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TSS, INC. APPOINTS JANET MORRISON, SPHR, GPHR, AS ITS NEW CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER

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Monday, July 10, 2023

With this appointment, TSS reaffirms its commitment to a thriving organizational culture and a positive employee experience.

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  • With this appointment, TSS reaffirms its commitment to a thriving organizational culture and a positive employee experience.
  • Morrison's impressive credentials as an SPHR and GPHR-certified global HR leader and people developer make her an ideal candidate to support TSS's growth and success.
  • In her new role, Morrison will oversee the company's human resources strategy, talent acquisition, employee engagement, corporate communication, and overall organizational development initiatives.
  • "We are thrilled to welcome Janet to our executive team," said Darryll Dewan, CEO, President.

Robodebt royal commissioner makes multiple referrals for prosecution, condemning scheme as 'crude and cruel'

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Friday, July 7, 2023

Robodebt Royal Commissioner Catherine Holmes has referred multiple individuals involved with the illegal scheme for civil and criminal prosecutions and other actions.

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  • Robodebt Royal Commissioner Catherine Holmes has referred multiple individuals involved with the illegal scheme for civil and criminal prosecutions and other actions.
  • In a swingeing indictment of the scheme, the commission says: “Robodebt was a crude and cruel mechanism, neither fair nor legal, and it made many people feel like criminals.
  • Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told a news conference he did not have the sealed section, but the head of his department, Glyn Davis, did.
  • Robodebt, designed to raise maximum revenue, used income averaging to strike debts to recover money from welfare payments.
  • Scott Morrison, who as social services minister was an initiator of the scheme, “allowed Cabinet to be misled,” the report says.
  • "Truly dismaying was the revelation of dishonesty and collusion to prevent the Scheme’s lack of legal foundation coming to light.

The new National Anti-Corruption Commission faces high expectations – and a potential mountain of work

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Saturday, July 1, 2023

Australia’s new National Anti-Corruption Commission is due to begin its operations today. Already there is much talk about who and what it should investigate. So what kinds of cases can – and will – the NACC pursue? And how will its performance be judged? The answers will be crucial not only to its own reputation, but overall public confidence in our newly strengthened public integrity system.Leadership is one key to successBut as an agency which still clearly has strong powers and substantial resources, its credibility now rests primarily on the good judgement of its leadership and how it performs.

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Australia’s new National Anti-Corruption Commission is due to begin its operations today. Already there is much talk about who and what it should investigate. So what kinds of cases can – and will – the NACC pursue? And how will its performance be judged? The answers will be crucial not only to its own reputation, but overall public confidence in our newly strengthened public integrity system.

Leadership is one key to success

    • But as an agency which still clearly has strong powers and substantial resources, its credibility now rests primarily on the good judgement of its leadership and how it performs.
    • The first signs are good, with widely respected appointments by the government.
    • tide in the affairs of the nation, which might significantly change for the better the governance of our Commonwealth.

A clear first case for NACC to handle?

    • A clear example of the type of case the NACC should take on is the alleged abuse of public office by retiring Coalition frontbencher Stuart Robert.
    • Vitally, there is now an independent federal agency able to investigate and say clearly if there has been wrongdoing, or not.

Who can bring a case to the agency?

    • In fact, any member of the public can ask the NACC to investigate based on their concerns about what has been reported.
    • In the Robert case, Services Australia is already investigating alleged internal conflicts of interest affecting contracts won by the same consulting firm at the centre of the allegations against Robert.
    • Crucially, there’s another way the NACC can decide which case to take on.
    • If its own risk assessments, intelligence or the public debate identify cases of concern, it need not wait for anyone’s “referral”.

Could PwC be investigated?

    • There have been prominent calls for the NACC to investigate the PwC scandal.
    • Here, confidential government information about planned tax avoidance laws was used by the consulting firm to help its clients avoid the crackdown.
    • Or the Australian National Audit Office’s most recent scathing report on the government’s even larger health and hospital funding program.

Why other reforms still matter

    • For example, it is hard to imagine a more serious lapse of public integrity than the Robodebt scandal.
    • However, this is not the type of case the NACC is ever likely to investigate, because no personal corruption was involved.
    • To prevent such massive failures of fairness, transparency and legality, we need other reforms, such as a far more robust Commonwealth ombudsman.

Expectations are very high


    Of course, there’s even more which will influence the NACC’s effectiveness, including:
    The NACC will need to be politically visible, yet totally independent. It must be scrupulously meticulous, but also clear-minded, values-driven and brave. All this is possible. But after years of growing expectations, the NACC certainly has no small task.

