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Friday, December 08, 2023

The New Heferen Tax Era - British Library Hacked, User Data Offered On The Dark Web

The 2023 APS employee census results are in, with a fresh focus this year on how the next generation of public service leaders are tracking and some worrying bullying indicators.


Rob Heferen the Dawn of New Tax Era


Lederman: Avoiding Scandals Through Tax Rulings Transparency


Glyn Davis: Chief mandarin’s direction to APS: Learn to follow community


Please call me Gordon


Public service leaders face scrutiny after latest census findings


Politicisation ‘pervasive’ in Victoria’s public sector


More than 870 Australian federal public servants acted corruptly over six years, investigation finds


This year has been dominated by the Russia-Ukraine war, recession, the China-US standoff, and the Hamas terrorist attack and Gaza war. Yet as earth-shattering as these conflicts and tragedies are, the next two years could aggravate them and surpass them all if the threat of a second Trump presidency comes to pass.

Different Gordon on Trump ( not related to Ben)


In a major investigation, Kate McClymont uncovers multiple allegations against the influential broadcaster during his controversial radio career. Allan JONES denies the allegations.

 

The Realities of Socialism is a multimedia project—a collaboration between organizations in Canada, Australia, the United States and United Kingdom—to educate people about the experiences of socialism that was imposed on tens of millions of people across the world throughout the 20th century. Here you will find data-driven videos, infographics, short videos and informative studies about socialism’s history in Poland and Estonia, Sweden and Denmark’s short experiment with socialism, and Singapore’s unique approach.

Here is the full research paper by Daniel Bias and Alexander Ljungqvist.


5 of Anderson Cooper’s most memorable on-air moments

The CNN anchor’s work from global hot spots, the humanity he shows sources and, yes, his laughter have led to many such moments. Here are a few.


British Library Hacked, User Data Offered On The Dark Web

The attack, which took place on 31 October, is continuing to affect its website, online systems and some onsite services, a statement said. The Rhysida ransomware group claim to be behind the attack, have said they will auction off the stolen data. - BBC