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Former Russian Deputy Defense Minister Sentenced to 19 Years in Major Corruption Case

In a significant development underscoring a widening...

Australia’s AML/CTF Reform Brings Expanded PEP Obligations Into Force from March 2026

Australia's financial intelligence authority AUSTRAC confirmed that...

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Federal Court makes ruling in SkyCity case

SkyCity Adelaide Pty Ltd (SkyCity) has been ordered by the Federal Court of Australia to pay a $67 million penalty after AUSTRAC launched civil penalty...

Authority may require hosting companies to remove online child sexual abuse material from servers | News item

Hosting companies may soon be required to delete online child sexual abuse material from their servers and make the harmful visual material inaccessible to...

New guidance released to help combat the use of foreign students as money mules

Today AUSTRAC released a new financial crime guide to help businesses identify and report suspicious activity related to criminal networks targeting vulnerable international students...

The Hague to be host city of the 2025 NATO Summit

Today, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hanke Bruins Slot and the Mayor of The Hague, Jan van Zanen, announced that the 2025 NATO Summit will...

Violent or dormant: extremism is a problem for the entire society | News item

Both the violent and the dormant threat of extremism are everyone's problem and therefore require a joint effort. Continued attention is needed from the...

AUSTRAC and SkyCity agree to proposed $67 million penalty

SkyCity Adelaide Pty Ltd (SkyCity) and AUSTRAC have filed joint submissions with the Federal Court of Australia, proposing a $67 million penalty over the casino’s...

Ministry of Foreign Affairs publishes second sustainability report | News item

On 15 May 2024 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs published its sustainability report over 2023. This report focuses on our climate, circular economy and...

Rotterdam event forms new hydrogen partnerships | News item

Fifteen thousand policymakers and CEOs from all over the world are coming to Rotterdam for three days this week for the World Hydrogen 2024...

IDAHOT 2024: freedom and equal rights in Europe | News item

Together with the Council of Europe, the Netherlands is hosting the European IDAHOT+ Forum in The Hague from 14 to 16 May. The forum...

Updates to the AML/CFT/CPF Handbook — GFSC

The Commission has today issued an updated Handbook on Countering Financial Crime (AML/CFT/CPF) (the “Handbook”). Chapter 1 of the Handbook has been updated to include...

Request for an opinion on sentencing juvenile offenders | News item

Minister Weerwind (Legal Protection), is going to ask the court to assess the outstanding sentences of a group of juvenile offenders who have not...

Bill for better protection against human trafficking to House of Representatives | News item

The legislation criminalising human trafficking is to be expanded and simplified to help detect and prosecute offenders of human trafficking and to provide better...

AUSTRAC issues businesses with infringement notices for failing to comply with their reporting obligations

AUSTRAC has issued eight infringement notices for reporting failures as required by the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (AML/CTF Act). AUSTRAC’s infringement notices were...

Threat of food crisis in Sudan: potentially the biggest famine in decades | News item

Sudan is on the verge of severe famine. The problem is already huge, with millions of Sudanese people chronically undernourished. But the food shortages...

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