Kate McClymont
Verified- Chief Investigative Reporter, Sydney Morning Herald
- Co-Host, Virginia I The Age & SMH Investigates
Sydney
Award-winning investigative journalist at the Sydney Morning Herald/Age.
kmcclymont@smh.com.au
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Claridge’s, couture and cash: the lavish lifestyle of accused fraudster
You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Accused fraudster Annalouise “Lou” Spence has checked into a private psychiatric facility in Bronte, in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, six days after the Supreme Court granted her bail.
Incredible landscapes and wildlife, but a murder mystery piqued my interest in this paradise
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Bankrupt businessman behind bars
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Inside the Supreme Court battle for Eddie Obeid’s $30m coal cash
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The Miles Franklin Winner Who Nearly Gave up Writing
Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens is the book Shankari Chandran always wanted to write. Read Transcript Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens is the book Shankari Chandran always wanted to write. After being rejected by publishers, Shankari decided to write for herself and finally tackle the subject she'd been avoiding: Race in Australia. In doing so, she has won the Miles Franklin award and changed the trajectory of her writing career.
Buyer furious over Sydney property development
“Frankly, you should not be allowed to build a Lego house given the manner in which you have conducted yourselves,” an angry purchaser wrote recently to property developers Fayad Fayad and his brother Remon. But like all the other emails solicitor Claudine Watson-Kyme has sent to the pair, she has never received a reply.
Sydney Writers' Festival - Podmania: Crime on the Record
Did podcasts kill the radio star – or completely revitalise storytelling for the 21st century? Join a special line-up of crime podcasters for a discussion about the rise of the medium and how it is changing journalism. They consider how the format fosters creativity and intimacy, and why it may yet rank among the most exciting cultural innovations of our times. Featuring Patrick Abboud, Kate McClymont, and Hedley Thomas, on stage with the Schwartz Media’s 7am host, Ruby Jones.
‘Am I really that terrible person?’: Inside the fight of Charlie Teo’s life
By Kate McClymont Charlie Teo and partner Traci Griffiths arrive at the hearing on Thursday.Credit:Nick Moir Neurosurgeon Charlie Teo put his head in his hands, looked indignantly at the ceiling, and later sighed loudly in frustration.
Charlie Teo, the profit of hope: how neurosurgeon left families with a terrible price to pay
By Kate McClymont and Thea Dikeos Neurosurgeon Charlie Teo.Credit:Charlie Teo by Gary Heery / X Portraits Controversial neurosurgeon Charlie Teo has charged families extraordinary amounts of money for ultimately futile operations that have catastrophically injured patients, a joint Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and 60 Minutes investigation can reveal.
Melissa Caddick’s fakes, frauds and a final throw of the dice
By Kate McClymont Credit:Marija Ercegovac In the heart of every con artist, there is the fervent belief that the jackpot is just around the corner, one last lucky roll of the dice after which every one of your victims will be paid back. For Sydney’s fraudster Melissa Caddick that last roll of the dice was a high-stakes gamble on cryptocurrency.
Melissa Caddick's $8m windfall after tip-off ignored by ASIC
The corporate regulator's failure to act on an anonymous tip-off about fraudster Melissa Caddick in late 2019 enabled the Dover Heights conwoman to misappropriate another almost $8 million from her victims. © Ben Rushton Cheryl Kraft-Reid ,dark hair with her partner Fay Reid who lost money with missing financial planner Melissa Caddick.Pictured at their Five Dock home.
Sydney Writers' Festival - Journalism: A Voice for the Vulnerable
Quality journalism holds the powerful to account, and ensures we hear the voices of society’s most vulnerable people. From exposing the destruction of sacred Aboriginal sites and the dark side of Olympic sport to investigating claims of sexual harassment by a former High Court judge, our panel of Walkley Award–winning journalists discuss the impact great reporting can have.
Bombshell corruption claim about former premier Neville Wran
© AAP A new book reveals a damning statement about Neville Wran and his connection to jailed former NSW chief magistrate Murray Farquhar. Sensational new evidence - withheld from a royal commission - throws fresh light on the involvement of former NSW premier Neville Wran in a conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
Melissa Caddick's missing $25m: Report reveals scale of lost funds
© AAP Lawyer Bruce Gleeson of Jones Partners The long-awaited report into the financial affairs of Melissa Caddick reveals that she allegedly misappropriated around $25 million of investors' funds. However, the heavily-redacted report has been greeted with disappointment by investors who say "nothing's been answered". "It doesn't reveal a lot we don't already know," said one of those owed a considerable amount of money by Ms Caddick.
Missing finance adviser Melissa Caddick's husband left high and dry
© Getty Missing finance adviser Melissa Caddick's husband left high and dry The husband and son of alleged fraudster Melissa Caddick face an uncertain financial future, with a Federal Court hearing that the pair will no longer receive any living expenses. It is understood that Ms Caddick's husband Anthony Koletti has already had his $300,000 Audi repossessed.
