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Australian former executive returns from French ‘castle’ to quarantine and a criminal investigation – 4 January 2021
David Savage had made his career and fortune with Leighton (now named CIMIC), becoming one of the firm’s most influential executives. Police suggest that Mr Savage helped conceal and alter company documents, that threatened to reveal Leighton’s corruption in dealings, to secure a nation-building infrastructure project in Iraq.
Coronavirus-related scams are on the rise, with the ACCC warning some scammers are pretending to be contact tracers – 31 December 2020
Contact tracers rely on QR code scan-in technology to locate and isolate potential contacts of confirmed COVID-19 cases. Cybersecurity expert Kate Carruthers, says when it comes to commercial or privately owned QR applications, there is little regulation to prevent data from falling into the wrong hands.
Taskforce Integrity stamps out welfare system abuse – 31 December 2020
More than $13 million in welfare payments have been recovered and about 650 matters referred for criminal prosecution, under a joint Services Australia and Australian Federal Police (AFP) Taskforce. The Taskforce detects and disrupts criminal activity within the welfare system.
https://www.miragenews.com/taskforce-integrity-stamps-out-welfare-system-abuse/
Regulators consider early intervention to protect vulnerable investors – 24 December 2020
An international regulatory task force, co-chaired by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), says early intervention may be needed to protect vulnerable retail investors during pandemic market conditions.
