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Australia: National Security Laws Chill Free Speech – 14 January 2020
In the “World Report 2020” Human rights groups have stated that Australia’s national security laws and police actions against journalists and whistleblowers are having a negative effect on freedom of expression. Great article summarising the effects of these laws in Australia and across different parts of the world.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/01/14/australia-national-security-laws-chill-free-speech
Bushfire Charity Scams: What To Look Out For – 14 January 2020
Good article describing the types of scams being used by heartless thugs, trying to benefit from the bush fire crises. This includes fake fundraising pages, sending fake emails to phish for cash or people pretending to be legitimate or well-known charities or fundraising organisations.
http://gizmodo.com.au/2020/01/bushfire-charity-scams-what-to-look-out-for/
Corporate Governance: The Unfiltered Truth – 13 January 2020
Having ‘Good corporate Governance’ is now considered vital to business success and return. To effectively deliver on corporate governance, organisational leadership needs the ability to reliably access, interpret and act on information. Increasingly, this requires integrating non-financial data to allow board members a more holistic view of the firm’s overall strategy, risks and performance.
http://nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2020/1/13/corporate-governance-the-unfiltered-truth
Police charge woman with 106 new offences in fraud investigation at Lake Illawarra – 13 January 2020
Police allege a woman on Illawarra used the identification of multiple people across the state to obtain personal loans, fuel cards and mobile devices without their permission, as well as forge medical certificates to avoid performing unpaid community service work. She has been arrested.
