Same source, different names: The allegations rocking Four Corners
“More than two years after broadcast [in 2023 and 2024] rumours emerged that a source could be compromised in one of these stories and I started an investigation.“Late last year I received a confidential email outlining there was an allegation of misrepresentation of an anonymous interviewee,” he said. Fazal, Carney and supervising producer Alice Brennan have all departed, as has Puccini’s boss Stevens, managing director David Anderson and chair Ita Buttrose. The ABC said the podcast appearances did not receive final sign-off approval.
- ▪“More than two years after broadcast [in 2023 and 2024] rumours emerged that a source could be compromised in one of these stories and I started an investigation.“Late last year I received a confidential email outlining there was an allegat
- ▪Fazal, Carney and supervising producer Alice Brennan have all departed, as has Puccini’s boss Stevens, managing director David Anderson and chair Ita Buttrose.
- ▪The ABC said the podcast appearances did not receive final sign-off approval.
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| Original publisher | The Sydney Morning Herald |
| Canonical URL | https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/same-source-different-names-the-allegations-rocking-four-corners-20260727-p60iy2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed |
| Publication time | Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:54:48 +1000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-07-27T11:01:16.454Z |
| Last seen | 2026-07-27T11:01:16.454Z |
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