarket giant handles COVID-19 contacts in its New South Wales distribution centres, aimed at avoiding disruptions to food supplies, have left staff feeling exposed to the virus.
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