Emily Baker
Emily Baker is a reporter with 7.30 based in Sydney. She started her career at The Examiner in Launceston in 2013 and has since worked at The Canberra Times, the Hobart Mercury and ABC Hobart. Emily has twice been named Tasmanian Journalist of the Year and was announced the Young Australian Journalist of the Year in 2022.
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Analysis
analysis:Dramatic reform could be coming to let patients know of doctor misconduct
Australia's medical regulation system claims to prioritise public safety, but often falls short of public expectations. That might be about to change.
Highly paid Sydney Metro contractors 'replaced' in wake of 'serious' allegations
A New South Wales Greens MP says many documents relating to Sydney Metro contracts remain privileged despite to highly paid contractors at the centre of allegations relating to the project being replaced.
GP who says he didn't recognise patient before sex cleared of allegations of professional misconduct
A GP accused of raping his patient in a pub toilet has been cleared of allegations of professional misconduct and found to have "no case to answer".
Reality star's Mercedes-Benz to be sold off to help pay debts after business goes into liquidation
Liquidators will sell reality TV star Teddy Briggs's prized Mercedes-Benz as part of their efforts to claw back more than $600,000 owed to creditors of his online business.
'This is why I didn't want to report': What made Bec's fight for justice against her alleged rapist harder
Few victims of sexual assault will report the crime to police – even fewer will see the inside of a courtroom. There's one key element common to a staggering number of sexual assault cases that experts believe the justice system is yet to properly confront.
This psychologist groomed her client, then married her. Now 20 years of deception are coming undone
Vanessa trusted her psychologist – then she married her. Three years after her death, her family want answers.
Richard didn't go to school. He now believes he was raised in a cult
Jin-Gang-Dhyana is a branch of Buddhism with followers around the globe. But one man born into the spiritual community alleges it operates more like a cult, restricting contact with society and enforcing strict rules on the lives of some of its members.
The collapse of an $80 million property investment scheme
For more than a decade, Kris Agrawal built a reputation as a reliable businessman. But the shocking collapse of his empire has left more than 150 mum and dad investors almost $60 million out of pocket.
'Don't question it': Inside the world of Tasmania's 'living Buddha'
For decades, an eccentric spiritual group called Holy Tantra Esoteric Buddhism has been not just accepted but celebrated in Hobart. But now, an insider desperate to reach her son is describing the group as being like a cult.
Scammers are using popular psychic's identities to trick people out of money
Scammers are using popular psychics' identities to trick people out of money on social media. Scamwatch is warning Australians to be vigilant online.
Hundreds of doctors and nurses are accused of sexual misconduct. It is an improvement on the year before
Almost 730 registered health professionals were accused of inappropriate behaviour or sexual misconduct by patients in the last financial year, new figures reveal.
Jake grew up watching BTS from his home in Queensland. He's now a rising star in the K-pop industry
Jake Sim knew becoming an artist in the notoriously competitive Korean music industry would be a hard slog. He now sits among a growing number of Australian-raised artists who have made it big.
This popular cosmetic injection procedure is linked to 12 reports of blindness
Marisa Batti has had dermal filler injections since she turned 18. But after filler blocked a blood vessel, she wants other people to be aware of the risks.
This man advises his clients that elections, rates and mortgages are invalid
He calls himself an advocate, charges for advice on fines and council rates and makes incredible claims about his success in courtrooms around Australia. But Derek Balogh has left a trail of failed cases in his wake.
The conspiracist group wanting to control your council
A group brought together by anti-vax sentiment is trying to build a parallel society, and it has your local council in its sights.
Residents of Australia's largest social housing estate brace for relocation
Olivia Bright has lived in the same social housing estate for more than 30 years. Now it's set to be sold to a developer, and she's unsure when she'll have to move.
Anika, 9, worries her coal miner dad 'might die' at work
When veteran miner Scott Leggett goes to work, he leaves behind his nine-year-old daughter Anika who worries he "might get badly injured" or that he won't come home at all.
Watchdog's major shake-up after investigation into doctors accused of sexual misconduct
The Australian health watchdog concedes it needs to "raise the bar" to protect patients from sexual misconduct, announcing major changes to how it regulates health professionals in the wake of a Four Corners investigation.
'This will ruin you too': How Kate was manipulated by her psychiatrist
An ABC investigation has uncovered hundreds of cases of misconduct by health workers, including a psychiatrist who impregnated a patient and another who injected their patient with heroin, yet the medical regulator has allowed them to practise.
They crossed the line but the system allows these health professionals to practise
Almost 500 health practitioners have been sanctioned for sexual misconduct involving patients. Nearly a third are still allowed to work.
Call for urgent review into system allowing 'abhorrent' conduct by doctors
The federal health minister pushes for a "rapid review" after Four Corners shares details of investigation into sexual misconduct by registered health professionals.
Canadian seafood giant fishing for Tasmania's last locally-owned salmon producer
Hot on the heels of Brazilians snapping up a Tasmanian salmon company, the last locally owned producer is in the sights of a Canadian seafood giant, news that has been welcomed by the island state's Premier, Jeremy Rockliff.
'Unusual': Mining, forestry reps gave politicians confidential anti-protest law briefings
A mining representative sat through and rebutted briefings to Tasmanian politicians provided by environmental and civil groups, but when it came time for them to hold a briefing, it was closed to everyone else.
Farmer killed in floods didn't initially notice rush of water coming at him, wife says
The wife of a Tasmanian man who died in floods in 2016 told police the floodwater that killed her husband "came so quickly" and she had "never seen anything like it before".
'Appalling': PM urges action over $50m 'eyesore' on prime waterfront land
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urges the Tasmanian government to "get on with" developing prime land on Hobart's waterfront that he poured tens of millions of dollars into when he was last in government a decade ago.