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9 News
6 hours ago
- 9 News
Private investigator accused of taking money from boy and his mum at Sydney supermarket
Your web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here A private investigator who once touted himself as Australia's best thief catcher has fronted court accused of pretending to be a police officer and taking money from a teenager and the boy's mother. Shane Windred once appeared on A Current Affair as a self-proclaimed expert on how to catch a thief. "Expect the unexpected, from the well dressed to the poorly dressed to the old to the young, anyone can rip you off," Windred said at the time. Shane Windred once appeared on A Current Affair in 2013 as a self-proclaimed expert on how to catch a thief. (A Current Affair) Today the 59-year-old did not speak in front of the camera as he fronted court on allegations he stole hundreds of dollars from a 16-year-old and his mother. Windred was working as a security guard when police allege he stopped the boy inside IGA at Tramsheds in Sydney's inner west on July 11, accusing the teenager of shoplifting before producing a silver badge and claiming to be a police officer. It is then alleged he took the teenager and his mother into an office in the supermarket and demanded a $500 gift card. Windred did not enter a plea in court, his lawyer instead asking for an adjournment. The 59-year-old's case will be heard again in September. courts Sydney New South Wales crime national Australia CONTACT US
Sky News AU
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
Ten's The Project replacement 10 News+ hits new low in latest TV ratings as it plummets to 20th spot
The Project replacement 10 News+ has sunk to a new low in the TV ratings just weeks after its debut. This week's ratings showed 10 News+ has plummeted to the 20th position on a list of Australia's highest rating news programs with a combined national average of just 140,000 viewers. Seven's nightly news led with a combined viewership of 1,318,000 people, with 9News taking second position at 1,215,000. However, in the traditional five metro cities market segment, 9News seemed to race ahead with 863,000 viewers to Seven's 858,000 figure. The ABC's evening show made it to third position, while Nine's A Current Affair finished in fourth and the ABC's 7.30 program hosted by Sarah Ferguson grabbed fifth spot. The July 16 ratings showed 10 News+ floundered in 20th position, while even regional television programs such as Win News performed better. The 6pm news aired for the first time on June 30, but the hard news segment did not seem to appeal to viewer's expectations as a replacement of the more conversation-infused The Project. 10News+ launched with just 291,000 viewers and continued to decline throughout the week, but it seems the broadcast is not ready to let go just yet. The fall in viewership is especially stark when compared to The Project's final episode on June 27, which saw 478,000 people tune in to bid the struggling programme farewell. However 10 News+ inherited the first half of The Project's 6:30pm–7:30pm slot, with the second half hour now freed up for the channel's primetime programming, meaning the two shows cannot be directly compared. Promising "extended context and deeper reporting on the day's biggest stories", the show is anchored by ex-Seven talent Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace from Sunday to Thursday, with Ursula Heger and Hugh Riminton hosting on Friday. The network previously said it was keen to see the team's work delivered to audiences across the country, but audiences have so far failed to engage. A spokesperson for Ten previously told the network was 'taking a long-term, multi-platform view of audience development.' 'Building a loyal news audience takes time, and we are prepared for gradual growth as audiences discover and connect with our unique approach to news delivery across many platforms,' the spokesperson said. '10 is fully committed to 10 News+. This is a marathon, not a sprint. "We are investing in building a sustainable, quality multi-platform news service that will grow and evolve with our audience's needs over time.'
The Age
15-07-2025
- The Age
Misleading ATO statement could have put trio in jail for a decade
A misleading witness statement tendered to court by an ATO officer that could have sent three innocent Australians to jail has been uncovered. The document was discovered by businessman Jae Jang through Freedom of Information laws and will now form part of an independent investigation by the Tax Ombudsman into a decade-long case first exposed by A Current Affair and published by this masthead. ATO officer Anthony Rains was the lead investigator in the criminal prosecution of Jang and two of his employees, Gold Coast-based Debbie and Bill Ingleton. The trio were charged in late 2017 with conspiracy to defraud the Australian Taxation Office, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years' jail. Jang was arrested just days before Christmas that year, and may have spent three weeks in jail had extradition to Queensland been successful. After 2½ years with strict bail conditions, the charges were dropped with 'no evidence to offer'. It can now be revealed that a witness statement, tendered by another ATO officer, appears to have had a crucial line added to it by Rains. 'Anthony Rains is the criminal investigator taking witness statements, he should be independent,' Jang said. 'However, in this case, it's clearly shown that he has actually written that for the witness, which, in my view, is totally wrong.'
