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It’s a new era for Australia’s whistleblowers – in the private sector – 19 July 2019
Article provides a summary of the new laws and protections for whistleblowers for Australians in the private sector. Changes include who qualifies, what is a disclosable matter, who to make a disclosure to and what constitutes detriment.
http://theconversation.com/its-a-new-era-for-australias-whistleblowers-in-the-private-sector-119596
Military whistleblower returns to court – 18 July 2019
A military lawyer (David McBride) who blew the whistle on alleged war crimes by Australian troops is determined to declassify information at the centre of his case. McBride has been committed to stand trial charged with theft of commonwealth property, three counts of breaching the Defence Act and unauthorised disclosure of information.
https://7news.com.au/politics/military-whistleblower-returns-to-court-c-334575
Black market in stolen card details becoming more user-friendly, leading to ‘explosion’ in fraud – 17 July 2019
Card-not-present fraud accounts for 85 per cent of card fraud in Australia. One woman’s Uber account is used worldwide in multiple transactions costing close to $1,500
An expert recommends the tokenisation of card details for recurring payments.
Young mum’s passport held over alleged $4.8m share scam – 17 July 2019
Jasmine Vella-Arpaci (Melbourne) has had her passport seized by the court and prevented from leaving Australia, over her alleged involvement in a blue-chip share scam, involving identity theft. The fraud has netted $2.44 million from unsuspecting victims and attempted to steal millions more from companies, including the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Fortescue Mining and Woolworths.
