'Charity' that spent $1m on luxury cars, holidays and gambling loses tax-free status

By Alana Schetzer
Updated November 25 2015 - 7:08am, first published 6:42am
A Rolls Royce was purchased in the name of research
A Rolls Royce was purchased in the name of research
James Salerno, photographed in 1999 as he prepared to live in a remote part of Western Australia for three months as part of an experiment on the "ideal human environment". Photo: Bryan Charlton
James Salerno, photographed in 1999 as he prepared to live in a remote part of Western Australia for three months as part of an experiment on the "ideal human environment". Photo: Bryan Charlton

A so-called charity that spent more than $1 million on luxury cars, overseas jaunts and gambling in the name of research has lost its appeal to keep its tax-free charitable status.

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