Sydney Morning Herald
15-07-2025
- Sydney Morning Herald
Misleading ATO statement could have put trio in jail for a decade
A misleading witness statement tendered to court by an ATO officer that could have sent three innocent Australians to jail has been uncovered. The document was discovered by businessman Jae Jang through Freedom of Information laws and will now form part of an independent investigation by the Tax Ombudsman into a decade-long case first exposed by A Current Affair and published by this masthead. ATO officer Anthony Rains was the lead investigator in the criminal prosecution of Jang and two of his employees, Gold Coast-based Debbie and Bill Ingleton. The trio were charged in late 2017 with conspiracy to defraud the Australian Taxation Office, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years' jail. Jang was arrested just days before Christmas that year, and may have spent three weeks in jail had extradition to Queensland been successful. After 2½ years with strict bail conditions, the charges were dropped with 'no evidence to offer'. It can now be revealed that a witness statement, tendered by another ATO officer, appears to have had a crucial line added to it by Rains. 'Anthony Rains is the criminal investigator taking witness statements, he should be independent,' Jang said. 'However, in this case, it's clearly shown that he has actually written that for the witness, which, in my view, is totally wrong.'
The Advertiser
13-07-2025
- Business
- The Advertiser
Rigged contracts the focus of transport kickbacks probe
Allegations that public servants rigged lucrative government contracts for kickbacks will form the centre of a major corruption inquiry. During an estimated six weeks of public hearings beginning on Monday, an integrity watchdog will probe whether several Transport for NSW employees were favourable or dishonest in awarding tenders to private companies dating back to 2012. Transport for NSW is responsible for issuing contracts to private companies for new works and maintenance, with companies vying for multimillion-dollar jobs after being placed on a panel. A NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption investigation led to raids on the head office of Protection Barriers Pty Ltd, one of the state's biggest roadworks companies, in September. Government records show the business secured significant deals worth more than $110 million from Transport for NSW for road safety work during the past decade. One state employee told Nine's A Current Affair the company was given preferential access to tenders. "They (Protection Barriers) should have been doing seven million worth of work a year - in actual fact, they were doing nearly $30 million worth of work a year," Adele Graham told the program. Luxury cars were seized from the company's headquarters in northern NSW in raids led by the commission before the firm fell into voluntary administration in March. Company founder Jason Chellew is set to face the inquiry on Monday, followed by his wife Meshel on Wednesday. The inquiry will also hear from Peco and Saso Jankulovski, directors of Complete Linemarking Services Pty Ltd, later in the week. The six-week inquiry will be presided over by chief commissioner and former NSW attorney-general John Hatzistergos, with Rob Ranken SC and Grainne Marsden as counsel assisting. In 2023, the corruption watchdog found two former Transport for NSW employees awarded roads and maritime contracts in exchange for more than $7 million in benefits from mid-2010 to about mid-2019. Allegations that public servants rigged lucrative government contracts for kickbacks will form the centre of a major corruption inquiry. During an estimated six weeks of public hearings beginning on Monday, an integrity watchdog will probe whether several Transport for NSW employees were favourable or dishonest in awarding tenders to private companies dating back to 2012. Transport for NSW is responsible for issuing contracts to private companies for new works and maintenance, with companies vying for multimillion-dollar jobs after being placed on a panel. A NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption investigation led to raids on the head office of Protection Barriers Pty Ltd, one of the state's biggest roadworks companies, in September. Government records show the business secured significant deals worth more than $110 million from Transport for NSW for road safety work during the past decade. One state employee told Nine's A Current Affair the company was given preferential access to tenders. "They (Protection Barriers) should have been doing seven million worth of work a year - in actual fact, they were doing nearly $30 million worth of work a year," Adele Graham told the