“Specifically, this training has further enhanced SFCT partner agencies’ understanding of the resources and platforms available to share leads, support case development and further enhance information-sharing around crypto assets,” Deputy Commissioner Ford said.
ATO's Serious Financial Crime Taskforce receives training to combat crypto crime
Australia green-lit PwC days before Senate report into tax leaks scandal dropped
The PwC (Price Waterhouse Coopers) tax scandal shocked Australia, but the issues with consulting (accounting) giants are bigger than just one firm. Four Corners investigates the revolving door of staffers who’ve moved between the likes of EY, Deloitte and federal government departments. Whistleblowers also expose how KPMG, one of Canberra’s biggest clients, got cosy with Defence. Broadcast as Shadow State on ABC iview on 6 August 2023 and ABC TV on 7 August 2023. Four Corners is Australia’s premier investigations documentary series."
Zoom - Exposing the Consultancy Cover-up
Lobbying is at the heart of government. Who has access to and influence over key government officials shapes the decisions governments make - and how they make them.
The ability to influence government is certainly essential to democratic politics. Yet how lobbying occurs federally undermines Australia's democracy.
This lobbying is typically shrouded in secrecy. Bound up with such secrecy is unfair access for "insider" groups, especially powerful commercial interests. Such secrecy and unfairness risk encouraging corruption, particularly quid pro quo deals between government decision-makers and lobbyists.
In a disappointing twist, the report fails to recommend that the code be strengthened in these ways. It says this is due to "the narrow field of views heard by the committee during the hearing and the need to better understand a broader perspective".
Senate report on lobbying passes the buck on improving transparency or legislation
How Norway took control of their oil and gas industry and starting taxing them at 78%
‘Funk Money’: The End of Empires, The Expansion of Tax Havens, and Decolonization as an Economic and Financial Event Past & Present
Long Covid at Work: A Manager’s Guide Harvard Business Review. Under, I kid you not, the rubric of “Diversity And Inclusion.”
Our Lives in Their Portfolios: Why Asset Managers Own the World — by Brett Christophers (review) Marx and Philosophy
Run, Bezos, Run Crooked Timber.
A Global War Regime New Left Review
The liberal international order is slowly coming apartThe Economist
When Employers Violate the NLRA, the Harm is Always Irreparable On Labor
