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Government betrays much needed whistleblowers – 15 July 2019
Opinionated article by a whistleblower and the lack of laws around the existence of deterrents to public interest disclosures, such as defamation laws, workplace confidentiality agreements etc.
How did Victoria become the Surveillance State? – 13 July 2019
Article debates whether new high-tech methods of surveillance (Omni-Aware, Drones etc) compromises individual liberty. Government agencies proactively collect vast amounts of data so questions raised are: who is collecting, analysing and using all that data; and can we trust that they will keep our personal information secure?
In Australia, Card (And Other Payments) Fraud Is Big Business – 12 July 2019
The Australian Institute of Criminology reported that fraud amounted to $42 million over the past year. That fraud includes misuse of government credit cards and procurement payments.
https://www.pymnts.com/news/b2b-payments/2019/australia-card-fraud-payments/
ASIC targets licensees over lack of AFCA membership – 12 July 2019
Over 50 financial services and credit licensees have had their licenses formally suspended or cancelled by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), after failing to obtain membership of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA)
