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15 days
Time before councillor resigned

Kempsey councillor resigns over offensive online comment

Daily Yarn newsroom 51 words · 15 sec read

A Kempsey Shire councillor has stepped down, 15 days after his fellow councillors asked him to quit. He was found to have made an offensive comment to a woman online. The comment was about domestic violence. The resignation follows an inquiry into his remark, and it ends the matter for the council.

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$235m
Actual or potential fraud detected

Five charged over $235m fraud probe across NDIA and Centrelink

Daily Yarn newsroom 56 words · 17 sec read

The AFP has charged five people after raids at 26 sites in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, the NSW Central Coast and rural Queensland. Investigators found $235 million in actual or potential fraud against the NDIA, Services Australia, Veterans’ Affairs and Education. Alleged schemes include billing for services never delivered, fake invoices and a phishing scam that redirected Centrelink payments.

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