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Heâs the founder of the social enterprise that for two decades has fed the needy and pioneered a popular âpay-as-you-feelâ restaurant model based on ethical principles.
But Shanaka Fernando, the founder of Lentil As Anything, is now suspected of serious misconduct and mismanagement after he allegedly used the charity for personal financial gain, misused government grants and hired a friend as a âghostâ employee
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A confidential report into the charity by forensic accountants RSM, seen by
The Age, alleges that $11,279 of the registered charityâs money might have been improperly used on a range of Mr Fernandoâs private expenses including paying his electricity, water and gas bills, and travel.
The peculiar experience of being targeted by Scientology
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“Ben is being promoted by Sputnik International straight from Moscow,” an anonymous Scientology-linked account tweeted at me on April 7. “No surprises here.”
“Now that it is clear that this article is a paid false report, let’s check the rest of your ‘work’.”
A Scientologist from Sydney attacks the reporting of The Age and SMH in one of nine videos published in the last week
A month ago, I wrote an investigation in
Sydney Morning Herald that looked into how Scientology shifted tens of millions of dollars into Australia’s tax and scrutiny-friendly jurisdiction. It showed how Scientology held extensive assets here for both Australia and the UK and examined its extraordinary wealth against its dwindling number of adherents.
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