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Aisha Dow

@aishamae

📰 Investigative journalist with @theage in Melbourne 📕 Co-author of “Life as We Knew It” (Australia’s pandemic story) 📧 Aisha.dow@theage.com.au

 Melbourne
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Joined April 2009
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The 101 ways Google serves up Australians to known scammers theage.com.au/business/consu…
The 101 ways Google serves up Australians to known scammers

The 101 ways Google serves up Australians to known scammers

Using the world’s biggest search platform to find information on scams can deliver victims straight into the arms of criminals.

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“They’d take your blood, if they could. They’d take your organs. They would literally kill you to get the last out of you, and they’re so good at it.” theage.com.au/business/consu…
‘Psychopaths are the best’: Confessions from inside the scam industry

‘Psychopaths are the best’: Confessions from inside the scam industry

From marketing and retention to catastrophe and recovery, the life cycle of the scam industry is breathtakingly cruel and strikingly consistent.

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Our investigation published in @theage and @smh today... As Meta turns a blind eye to scam ads on Facebook and Instagram, criminals cash in: theage.com.au/interactive/20…
Fake Albanese shows how Facebook is now a scamming honeypot

Fake Albanese shows how Facebook is now a scamming honeypot

The social media giant is not only running obvious scam advertisements, it's making money from them. Experts, victims and the government are demanding change.

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Ninety patients a day: Telehealth tick-and-flick cannabis scripts under fire theage.com.au/national/ninet… via @ClayLucas
Ninety patients a day: Telehealth tick-and-flick cannabis scripts under fire

Ninety patients a day: Telehealth tick-and-flick cannabis scripts under fire

One GP wrote an average of one script every five minutes, fuelling concerns over the money on offer, with online job ads for doctors offering up to $350 an hour.

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‘He lit up our entire lives’: Family and friends mourn Sam Landsberger theage.com.au/sport/afl/he-l… via @petryan
‘He lit up our entire lives’: Family and friends mourn Sam

‘He lit up our entire lives’: Family and friends mourn Sam

Hundreds of mourners from the sporting and media world joined Sam Landsberger’s family to pay tribute to the 35-year-old.

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Rampant celebrity cryptocurrency scam ads are as Australian as Tim Tams, koalas or the Great Barrier Reef, according to American Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen theage.com.au/technology/the…
The Facebook problem that only hurts Australians

The Facebook problem that only hurts Australians

Frances Haugen made global headlines when she blew the whistle on Facebook. She says the company treats Australia differently to other markets.

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I went on strike this morning with my colleagues at @theage and other Nine papers. It’s a decision we wish we didn’t have to make, but have taken to stand up for journalism jobs and fair pay and conditions. #donttorchjournalism
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Journalists at @smh, @theage, @FinancialReview, @brisbanetimes & @WAtoday are among the best in Australia. They deserve to be paid fairly, to have diverse workplaces & protections over the use of AI. #MEAAmedia #DontTorchJournalism
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The latest in our scam investigation, thanks to @tonyowright. In this case, Bendigo Bank has chosen to reimburse the victims. HSBC, meanwhile, is still denying liability for the losses of hundreds of customers who had scammers break into their accounts. theage.com.au/national/comed…
Comedy legend Rod Quantock was told he’d been hacked. Minutes later, $30,000 was gone

Comedy legend Rod Quantock was told he’d been hacked. Minutes later, $30,000 was gone

Rod Quantock and wife Mary Kenneally are calling for greater bank protections after being defrauded of their savings by a conman.

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Here's the first instalment if you missed it. theage.com.au/national/not-a…
‘Not a single care’: Victims of HSBC fraud say bank could have stopped the scammers

‘Not a single care’: Victims of HSBC fraud say bank could have stopped the scammers

HSBC is a small player in Australia’s banking sector, but data suggests its customers have been heavily targeted by fraudsters. Those who have lost life savings wish the bank had done more.

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.@smh’s editorial off the back of our investigation today… Customers should not bear the brunt of scam losses smh.com.au/politics/nsw/cust…
Customers should not bear the brunt of scam losses

Customers should not bear the brunt of scam losses

Australian scam victims have lost considerable amounts of money – their life savings in some instances – and very few will have this money returned to them.

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“Private health insurance for pregnancy is simply becoming unaffordable,” Pecoraro said. “It should be covered in all policies … more than half of pregnancies are accidents.” theage.com.au/national/painf…
Painful contraction for private maternity hospitals

Painful contraction for private maternity hospitals

One in four women gives birth in private hospitals. The collapse of private obstetrics will have huge flow-on effects for the public system.

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This long-running HSBC impersonation scam ensnared hundreds of Australians. Our investigation has found the bank moved too slowly to detect and respond to repeated red flags something was awry. HSBC still insists that its customers should be held liable. theage.com.au/national/not-a…
‘Not a single care’: Victims of HSBC fraud say bank could have stopped the scammers

‘Not a single care’: Victims of HSBC fraud say bank could have stopped the scammers

HSBC is a small player in Australia’s banking sector, but data suggests its customers have been heavily targeted by fraudsters. Those who have lost life savings wish the bank had done more.

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John Setka resigns immediately as head of CFMEU theage.com.au/national/john-…
John Setka resigns immediately as head of CFMEU

John Setka resigns immediately as head of CFMEU

The powerful construction union boss resigned on Friday night in the face of a raft of explosive allegations about misconduct involving him and the CFMEU.

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A lovely surprise to discover our @scribepub book "Life As We Knew It" has been longlisted in the Margaret and Colin Literary Award, alongside books by these fantastic Australian authors.
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The longlist for the Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award, which has increased in value to $50,000, has been announced. booksandpublishing.com.au/ar…
Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award 2024 longlist announced | Books+Publishing

Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award 2024 longlist announced | Books+Publishing

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Heart surgery suspended at Melbourne hospital after second equipment failure theage.com.au/national/victo…
Heart surgery suspended at Melbourne hospital after second equipment failure

Heart surgery suspended at Melbourne hospital after second equipment failure

The fault in a machine that takes over the function of the heart and lungs during surgery was the second equipment malfunction at the Austin in the past month.

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A promise no one asked for and cuts no one wants to see theage.com.au/national/victo…
A promise no one asked for and cuts no one wants to see

A promise no one asked for and cuts no one wants to see

The state government owes it to Victorians to be up front about its plans for the health system.

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International Criminal Court seeks arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu theage.com.au/world/middle-e…
International Criminal Court seeks arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including...

International Criminal Court seeks arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including...

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Some work news: I’m delighted to be taking up a post in @theage’s investigative unit, starting today. It has been an absolute privilege to spend many years, and a pandemic, reporting on health issues and the health system. 1/2
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I’ll still be working on some health-related investigations, but I’m also excited to be branching out into new areas. @JewelTopsfield starts today as The Age’s health and social affairs editor. You can still reach me at aisha.dow@theage.com.au 2/2
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Labor’s secret $75.7b war chest raises budget transparency fears theage.com.au/politics/victo…
Labor’s secret $75.7b war chest raises budget transparency fears

Labor’s secret $75.7b war chest raises budget transparency fears

The Allan government has squirrelled away billions of dollars for future policy announcements while Victoria lags in deficit.

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The portrait Gina Rinehart doesn’t want you to see: mogul demands National Gallery remove her image theage.com.au/culture/art-an…
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A patient has been seriously harmed after a piece of equipment malfunctioned during a recent heart surgery at a Melbourne hospital: theage.com.au/national/victo…

Patient seriously harmed after equipment fails during heart surgery

Between July 2021 and June 2022, 151 people died because of preventable errors in Victorian hospitals, according to data obtained by The Age.

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