Daily Mail report adds fresh scrutiny to Campbell’s Bali property network
The Daily Mail has reported that Adrian Campbell, a Thailand-based property operator with a long court record in Australia, is linked to an embattled Bali development marketed to Australian investors through Kinnara Capital.
According to the report, Kinnara was associated with a stalled luxury villa project in Bali that had been heavily promoted on social media and allegedly attracted millions of dollars from Australian buyers. The publication said investors later complained to police after being left in the dark about progress and after structures built in the wrong location were reportedly torn down in June 2026.
The article also placed Campbell’s own legal history back into focus. Public court records show convictions in Queensland in 2012, five convictions recorded in 2015 at Southport Magistrates Court in relation to International Solar Solutions, and an earlier 2018 Eco Boss Pty Ltd case in which he pleaded guilty to 11 counts of false and misleading conduct under Australian Consumer Law. In that matter, he was fined $85,000 personally and ordered to pay $102,200 in compensation. The sentencing magistrate described the conduct as calculated, deliberate and plainly “a scam”.
Federal Court findings
The latest scrutiny follows Federal Court proceedings in Campbell v McIntyre (No 2) [2026] FCA 1279, where Justice Derrington found Campbell’s non-disclosures in sworn evidence were exceptionally serious. Campbell had sworn that he had never been convicted of any criminal offence in Australia, a statement later shown to be false. He later filed a corrected affidavit admitting the prior convictions.
The court discharged interim injunctions Campbell had obtained and ordered him to pay 80 per cent of legal costs on an indemnity basis, the harshest costs sanction available in Australian courts. The judgment also found Campbell had substantially downplayed his criminal history and had led the court to believe he was an Australian resident when he was not.
Justice Derrington further found the claimed $25 million in lost contracts was not Campbell’s personal loss, but one said to have been sustained by his companies. Those findings were central to the court’s decision to lift the gag orders he had earlier secured.
Justice Derrington found the omissions were “exceptionally serious”.
Campbell’s response
Campbell has said his convictions are a matter of public record and that he never sought to hide them. He has said the first affidavit was incomplete, that the error was not intentional, and that it was corrected. He has also said he regrets the error and respects the court’s finding.
In relation to the Bali project, Campbell has said Kinnara acted only as sales and marketing agent for the Marina Bay City development, did not hold purchaser funds, and lodged its own report with Indonesian police in November 2025. He has said the company is co-operating with authorities. No charges have been laid in relation to the project.
The Daily Mail reported that Campbell’s own convictions had, until then, largely escaped media coverage. The report also placed him within a wider offshore property and investment network operated through Thailand and Hong Kong, including Kinnara Capital and Kinnara Limited.
The case remains relevant because Campbell’s defamation and consumer law claims are still on foot in the Federal Court, with the proceedings listed to reconvene on 9 October 2026. No findings have been made on those substantive claims.
For Australian regulators and consumers, the combination of prior convictions, offshore corporate structures and disputed development claims is a familiar pattern. Public warnings from agencies such as ASIC, the ACCC and Scamwatch have repeatedly highlighted the risks of overseas property schemes that rely on social media promotion, cross-border payments and limited local accountability.
As the Federal Court record now stands, the question is not whether Campbell’s past is relevant. The court has already answered that. The remaining issue is how much more weight investors and regulators place on a business record that has now been tested in multiple courts, across multiple years, and found wanting in several critical respects.