Black Marketplace 28/05/24

Facebook has become a thriving marketplace for black market merchants hawking everything from counterfeit cash, cloned credit cards and illegal firearms. 

A sexual harassment scandal has engulfed one of the country’s biggest retailers, implicating its CEO, and forcing the resignation of a senior executive. 
QLD Premier Steven Miles’ sensational call to slash immigration amid unprecedented growth has been questioned, with documents revealing that the state’s population is on par with what was predicted when Labor came to power nine years ago. 
Students have moved into the new, $98m expansion of an Adelaide CBD school after construction delays meant they had to learn elsewhere on campus for the start of the year. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
This is the latest from your news speech. It's Tuesday,
the twenty eighth of May. Facebook has become a thriving
marketplace for black market merchants, hawking everything from counterfeit cash,
cloned credit cards and illegal firearms. Multiple pages seen by
The Daily Telegraph claimed to sell firearms, including handguns and

(00:26):
silences in return for cryptocurrency. Other pages selling counterfeit Australian
dollars claim the notes can get through all security measures
and are good for using in casinos. Many of the
pages also direct customers to telegram chats where narcotics such
as ice and heroin can be bought. As revealed by
The Daily Telegraph last week, a sexual harassment scandal has

(00:51):
engulfed one of the country's biggest retailers, implicating its CEO
and forcing the resignation of a senior executive. The Heralds
can reveal two legal firms have been appointed to investigate
the handling of sexual assault allegations by Country Road Group
after multiple allegations by males and females were filed against

(01:13):
former senior executive Rashid Maliki. Staff have accused the fashion
brand and CEO of what they see as a cover
up over mister Maliki's conduct, amid allegations of the repeated
harassment of staff members, including unsolicited touching and kissing. We'll
be back after this. Queensland Premier Stephen miles sensational call

(01:38):
to slash immigration amid unprecedented growth has been questioned, with
documents revealing that the state's population is on par with
what was predicted when Labour came to power nine years ago.
Government data from twenty fifteen reveals the state's population was
tipped to be five point two five million in twenty
twenty one, but ended up being five point one six million.

(02:02):
Predictions that Queensland would house five point seven three million
people in twenty twenty six remain stable, but the government
says the figures need to be updated following a population
explosion in the past twelve months, and students have moved
into the new ninety eight million dollar expansion of an
Adelaide CBD school after construction delays meant they had to

(02:26):
learn elsewhere on campus for the start of the year.
The new seven story building at Adelaide Botanic High School
is almost complete, including a rooftop sports area, a ground
floor cafe, an entrepreneurial hub, and stem Labs. We'll have
an update to your news feed tomorrow