Julian Fell

The licences aren't worth the (virtual) paper they're written on, but the firms selling them are likely to be raking in tens of millions of dollars a year in fees. My latest for ABC News. abc.net.au/news/2025-12-3…

New from me: a look inside how one of Australia’s richest people built his gambling empire abc.net.au/news/2025-12-0…

A powerful challenging story worth reading if you can. abc.net.au/news/2025-09-2…

The first two episodes of the podcast are out now! abc.net.au/listen/program…

And of course the team at Background Briefing who jumped into a difficult project with such enthusiasm and dedication. Thanks to Loretta Florence, Fanou Filali, @maxchalm, Ben Sveen, Ingrid Wagner, Leila Shunner, @ThomasOriti and @justinel_h – you're all superstars

I'm getting emotional seeing this finally out there. After 18 months of conversations, court dates and bureaucratic brick walls, Alliyah's story finally is seeing the light of day. abc.net.au/news/2025-09-2…

12-year-old Alliyah’s clowning around in science class, testing the waters to see how the new teacher will respond. It starts with a death stare and a smirk, but soon slips into a world of secrets. abc.net.au/listen/program…

The Favourite is the product of 18 months of conversations with Alliyah, their family and closest friends – not to mention an anonymous police detective, several teachers and all the documentary evidence we could dig up. The first episode drops on Saturday.

As a 12 year old, Alliyah was looking for support. Instead, they found a teacher prepared to break every rule in the book. abc.net.au/listen/program…

A little while back, my inbox came under attack while trying to track down an Australian scammer. But the person behind the emails wasn't who I'd suspected. abc.net.au/news/2025-07-2…

Scoop: Shuffle's executives are gambling on its own live broadcasts, despite the online casino being banned in Australia. abc.net.au/news/2025-06-3…

It is often said that after young people buy a house, they gravitate towards conservative politics. But that step — a crucial marker of adulthood — has fallen increasingly out of reach for younger generations. An old voting trend is breaking down. abc.net.au/news/105253600

As a self-professed data science nerd, Jordan Hennell is proud of how well he’s taught his TikTok algorithm. Find out what the algorithm knows about him – and you. abc.net.au/news/2025-04-1…

New on @abcnews: “A planet-wide solar boom is beating expectations at every turn” abc.net.au/news/2024-12-1…

"Hello Sean, I'm watching you," said Sean's robot vacuum. It was part of a demonstration of what can go wrong when you bring these things into your home. This and more on the latest episode of Future Tense with @antonyjfunnell on @RadioNational. abc.net.au/listen/program…

My phone, like countless others in Australia, is headed to an early grave. My latest for @abcnews unpacks why abc.net.au/news/2024-11-0…

The @ECOVACS remote racist slur incident and press coverage: I received many questions and there is some confusion. The BLE RCE was not used, but they got initial access thru "credential stuffing". The "pin bypass" vuln might have been used afterwards. abc.net.au/news/2024-10-1…