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January

Community detention for wage subsidy fraud 7 January 2025
Community detention sentence in wage fraud case 21 January 2025
Man knew $28,000 wage subsidy payments were not his 24 January 2025
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February

Public Service Commission Inquiry into Protection of Personal Information 18 February 2025
Pet food, hair product companies used in wage fraud 20 February 2025
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March

Jail term for man who made 20 dishonest wage subsidy applications 18 March 2025
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April

Fraudulent details used in $132k wage subsidy applications 24 April 2025
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May

New standard to protect government-held personal information 1 May 2025
Government announcement on improved redress for abuse in care survivors 9 May 2025
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