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Ipswich council staff complaints to hotline lead to sackings – 7 January 2020
An internal whistleblower hotline for staff at Ipswich City Council has received 118 complaints accusing former mayors, former councillors and current and former staff members of a wide range of misconduct and corruption offences.
Surveillance is everywhere at the CES gadget show – 7 January 2020
The CES gadget show on surveillance technology is where big companies and startups unveil and promote their latest gadgets, many of them infused with microphones, cameras and artificial intelligence. Though weighted toward the consumer market, much of what’s on display may also be useful to law enforcement, employers or governments.
http://smh.com.au/technology/surveillance-is-everywhere-at-the-ces-gadget-show-20200107-p53pep.html
Generous Australians urged to be vigilant after 47 reports of bushfire-related scams – 6 January 2020
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has received 47 reports of bushfire related scams since September last year. Scammers have posed as legitimate charities or as victims of the fires.
Evidence On Trial: Why The Forensic Evidence Is Less Reliable Than We Think – 2 January 2020
Recent cases suggest that much of the forensic evidence we’ve come to accept in the courtroom may actually be far less reliable than we think. Article states that courts haven’t been very good at regulating both the admissibility and the use, and explaining the limitations, of forensic science evidence. Also many of the forensic sciences, and particularly the ones out of police laboratories, have not come from mainstream science.
