ABC journalist Dan Oakes will not be charged over Afghan Files reporting, AFP says – 15 October 2020

by admin | Oct 15, 2020 | News & Analysis

Commonwealth prosecutors have declined to charge the ABC journalist Dan Oakes over his reporting of alleged war crimes, by Australian special forces in Afghanistan....

New debate erupts over Woolworths checkout surveillance – 13 October 2020

by admin | Oct 13, 2020 | News & Analysis

Australian activists have taken aim at Woolworths over the supermarket’s decision to film customers while they use self-serve checkouts....

Business reporting of cyber-attacks will be a game changer – 13 October 2020

by admin | Oct 13, 2020 | News & Analysis

New powers by the Australian Cyber Security Centre now require big companies to report when they come under cyber-attack. This initiative will help protect other businesses from economically damaging events and safeguard data, according to the federal...

‘Irish Boys’ scam syndicate swindled hundreds of their superannuation and savings – 12 October 2020

by admin | Oct 12, 2020 | News & Analysis

Four Gold Coast men are being sentenced at Brisbane District Court on numerous counts of fraud, by dishonestly selling worthless computer betting software to vulnerable people....

Cleaning company raided by IBAC investigators amid transport probe – 11 October 2020

by admin | Oct 11, 2020 | News & Analysis

Transclean, a cleaning company contracted by V/Line and Metro Trains has been raided by IBAC amid a probe into alleged corruption within the state’s transport bureaucracy....

Alleged cyber criminals Jason Lees and Emily Walker not allowed to access internet while on home detention bail – 9 October 2020

by admin | Oct 9, 2020 | News & Analysis

Jason Bran Lees and Emily Jane Walker are accused of committing large-scale fraud by stealing more than 7,000 identity documents to open false bank accounts. It is also alleged that they have hacked-into payroll systems of Australian businesses. They have been denied...