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Pearls and Irritations

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Australian regulators fail conflict of interest test

As reported in Pearls and Irritations on 11 November 2024, the ACCC executive members who had accepted membership to the QANTAS Chairman’s lounge...

17.11.2024 10

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ACCC executives accepted gift during QANTAS investigation

Revelations about Prime Minister Albanese’s free access to the exclusive lounges offered by QANTAS and Virgin Australia, has awoken the Australian...

10.11.2024 8

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The symbiotic relationship between organised crime and money laundering in Australian real estate

Tranche 2 Anti Money Laundering and Counter Terror Financing Laws Protect Us All. In 1988, I was a trainee detective with the Australian Federal...

21.05.2024 20

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Australian housing crisis: We need a Ben Chifley

Having a comfortable place to live is a human right. It is enshrined in Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which Australia has...

13.03.2024 6

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Can Australia trust Glencore with the Great Artesian Basin?

If you watch a TV channel that airs commercial advertising (my preference is SBS) no doubt you would have seen the recent advertisement by Glencore....

11.03.2024 10

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Australian authorities breach UN Convention on rights of a child

Any Australian parent and grandparent would be aghast by the actions of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Victoria Police involving an...

09.02.2024 9

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