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Tuesday, October 08, 2024

Heferen on Fairness and Level Playing Fields: Dark side of Gambling

 I asked G-d:

‘Why are you taking me through troubled waters.’

He replied:

‘Because your enemies cannot swim.’



Law and Philosophy shaped Australia’s Commissioner of Taxation

I met my wonderful wife, Toni, while studying, so you could say I started to build my family at UTAS

Heferen’s note to staff is also unambiguously headed “It’s more than a feeling”, a possible lyrical nod to anthemic big-hair supergroup Boston, whose smash hit was upcycled by marketers the world over.
However, the tax CEO’s corporate anthem is more about fairness.
“When something unfair happens to you, you intuitively know it. When your flight is cancelled at the last minute, or a call drops out after you’ve waited on hold for hours, the feeling is immediate and undeniable.

“Despite this, defining fairness can be challenging,” Heferen told staff.

‘More than a feeling’: ATO chief tells staff the ‘right experience’ matters more than the ‘best experience’


The PwC scandal exposed severe shortcomings in our regulatory frameworks that were largely ignored by the Coalition, and we’re taking significant steps to clean up the mess.

Albanese Government continues tax avoidance crack down


Criminal groups and state actors continue to abuse vulnerabilities in the casino industry. With the rise of virtual assets as a tool for payment, the threat landscape has significantly changed, presenting a new global marketplace for potential sanctions evasion and illicit financial activity.

The recorded webinar discusses the financial and security threats in the casino and gaming industry, particularly in relation to the use of virtual assets like cryptocurrencies. Criminal groups and state actors exploit vulnerabilities in casinos, leading to potential sanctions evasion and illicit financial activity. Experts in journalism, investigations, and research analyze this evolving financial ecosystem and propose responses from governments and casinos. The webinar also references a related research paper on North Korean activity in the casino and gaming sector

Dark side of Gambling: Casinos, Cryptocurrency, and Financial Crime


Return to office and dying on the job Cory Doctorow, Mediu

Ahead Lies Ruin: The Decay of Social Trust Charles Hugh Smith, Of Two Minds

 

Surrealism as a revolutionary movement Anti-Capitalist Resistance

 

Fredric Jameson, 1934-2024 Terry Eagleton, Verso

 

Tapia, Tabbi, Tabique, Tabby Places Journal



Israel and Iran are at war — and if a nuclear site is hit, all bets for peace are off The London Standard. Commentary


Bidirectional Charging May Be Required On EVs Soon Due To New California Law Eletrek


Post-fire forest regeneration prevented by vicious cycle of rising temperatures, wildfires Euractiv


Mosquito-borne virus spreads at ‘unprecedented’ levels in L.A. Climate change may make things worse Los Angeles Times


Autumn heat wave could break season-level records in California USA Today


How the UK is going to get even wetter – due to climate change iNews


Homes evacuated as flooding hits region BBC


Firefly species may blink out as US seeks to list it as endangered for first time. Guardian. Different place but in Alabama, I noticed how very few fireflies there were. 


Clearly It Is Ocean. Richard Powers’s novel of techno-capitalism with an ocean view Baffler