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Major bank exec convicted over fraudulent tax claims – 19 November 2020
A major bank executive Mario Seifried has been convicted and fined after attempting to obtain close to $25,000 in work-related expenses via his tax return.
Sam Aziz questioned on $600,000 handover with developer John Woodman at anti-corruption inquiry – 19 November 2020
A former Victorian mayor Sam Aziz is accused of dealing with a developer at the centre of a corruption probe. The $600,000 in a suitcase handed to the developer, was at the centre of the inquiry. The hearings are part of an IBAC investigation into allegations of corrupt conduct involving councillors and property developers in the City of Casey.
Former Australian executive arrested, charged over alleged oil bribery plot – 18 November 2020
A former senior executive from construction giant Leighton Holdings, has been arrested over his alleged involvement in a $1 billion international graft scandal. Russell Waugh is the first of at least three top Australian executives to face charges in connection to the Unaoil conspiracy, which involved bribes paid to ministers and officials in oil producing nations around the world, and which has already led to the jailing or guilty pleas of executives in Europe and the US.
Covid-19 is accelerating the surveillance state – 17 November 2020
The first global pandemic of the digital age has accelerated the international adoption of surveillance and public security technologies. This potentially permanently shifts power from citizens to the state and, in doing so, entrench global trends towards a more illiberal world.
https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/covid-19-is-accelerating-the-surveillance-state/
