The Federal Government has become embroiled in another salary cap scandal, this time involving a key official of the nation’s media watchdog, secret Ombudsman documents reveal.

The corporate regulator has completed its review into the expenses scandal that cost the jobs of its chair James Shipton and deputy Dan Crennan - but it’s refusing to disclose the outcome.

An outback mega-mine owned by Gina Rinehart has been spruiking Covid-19 misinformation. Yet Australia’s richest person has moved to ensure she doesn’t pay a cent if people actually follow the potentially dangerous advice.

Journalists and media outlets campaigning against anti-corruption bodies are actively spreading a “massive trove of misinformation”, appear to be running a “deliberate campaign to mislead people”, says former top judge.

Up to $1 million of the $7.4m “cost” of the Wagga gun club development appears to be unaccounted for. It’s also revealed Wagga Wagga council approved the project even before NSW funding granted.

NSW Deputy Liberal Leader Stuart Ayres appears to have given false evidence to ICAC inquiry about his July 2016 visit to a Wagga Wagga gun club, that subsequently received a $5.5m grant.