program. Luxury cars were seized from the company's headquarters in northern NSW in raids led by the commission before the firm fell into voluntary administration in March. Company founder Jason Chellew is set to face the inquiry on Monday, followed by his wife Meshel on Wednesday. The inquiry will also hear from Peco and Saso Jankulovski, directors of Complete Linemarking Services Pty Ltd, later in the week. The six-week inquiry will be presided over by chief commissioner and former NSW attorney-general John Hatzistergos, with Rob Ranken SC and Grainne Marsden as counsel assisting. In 2023, the corruption watchdog found two former Transport for NSW employees awarded roads and maritime contracts in exchange for more than $7 million in benefits from mid-2010 to about mid-2019. Allegations that public servants rigged lucrative government contracts for kickbacks will form the centre of a major corruption inquiry. During an estimated six weeks of public hearings beginning on Monday, an integrity watchdog will probe whether several Transport for NSW employees were favourable or dishonest in awarding tenders to private companies dating back to 2012. Transport for NSW is responsible for issuing contracts to private companies for new works and maintenance, with companies vying for multimillion-dollar jobs after being placed on a panel. A NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption investigation led to raids on the head office of Protection Barriers Pty Ltd, one of the state's biggest roadworks companies, in September. Government records show the business secured significant deals worth more than $110 million from Transport for NSW for road safety work during the past decade. One state employee told Nine's A Current Affair the company was given preferential access to tenders. "They (Protection Barriers) should have been doing seven million worth of work a year - in actual fact, they were doing nearly $30 million worth of work a year," Adele Graham told the program. Luxury cars were seized from the company's headquarters in northern NSW in raids led by the commission before the firm fell into voluntary administration in March. Company founder Jason Chellew is set to face the inquiry on Monday, followed by his wife Meshel on Wednesday. The inquiry will also hear from Peco and Saso Jankulovski, directors of Complete Linemarking Services Pty Ltd, later in the week. The six-week inquiry will be presided over by chief commissioner and former NSW attorney-general John Hatzistergos, with Rob Ranken SC and Grainne Marsden as counsel assisting. In 2023, the corruption watchdog found two former Transport for NSW employees awarded roads and maritime contracts in exchange for more than $7 million in benefits from mid-2010 to about mid-2019. Allegations that public servants rigged lucrative government contracts for kickbacks will form the centre of a major corruption inquiry. During an estimated six weeks of public hearings beginning on Monday, an integrity watchdog will probe whether several Transport for NSW employees were favourable or dishonest in awarding tenders to private companies dating back to 2012. Transport for NSW is responsible for issuing contracts to private companies for new works and maintenance, with companies vying for multimillion-dollar jobs after being placed on a panel. A NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption investigation led to raids on the head office of Protection Barriers Pty Ltd, one of the state's biggest roadworks companies, in September. Government records show the business secured significant deals worth more than $110 million from Transport for NSW for road safety work during the past decade. One state employee told Nine's A Current Affair the company was given preferential access to tenders. "They (Protection Barriers) should have been doing seven million worth of work a year - in actual fact, they were doing nearly $30 million worth of work a year," Adele Graham told the program. Luxury cars were seized from the company's headquarters in northern NSW in raids led by the commission before the firm fell into voluntary administration in March. Company founder Jason Chellew is set to face the inquiry on Monday, followed by his wife Meshel on Wednesday. The inquiry will also hear from Peco and Saso Jankulovski, directors of Complete Linemarking Services Pty Ltd, later in the week. The six-week inquiry will be presided over by chief commissioner and former NSW attorney-general John Hatzistergos, with Rob Ranken SC and Grainne Marsden as counsel assisting. In 2023, the corruption watchdog found two former Transport for NSW employees awarded roads and maritime contracts in exchange for more than $7 million in benefits from mid-2010 to about mid-2019.