Year-long criminal trial of Obeids and Macdonald finally ends
© 2020 Don Arnold Moses Obeid (C) arrives at NSW Supreme Court on February 17, 2020 in Sydney The marathon criminal trial which for the past year has embroiled two former ministers of the Crown, Eddie Obeid and Ian Macdonald, has finally come to an end. Justice Elizabeth Fullerton, who has been hearing the case without a jury, thanked all the parties for the "considerable work" in the year-long trial in which 38 witnesses appeared and more than 6000 pages of exhibits were tendered.
‘Seriously!': Obeid's barrister questions ‘paucity of facts' against former MP
© 2020 Don Arnold Moses Obeid (C) arrives at NSW Supreme Court There was such a "paucity of facts" in the Crown case against former politician Eddie Obeid that the judge could not be satisfied of his guilt, his barrister April Francis said in her closing submission to the NSW Supreme Court.
Melissa Caddick ‘lived large' on investor funds for many years, lawyer claims
© AAP The Federal Court has heard Ms Caddick was involved in "serious misconduct ... in connection with the misappropriation of consumer funds." For the best part of a decade missing financial adviser Melissa Caddick and her husband, unemployed hairdresser Anthony Koletti, spent more than $600,000 per year funding their lavish lifestyle using the proceeds of crime, Ms Caddick's victims allege.
‘Compelling' case against Obeids and Macdonald, Crown submits
© 2020 Don Arnold Moses Obeid Attends Court Over Conspiracy Charges The more the evidence is scrutinised, the "more compelling" is the case against Ian Macdonald, Eddie Obeid and Moses Obeid, submitted the Crown prosecutor in the trio's long-running criminal trial in the NSW Supreme Court. It has been a year since the commencement of the case against former mining ministers Ian Macdonald, 71, and Eddie Obeid, 77, along with Obeid's son Moses, 51. They have pleaded not guilty.
'She's alive': Police say Caddick case is still open
© AAP Melissa Caddick's world came crashing down on November 11 when the Australian Federal Police raided her Dover Heights home on behalf of the corporate regulator. Although it's been two months since she vanished without a trace, police believe alleged fraudster Melissa Caddick is in hiding. "We are treating the case as if she's alive," NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller told 2GB radio on Tuesday.
'Con artist of the century': Investors fear Melissa Caddick stole $40m
© SMH Husband of missing woman Melissa Caddick, Anthony Koletti, leaves in his blue Audi sportscar. 5 Wallangra Road Dover Heights on 02 December, 2020. Photo: SMH Frantic investors are worried that missing Dover Heights woman Melissa Caddick may have misappropriated between $25 million and $40 million, with one victim entrusting her with $5 million. "She is the con-artist of the century," said one victim whose extended family invested with Ms Caddick.
Missing Dover Heights woman Melissa Caddick alleged to have stolen millions from friends
It's been just over two weeks since Melissa Caddick, who is alleged to have misappropriated millions of dollars from friends and associates, left her Dover Heights home with nothing, not even her phone, and vanished without a trace. On Friday her barrister told the Federal Court that the matter was "now a murder investigation". However, this was disputed by NSW Police who insist Ms Caddick's disappearance is still being treated as a missing person case.
Rich-lister garbo in the gun: Ian Malouf's premises raided
© Supplied Bingo truck Photo: supplied . Eastern suburbs rich-lister Ian Malouf, once the nation's richest garbo, is the subject of a probe by the corporate watchdog into allegations of insider trading. On Wednesday, November 4, the Australian Federal Police raided Mr Malouf's Double Bay business premises and his Woollahra home, which he rents for $12,000 a week from embattled former Crown Resort chairman Rob Rankin.
More than $20m of investor funds deposited into Melissa's account: court
© NSW Police/ AAP Melissa Caddick, aged 49, was last seen at a home on Wallangra Road, Dover Heights, after midnight on Thursday 12 November 2020. More than $20 million of investors' funds was deposited into Melissa Caddick's account between January 2018 and September 18, 2020, according to documents filed in the Federal Court. Bank records show the accused fraudster spent an astonishing amount on luxury clothes, limousines, travel, mortgage payments and protein shakes.
Missing Melissa's family worried over seized jewellery as investors fret millions
© AAP Melissa Caddick who was last seen on Thursday 12 November 2020. The family of missing Dover Heights woman Melissa Caddick is worried that the value of her seized jewellery, estimated to be worth millions of dollars, may diminish if authorities do not store it properly.
Missing Melissa's family worried over seized jewellery as investors fret millions
© AAP Melissa Caddick who was last seen on Thursday 12 November 2020. The family of missing Dover Heights woman Melissa Caddick is worried that the value of her seized jewellery, estimated to be worth millions of dollars, may diminish if authorities do not store it properly.
Sydney Writers' Festival - Truth 2, Lies 1: Crabb and Sales on Lying About Books
Annabel Crabb enlists a trio of Festival favourites for a literary reworking of the game ‘Two Truths and a Lie’. ABC presenter and Crabb’s Chat 10, Looks 3 podcast co-host Leigh Sales, Australia’s best-known investigative journalist Kate McClymont and writer and performer Chris Taylor come prepared to talk about three books they hold close to their bookish hearts, then the guessing begins as to which one they’re fibbing about.
