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Chief economist update: It's about human life, not human rights

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... science, fact or law." Now it's a disaster. A state of disaster, that is. As the AFR explains: "Under a state of disaster, police have extra powers and various acts of parliament can be suspended." "There is no question about the enforceability and ...

Housing values continue to slide

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
Australian housing values continued to decline for the third consecutive month in July and are set to drop even further when government support winds down, according to the latest research from CoreLogic. CoreLogic's home value index dropped 0.6% last ...

Watchdog warns of celebrity-endorsed bitcoin scams

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... they have fallen victim to a scam should contact their bank as soon as possible, ASIC said, and also report the matter to police.

12 charged in $17m fraud

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... joint-agency investigation into an elaborate $17 million fraud has resulted in charges against 12 people. Australian Federal Police (AFP) investigators executed search warrants at 10 locations across Sydney, nine in south-east Queensland and two in the ...

Woman jailed in $105m tax scam

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... non-parole period of two years and six months. Operation Elbrus was a 2017 investigation led by the Australian Federal Police (AFP), with significant assistance from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), into a large-scale and organised tax fraud conspiracy. ...

Pension fund in divestment hoax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020
... contacted them to confirm it was fake. According to IPE, AP7 began an investigation and was considering reporting the hoax to police. Extinction Rebellion came forward on July 1 to claim responsibility, saying: "In this release we claimed that AP7 was ...

Super funds merge, board revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
... fund now manages over $120 billion on behalf of 1.1 million members, including healthcare and aged care workers, teachers, police and emergency service workers, government and community workers. In announcing the completion of the merger, VicSuper's ...

ASIC quietly granted new access to phone taps

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
... recorded phone calls, would be obtained by ASIC from agencies that have the power to intercept - the state and federal police, ASIO and anti-corruption bodies. An ASIC spokesperson explained the regulator can now receive and use intercepted material ...

Grow Super co-founder in alleged betting scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... longer a director of any Grow related entities," a spokesperson for the fund told Financial Standard. "Given the recent police action concerning a former senior staff member we are conducting our own review into any potential association between Grow ...

From fines to prosecution: The penalties are in

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... was forced to suspend sending applications to super funds for two business days in early May so the Australian Federal Police could investigate cases of fraud. Deputy Treasurer Michael Sukkar had confirmed the AFP was investigating cases of identity ...