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Convenience store giant 7-Eleven forced to fork out $173.6m after underpaying more than 4,000 workers – 30 October 2020
An investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsmen found several Australian franchisees had been intentionally paying staff below legal wages and falsifying records to cover it up.
What are the main white collar crimes prosecuted by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDDP)? – 30 October 2020
In this article the CDPP provides insight into the allocation of crime types across its National Practice Group model, the top referring agencies, and the most important prosecution trends observed in the 18/19 reporting period.
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=6d758f33-bc51-4e63-b2c3-26f953e6611a
Cricket-related visa scandal exposed – 29 October 2020
A Herald Sun special investigation has revealed overseas players have been asked to hand over up to $10,000 to Australian agents as payment for help obtaining visas and places in suburban cricket teams in Victoria, amid allegations player profiles overseas are being doctored to aid entry.
https://www.nation.lk/online/sl-cricket-agents-in-australia-under-scanner-19050.html
IBAC hears V/Line boss call on ‘boost to coffers’ – 28 October 2020
Former V/Line boss James Pinder has agreed it would be reasonable to conclude from evidence heard at an anti-corruption inquiry that he was ‘‘ milking’ ’ an arrangement that involved his government agency giving ‘Translcean’, a cleaning contractor extra work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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