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Kenilworth funds own high-tech surveillance system, despite concerns over ‘being watched’ – 27 May 2020
A town in Queensland’s Sunshine Coast has become the first in the state to fund its own high-tech surveillance system to combat crime. The Queensland Council for Civil Liberties described it as “unjustified mass surveillance”
Australians targeted in Indian phone scam – 26 May 2020
Indian call centre scam mastermind Hitesh Madhubhai Patel ran multiple call centres in India. On of Patel’s emails included a script for “Australian Tax Office Impersonation. He faces more than 20 years in prison.
https://www.3ba.com.au/news/national-news/98824-australians-targeted-in-indian-phone-scam
Bank fraud charges in Newcastle for allegedly scamming elderly in Illawarra, Canberra, Central Coast and Southern Highlands – 26 May 2020
A MAN will face court after he was accused of defrauding 15 elderly residents across NSW, by allegedly stealing their bank card information by pretending to be bank representatives.
Labor senator calls for ASIC investigation into Rex – 25-26 May 2020
ASIC has been asked to investigate whether Regional Express (REX) Holdings broke the law by announcing plans to expand with capital city services without informing the ASX.
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