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Australian banks bring legal proceedings against crypto giant Ripple – 28 August 2020
The payments platform, New Payments Platform Australia (NPPA) owned by Australian banks and the Reserve Bank of Australia has brought legal proceedings against Ripple Labs, alleging the cryptocurrency giant has copied its brand.
Australian regulator charges former adviser Brett Gordon with fraud – 28 August 2020
Former financial adviser Brett Andrew Gordon was charged with 10 counts of fraud to the total value of $975,600, following an investigation by ASIC. It is alleged that he dishonestly caused a detriment to the trustees of six self-managed superannuation funds and paid off $473,600 in personal debts and expenses, from funds belonging to his employer.
Victorian government refers jobs partner to police amid fraud claims – 27 August 2020
The Andrews government has referred ‘Raw Recruitment’, an Indigenous-owned company providing labour hire and job placement services, to Victoria Police for investigation into alleged fraud. Concerns related to jobs placements allegedly being overstated and, in some cases, given to people living interstate. Other allegations involve back dating documents and doubts over the Indigenous heritage of some people the company put into work.
Australian Government Spending Nearly $3 Million on Cases Against Four Whistleblowers – 26 August 2020
A report by The Guardian, reveals that the Australian government has spent nearly $3 million on three ongoing court cases against four whistleblowers. For whistleblower advocates, the Australian government’s costly pursuit of these whistleblowers, who exposed government wrongdoing, underscores the need for stronger whistleblower laws, including whistleblower reward laws.
