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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.
Proposed cash ban is not about controlling your money, says Reserve Bank – 13 January 2020
The Reserve Bank has said the motive for the Federal Government’s $10,000 cash limit bill is to fight the black economy, by stamping out tax evasion, money laundering and other crimes. A Senate inquiry into the proposed law has received thousands of submissions, with many concerned it gives the banks and authorities too much control and could mean ordinary workers being inadvertently prosecuted.
WA uni drops part of lawsuit against academic ‘whistleblower’, after cutting ties with agency he exposed – 13 January 2020
Murdoch University has dropped a major section of its lawsuit against Professor (Gerd Schroder-Turk) who blew the whistle over questionable international student intake practices. The professor claimed international students recruited via an Indian-owned agency were being set up for failure. The University has seen backlash from the tertiary community over the impact the legal action could have on academic freedom of speech.
Lamborghini-driving drug accused fights AFP for return of assets – 12 January 2020
Mr Karagiozis, founded Australian cryptocurrency Auscoin and opened up many Bitcoin ATMs and souvlaki stores across the country. Officers from the AFP allege that Mr Karagiozis and his criminal syndicate used the dark web and Bitcoin accounts for the sourcing, payment and distribution of 30kgs of drugs as part of a multimillion-dollar importation operation.
