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2025 State of the Service Roadshow

Top secret investigation into senior police officers’ alleged Sydney brothel visit 

By Kate McClymont, Perry Duffin and Sally Rawsthorne March 24, 2025 

 Several senior police officers who allegedly enjoyed free hospitality at a brothel owned by a colourful racing identity are the subject of a top-secret investigation. 

Multiple police sources have told the Herald that CCTV footage from a decade ago has emerged which shows that at least two senior officers visited Stiletto, a Camperdown brothel. At the time, Stiletto was owned by high-profile gambler Eddie Hayson, 56, who is behind bars awaiting trial over the supply of large commercial quantities of prohibited drugs.

Wallace & Wells: The Past And Future Of Taxing ‘Incomes’

Tax revenue could drop by 10 percent amid turmoil at IRS Staff cuts and disruptions related to the U.S. DOGE Service have officials bracing for a sharp loss of revenue.

White House confirms US war plans against Houthis sent to journalist by mistake National Security Advisor Mike Waltz added the reporter to a Signal chat group on March 13 called, “Houthi PC small group.”

A History Professor Answers Questions About Dictators

In this video for Wired, historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat, who studies fascism & authoritarianism, answers questions from the internet about dictators.

Why do people support dictators? How do dictators come to power? What’s the difference between a dictatorship, an autocracy, and authoritarianism? What are the most common personality traits found in tyrants and dictators? Is Xi Jinping a dictator? How do dictators amass wealth?

 

UK MP Questions Whether Elon Musk and JD Vance’s Criticism of Censorship Laws May Constitute “Foreign Interference” Reclaim  

Facial Recognition Company Clearview Attempted to Buy Social Security Numbers and Mugshots for its Database 404 

Some Americans Have Already Been Caught in Trump’s Immigration Dragnet. More Will Be.ProPublica

This Is How Tesla Will Die Will Lockett 

How TD Became America’s Most Convenient Bank for Money Launderers Bloomberg. Big investigative report. Note we wrote up a recent case seeking to claw back pay and pensions from crooked execs. This article confirms a key element of the thesis of that case, that the execs were in cahoots with the crooks.

ATO under fire over employee misconduct procedures

Australian Services Union warns of “a systemic problem”, with Internal Affairs paperwork allegedly found wanting for detail.

Fed Not Buying Trump Administration Economic Snake Oil but Stands Largely Pat While Depicting Higher Inflation, Lower Growth Prospects

The Fed has noticed that Trump’s policies are chilling growth while stoking inflation, but is not yet ready to react strongly.