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Revealed: how Australia 'dumped so much fucking money' on asylum-seeker ad campaign
Exclusive: PR company paid $277,000 for three days’ work to persuade asylum seekers in Afghanistan and Pakistan not to travel by boat to Australia, email shows
Paul Farrell
31, Jul, 2017 @6:00 PM

Neil deGrasse Tyson: fighting science denial starts with people, not politicians
The astrophysicist talks about alien life, sci-fi and why he believes Australians shouldn’t get stuck in traffic
Paul Farrell
18, Jul, 2017 @4:36 AM

Government announces Medicare security review after darknet sale revealed
Former public service head Peter Shergold will lead the review into how 200,000 health professionals access Medicare
Gareth Hutchens and Paul Farrell
10, Jul, 2017 @12:04 AM

Data breaches undermine trust in government's ability to protect our information
Darknet sale of Australians’ Medicare details – revealed by the Guardian – follows census debacle, malware attacks and hacking attempts
Paul Farrell
07, Jul, 2017 @10:45 PM

Revealed: more than 200,000 people can access Medicare card details
Number of health professionals and administrators in Australia who can obtain information heightens concerns about security of data
Paul Farrell
06, Jul, 2017 @4:25 AM

Medicare data breach: tax office suspends cards as ID before U-turn
Internal memo seen by Guardian Australia removed Medicare card from list of documents allowed for identity checks
Paul Farrell
05, Jul, 2017 @8:25 PM

Medicare data breach: Alan Tudge admits department unaware darknet vendor selling card details
Human services minister defends department’s security procedures as AFP investigate revelation that Australians’ card details are for sale online
Paul Farrell
04, Jul, 2017 @11:49 PM

Darknet sale of Medicare data 'traditional criminal activity', minister says
Alan Tudge downplays Guardian Australia’s revelations and declines to answer questions about the breach
Paul Farrell
04, Jul, 2017 @5:09 AM

Inside the darknet: where Australians buy and sell illegal goods
A vendor was offering Medicare details of any Australian. Could this be real, or was it just a scam? The only way to know was to request some data
Paul Farrell
04, Jul, 2017 @2:53 AM

The Medicare machine: patient details of 'any Australian' for sale on darknet
Exclusive: A trader is offering Medicare card details for less than $30 each on a popular auction site for illegal products
Paul Farrell
03, Jul, 2017 @6:00 PM

Bakers Delight and other retailers paid to take interns under new welfare program
Unions oppose plan for retailers to offer internships to unemployed youth, calling it a ‘perverse incentive’ not to offer a properly paid job
Paul Farrell and agencies
03, Jul, 2017 @2:28 AM

Dancing with the Royal Ballet: bringing world-class dance to marginalised Australia
Acclaimed British company runs workshops with Queensland groups ‘to show people the wonderful form of self-expression dance can be’
Paul Farrell
29, Jun, 2017 @6:25 AM
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