Is it normal for your boss to follow you on Blogger or Instagram?

From bribes to your barbecue: How Australia's biggest meat company was built on corruption

By Ronan Farrow – NY Times  April 2022. “…Commercial spyware has grown into an industry estimated to be worth twelve billion dollars. It is largely unregulated and increasingly controversial.

Each week, Dr Kirstin Ferguson tackles questions on the workplace, career and leadership in her advice column “Got a Minute?” This week, a manager who doesn’t respect personal boundaries, a boss not pulling his weight and the temptation to job-hop.

Is it normal for your boss to follow you on Blogger or Instagram?

A dozen current and former staffers on the long-running tabloid show described a “toxic” culture in which the top boss allegedly “bullies” staffers, including some of its stars.

Extra’ Boss Runs Show Like ‘Mafia,’ ‘Threatened’ Mario Lopez

ATO gives itself two years to replace IBM mainframe

P&O Ferries sourcing 'underpaid' staff from Malta-based firm - UK media

AUSTRAC works with businesses to target ransomware and criminal use of digital currencies

21 Apr 2022

AUSTRAC has released two new financial crime guides to help businesses stop ransomware attack payments and the criminal abuse of digital currencies.

Cyber-enabled crime is an increasing threat to Australians. According to the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), 500 ransomware attacks were reported in the 2020-21 financial year, an increase of nearly 15 per cent from the previous year.

Digital currencies are increasing in value and acceptance, with Australians rapidly adopting this new technology. As the digital currency market continues to grow globally, criminals are increasingly using digital currencies to commit a range of serious crimes.

This Man Is Going Viral For Clowning Police — And Got Blocked By Them On TikTok “I thought, This is the perfect time to air out some bad laundry.”We

A superyacht captain says wealthy Russians he's worked for made employees take lie detector tests to prove they've kept information confidential, a report says

Ukrainian President Zelensky and Rep. Liz Cheney named JFK 'Profile in Courage' award recipients for 'defending democracy'

An ABC investigation has uncovered a scare campaign spreading on the social app WeChat, pushing a message claiming four Chinese Australians and four local Chinese-language news sites received foreign payments to distort facts ahead of the federal election.

Chinese Payment System Suspends Operations in Russia, Further Isolating Moscow

Chinese Australian Liberal supporters falsely accuse Labor faithful and government critics of being under investigation

Stagnating living standards under Morrison

Living standards have stagnated since the Coalition was elected to government, but in the Budget it is now forecasting an improved performance. How likely is this? 

By Michael Keating 2+2 22, 2022

The Morrison ‘dirty deal’ on GST revenue sharing that benefits WA

And it’s no less shameful that this ‘dirty deal’ has been supported in this by the Labor P…

By Saul Eslake

The 10 Best Online Translators You Can Use in the Real World - MakeUseOf: “Where do you go when you need a quick translation to another language? A friend? Or a foreign language dictionary? You can also keep a handy browser extension if you need to translate words often. However, things can get challenging if you prefer not to install one, or if your company simply doesn’t allow it. These free online translators are perfect for fast word or sentence swapping to other languages. And some, in fact, offer extra features that make them even better. When you find the best translator for your needs, don’t forget to bookmark it so that it’s always close at hand. So let’s go over some of the best online translators available to us…”

Surjit Gujral - Sachin went ballistic over the prawns’: Sydney restaurant icon and cricket tragic dies

Man, 37, died after noticing blister on leg which was sign of rare bacterial infection

Ben Smith-Crallan developed Necrotising Fasciitis - sometimes called the "flesh-eating disease" - after cutting himself when he fell into a lake at Botanic Gardens in Churchtown, Southport

Brain Abscess: Risk Factors, Symptoms & Diagnosis - Healthline

A brain abscess forms when fungi, viruses, or bacteria reach your brain through a wound in your head or an infection somewhere else in your body.

Do Czech  out the new issue of Works in Progress.

Imagine a world in which we could take care of our friends’ kids when they need to pop out, because our friends live a stone’s throw away. A world where any time you wanted to head out for a quick drink there would be a friend within ten minutes’ walk to go with. A world where you can easily get a pal over to set up a barbecue, or where you can play board games or have supper with friends on the slightest whim. Why don’t we live in that world already?

Friends are under-clustered. Why? We should live closer to our friends

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• Current list of named tax avoidance schemes, promoters, enablers and suppliers (7 Apr 2022)
  
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