Federal prosecutors said Edwin Brant Frost IV lured investors with promises of high returns, but used new money to pay earlier investors and fund personal expenses.
The Justice Department issued subpoenas, a House oversight committee sought interviews and the state opened its own inquiry into a Democratic plan to recruit a spoiler into a Senate race.
Country Liberal Party politicians have referred to former Labor governments 443 times over six days of parliamentary sittings this month.
A 22-year-old Perth man has been charged with preparing for a terrorist attack after being arrested by WA's Joint Counter Terrorism Team.
A nonprofit said it released the information to promote transparency about the Trump administration’s deportation campaign. Homeland security officials told workers they are reviewing the incident.
A former worker at a childcare centre in Sydney's inner west faces more than 200 child abuse offences, following a four-year investigation.