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Charity World Vision in allegations of corruption and nepotism – 8 March 2020
World Vision has been implicated in a multimillion-dollar corruption scandal that involves AFL stars, a free Bali holiday, nepotism and suspected kickbacks in return for lucrative printing contracts. Victoria Police and auditors KPMG have been called into investigate invoices and emails.
Mildura flying school allegedly funded with embezzled Chinese loans – 7 March 2020
A Chinese businessman linked to a company embroiled in complex fraud allegations, has invested millions into a pilot training academy in Mildura. Concerns are raised that Local councils and state and federal governments should be doing more due diligence, when investors promise to deliver economic windfalls in their communities.
Company ‘never existed’: Former ad agency contractor charged over $1 million fraud – 4 March 2020
Jillian Lynch, a former financial director of a national advertising agency has faced a Sydney court after she allegedly transferred almost $1 million into her own bank accounts. In her role as financial director, police allege she improperly handled payroll, accounts and superannuation for employees and contractors.
Australian police are using the Clearview AI facial recognition system with no accountability – 7 March 2020
Australian police agencies are reportedly using Clearview AI, a private, unaccountable facial recognition service that combines machine learning and wide-ranging data-gathering practices, to identify members of the public from online photographs. The system raises concerns over system’s privacy implications and the legality of the web-scraping used to build the database.
