An article regarding companies being set up with sham directors before being sunk and leaving huge debts.
I was under the impression that these types of scams stopped after the “bottom of the harbour schemes” were taken to task decades ago.
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Not a recent development. For a while last century, one of my duties was pursuing insolvent companies. More than once I ended up at some poor sod living in a room above a pub who had no idea what was going on.
As I’ve said before, business attracts criminal minds. Sadly, too many of those minds go into politics.
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And I thought the larval form of the politician was the lawyer.
Barnaby Joyce was a country accountant.
Not quite sure what that says.
A slight bias for the more successful ones anyway.
K Rudd looks to hold the record for the most rounded on the list. While Billy Hughes might be a standout challenger and most versatile having led three different political parties as PM.
Experience as a Barrister (6) just pips Journalists (5). No accounting needed.
