G20 war on money laundering starts in Qld

Cash notes pegged to a clothes line.
Centre for Governance and Public Policy
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Brisbane’s G20 summit can be a turning point in the battle to stop dirty money flowing between countries — like the nearly $30 million in Russian money found recently in Gold Coast bank accounts — according to a global anti-corruption fighter to speak in Brisbane this week. Elena Panfilova, Director of Transparency International Russia, will […]

Volunteers needed for horticultural congress

Headshot of Robin Roberts, Griffith University, wearing blue top and green necklace.
Department of Business Strategy and Innovation
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Bringing the 2014 International Horticultural Congress (IHC) to Brisbane is a huge task for organisers and Griffith University has a large part in planning the event. Griffith Sciences Professor Rod Drew is one of the co-presidents of the IHC and believes this Congress showcases the importance of horticulture to the world. “The Congress is the […]

Golden pathway for Griffith graduate

Julia Bergman was awarded the Golden Key Undergraduate Achievement Scholarship
Department of Employment Relations and Human Resources
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A prized international post-graduation accolade has been bestowed on Griffith University’s Julia Bergman (nee Konz), who has been awarded the prestigious Golden Key Undergraduate Achievement Scholarship. Julia’s feat is a phenomenal effort, overcoming poor high school grades in her homeland, Germany before travelling across the globe, making a whole-hearted commitment to her studies and eventually […]

The Australian economy: union influence over thirty years

Centre for Work Organisation and Wellbeing
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Leading industrial relations scholar, Emeritus Professor Russell Lansbury of the University of Sydney, shared findings from his co-authored paper (with forthcoming WOW guest, Dr Chris F. Wright), during April, taking a look at the impact of one Liberal- and two Labor-led governments on Australia’s economy over a 30 year period. Prompted by previous symposium themes […]