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Richard Baker

Richard Baker joined The Age investigative unit in 2005 after four years covering Victorian politics and before that, rural affairs. He is a recipient of Melbourne Press Club's Gold Quill for his work exposing the misconduct of one of Australia's leading surgeons.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra.

The Utopia moment at DFAT

Australia's foreign affairs department told former employee she is unable to learn outcome of a harassment complaint.

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Swiss examine Australian World Cup bid payments

Swiss prosecutors have examined multimillion-dollar Australian taxpayer-funded payments to controversial lobbyists hired at the behest of billionaire Frank Lowy to help Australia win the right to host the 2022 World Cup.

Whistleblower Lindsay Mitchell has confessed to the FBI and British authorities and is willing to testify against Unaoil.

Former Unaoil executive admits bribery

An envelope stuffed with cash. A midnight meeting in Tripoli with a Gaddafi regime official. Buying access to Libya's oil wealth. They sound like plot twists from a spy novel, but for one international oil executive, this was real life.