Maps key to criminal trial of former NSW ministers
Having been asked to clear everything from the witness box, a large bundle wrapped in clear plastic was placed in front of the witness. Inside was a manila folder containing key pieces of evidence central to the criminal trial of two former NSW mining ministers.
ALP 'fixer' and ICAC no-show back home after Lebanon spell
Eddie Obeid ... former business partner.Credit:AAP On May 3, 2019, the last day of Operation Dasha, Commissioner Patricia McDonald, SC, noted "there has been no appearance and a failure to appear pursuant to the summons by Bechara Khouri". A failure to appear can result in a warrant for the person’s arrest.
Andrew McManus, Michael Croke, Robert Cipriani and the $702,000 bag of cash
Well-known Australian rock promoter Andrew McManus was so desperate for "coin" to fund a Lenny Kravitz tour he agreed to lie to police about a bag of cash containing $702,000 in return for receiving some of the proceeds. Kings Cross solicitor Michael Croke has pleaded not guilty to perverting the course of justice by assisting a criminal group concoct a pack of lies as they attempted to convince police the money was from a legitimate source.
Dead Man Walking
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Sydney Writers' Festival - He Who Must Not Be Named: Suppression Law
“An awful crime. The person is guilty. You may have read the news online already. Yet we can’t publish it. But trust us… It’s the Nation’s Biggest Story” (The Daily Telegraph, December 2018). Many Australians are surprised at court decisions that are kept out of the media due to suppression laws and non-publication orders, most recently with the cases concerning Cardinal George Pell and former criminal lawyer Nicola Gobbo (Lawyer X).
Backstory: ABC journalists inducted into Australian Media Hall of Fame
Four giants of ABC journalism, Geraldine Doogue, Marian Wilkinson, Andrew Olle and Maxine McKew, have been inducted into the Australian Media Hall of Fame. The Melbourne Press Club commissioned these profiles to celebrate their contribution to journalism. Geraldine Doogue By Maxine McKew Bliss it was in that dawn to be alive, but to be young, and working in the media, was very heaven.
'Sir Lunchalot' Ian Macdonald's jailhouse blues
“My husband is innocent and should not be in jail let alone be trucked all over the state to ensure maximum harm comes to his mental state and mine,” complained the wife of the now-jailed former Labor minister Ian Macdonald.
Sydney Writers' Festival – How The News Has Changed
The news cycle has seemingly accelerated from 24 hours to warp speed. But what happens when nothing matters long enough to matter anymore? From Trump’s scandals to homegrown ministerial fiascos, digital outlets are breaking news to our screens with increasing velocity – and we’re posting and tweeting commentary into ever more partisan echo chambers.
Sydney Writers' Festival – Merit Over Mates: Women in Media Reach Toward Newsroom Equality
If 2017 had a sound, it would be of the penny dropping … maybe. Not only are women still fighting for equal pay and opportunities, they are also fighting for safety from harassment and assault in the workplace. So, where are things at in Australia?
Manly suspected of salary cap breaches
But it is understood Manly is not the only club under scrutiny The integrity of the NRL is under a cloud amid revelations that players from several clubs have taken secret benefits or cash payments in likely breach of salary cap rules. The Manly Sea Eagles is suspected of breaching the salary cap via secret payments to at least one player in previous seasons, according to information gathered by NSW police and NRL officials.
Peter Hore serial pest storms ICAC
SERIAL pest Peter Hore, also known as Peter Michael Howard, has charged into the Independent Commission Against Corruption hearing room and assaulted a police officer before being pinned to the ground and dragged out. SERIAL pest Peter Hore, also known as Peter Michael Howard, has charged into the Independent Commission Against Corruption hearing room and assaulted a police officer before being pinned to the ground and dragged out.
Andrew Olle Media Lecture
It's been 19 years since our friend and colleague Andrew Olle died of a brain tumour. He was two weeks shy of his 48th birthday. I had the privilege of working at Four Corners back in the late 80s when the incredibly urbane Mr Olle was the host of the ABC's flagship current affairs program.
Crocodile Dundee Actor Paul Hogan Chases His Missing Offshore Millions
Paul Hogan wants his millions back from Switzerland, but his Geneva intermediaries refuse to give him the loot. Crocodile Dundee star Paul Hogan may have settled his tax case with Australian authorities but he is accusing his once-trusted tax adviser of absconding with $34 million he helped Hogan hide in offshore tax havens.
Crocodile Dundee Actor Paul Hogan Chases His Missing Offshore Millions
Paul Hogan wants his millions back from Switzerland, but his Geneva intermediaries refuse to give him the loot. Crocodile Dundee star Paul Hogan may have settled his tax case with Australian authorities but he is accusing his once-trusted tax adviser of absconding with $34 million he helped Hogan hide in offshore tax havens.
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