The Seven West board, led by Kerry Stokes, has probed shock claims of cocaine and sex workers plaguing investigative program Spotlight, with questions raised over the extent of knowledge in the finance department and among Seven executives. News.com.au understands that news and current affairs boss Craig McPherson told the executivesContinue Reading
Ex-Spotlight producer Taylor Auerbach has dropped a new bomb on Channel 7 sending a concerns notice regarding comments purportedly made by a number of the network’s executives. The concerns notice names Seven chief executive James Warburton, Kerry Stokes’ longstanding right-hand man Bruce McWilliam and producer and blogger Robert McKnight, andContinue Reading
The husband of Bondi Junction stabbing victim Ashlee Good was forced to choose between seeing his critically injured wife in one hospital and baby daughter in another. Ms Good, attacked along with her nine-month-old baby Harriet, was one of six people killed on Saturday during Joel Cauchi’s stabbing rampage atContinue Reading
Bruce Lehrmann has emerged for the first time since allegations were aired in the Federal Court that he partied with sex workers with a Spotlight producer as the Seven Network sought to seal the deal on an exclusive interview. The former Liberal staffer has moved out of his Balgowlah homeContinue Reading
Former Seven producer Taylor Auerbach has told a court Bruce Lehrmann had one demand ahead of an exclusive interview – he would only partake if he wasn’t asked about “what happened on the night in Canberra”. Mr Auerbach on Thursday strode into the Federal Court after becoming a surprise witnessContinue Reading
Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation case against Network 10 and Lisa Wilkinson has officially been reopened, with proceedings underway before Justice Michael Lee in the Federal Court in Sydney. Former senior producer on Seven’s Spotlight program, Taylor Auerbach, has made explosive claims about the network’s dealings with Mr Lehrmann before he agreedContinue Reading
An eyewitness has emerged who claims he attended Taylor Auerbach’s Elizabeth Bay home on the night two Thai masseuses were called to the property. The eyewitness claims that Bruce Lehrmann was last seen disappearing into a room with one of the women. The emergence of the third man appears toContinue Reading
The massage parlour where a former Seven producer claims he booked more than $10,000 in services while trying to secure an interview with Bruce Lehrmann touts itself as an establishment where customers can find their “happy relief”. Ex-Spotlight producer Taylor Auerbach made the untested claims in an affadavit which wasContinue Reading
A partner at big four consulting giant Deloitte has stood down from his role while the corporate watchdog carries out a “confidential” investigation. At a parliamentary hearing, Deloitte revealed that the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) was investigating one of its bosses over unknown allegations. Deloitte appeared at aContinue Reading
A former special forces commando will go head-to-head with the ABC as the national broadcaster fights a defamation case costing taxpayers upwards of $1 million. Heston Russell is suing the ABC and two investigative journalists over stories published in 2020 and 2021 that he claims made it look like heContinue Reading