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Border Force subject to corruption investigation after millions paid to ship builder – 21 October 2020
The Australian Border Force is the target of a corruption investigation over allegations that it improperly funnelled $39 million from a national security project to sharemarket-listed defence company Austal to prop up its financial position.
Morrison must lift the veil on corporate secrecy – 21 October 2020
The explosive revelations this week by The Age, the Herald and 60 Minutes show how wealthy individuals and companies use offshore secrecy to avoid tax. At least 100 Australians using the Euro Pacific Bank housed in Puerto Rico, a known tax haven, are under investigation for tax evasion.
Police charge former NAB employee over alleged fraud worth millions – 21 October 2020
NSW Police have arrested and charged the 38-year-old Sydney woman ‘Srinivas Naidu Chamakuri’ for her alleged involvement in attempting to launder $21.6 million, from NAB through a fraudulent deposit scheme. Police allege the syndicate was using fraudulent bank deposit guarantees to purchase properties across the state for an inflated commission.
WA’s public sector watchdog flags ‘significant weaknesses’ after corruption scandal – 20 October 2020
The public sector’s financial watchdog has found “significant weaknesses” in the Department of Communities’ procurement and payroll processes less than a year after the state’s biggest-ever corruption scandal was uncovered involving a former senior bureaucrat.