Pride and Honor - Jeep® Brand Recognized for 22nd Consecutive Year as America's Most Patriotic Brand; Renews Long-standing Partnership With USO

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Thursday, June 29, 2023

All Jeep brand SUVs will offer an electrified variant by 2025

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  • All Jeep brand SUVs will offer an electrified variant by 2025
    The Jeep® brand, celebrating more than eight decades of freedom, adventure, passion and authenticity, has again been named as America's most patriotic brand.
  • For the 22nd year in a row, the Jeep brand is America's most patriotic*, according to Brand Keys Most Patriotic Brands survey.
  • The Jeep brand and the USO also announced as part of its Fourth of July celebrations that their enduring partnership, marking 15 years, has been renewed.
  • Since that time, the Jeep brand has become synonymous around the world for outdoor adventure and freedom.

VICTORY BATTERY METALS DELIVERS LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS OUTLINING ACTIVE EXPLORATION PROGRAMS AND PLANS

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Thursday, June 29, 2023

Victory’s holdings represent a large ground position in an underexplored area within an emerging lithium district.

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  • Victory’s holdings represent a large ground position in an underexplored area within an emerging lithium district.
  • The Stingray property array is currently 17,813 hectares south of Patriot Battery Metals Corvette (TSXV: PMET) Property.
  • The Stingray claim blocks range from adjacent to the Corvette to several kilometers away and span over 65 km of east to west strike length.
  • Based on regional geology these intrusive rocks abut the volcanic sequence of the James Bay Greenstone belt.

Carol Hanley Promoted to Whip Media CEO; Richard Rosenblatt Appointed as Executive Chair of the Board

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Richard Rosenblatt has been named the board’s Executive Chair.

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  • Richard Rosenblatt has been named the board’s Executive Chair.
  • Rosenblatt has served as Chief Executive Officer of the company since it was founded in October 2014 as Whipclip.
  • Hanley has been President of Whip Media since April 2021.
  • “There are seismic shifts in the entertainment industry and Whip Media has never been more strategically positioned or relevant for our customers.

MAPLIGHT THERAPEUTICS APPOINTS KRIS HANSON AS GENERAL COUNSEL

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Tuesday, June 20, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO and BOSTON, June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MapLight Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company working to develop targeted, novel therapeutics to improve the lives of people with brain disorders, today announced the appointment of Kris Hanson as the company's General Counsel.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO and BOSTON, June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MapLight Therapeutics , a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company working to develop targeted, novel therapeutics to improve the lives of people with brain disorders, today announced the appointment of Kris Hanson as the company's General Counsel.
  • "We are excited to welcome Kris to our leadership team as MapLight's General Counsel," said Christopher Kroeger, MD, MBA, MapLight's Chief Executive Officer and Founder.
  • "It's a terrific time to be joining MapLight and I am thrilled to be a part of such a world-class team," said Hanson.
  • Previously, he served as Vice President and Assistant General Counsel for Orexigen Therapeutics and in senior legal roles at Lytx, Cricket Communications, and SAIC.

New Quantum Holdings plans to become public in the USA

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Thursday, June 15, 2023

New York, June 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canna-Global Acquisition Corp (“Canna-Global”) (NASDAQ:CNGL), a special purpose acquisition company, today announced the signing of a definitive Bid Implementation and Business Acquisition Agreement with Sydney-based New Quantum Holdings Pty Ltd. (“New Quantum”), a provider of a vertically integrated technology and infrastructure offering for financial services firms, that will result in New Quantum becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canna Global, which is expected to be listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol “NQH”

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  • We are proud to merge with a technology company that is already high growth, with strong gross margins, and attractive recurring revenue streams.
  • The Nasdaq is the right home for New Quantum and is in line with its growth plans in the USA.
  • Access to public markets will accelerate New Quantum’s ability to drive growth and innovation in an industry ripe for disruption".
  • We hope to continue guiding New Quantum in developing its market leading technology and its acquisition of leading financial services firms in Australia and Asia.

New Quantum Holdings Pty Ltd., a Cutting-Edge Wealth Management Platform, with Proprietary Fintech as a Service Technology, Plans to Become Public via a Business Combination with Nasdaq-listed Canna-Global Acquisition Corp.

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Thursday, June 15, 2023

FaaS technology is a business model that enables companies to outsource financial technology (fintech) services to a third-party provider.

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  • FaaS technology is a business model that enables companies to outsource financial technology (fintech) services to a third-party provider.
  • This model provides companies with a more flexible and cost-effective way to access fintech services and improve their financial operations.
  • J. Gerald (“Gerry”) Combs, CEO of Canna-Global Acquisition Corp, remarked that “New Quantum is a pioneer with its proprietary Fintech as a service technology platform.
  • He has experience across a variety of industries and a wealth of knowledge of accounting and wealth management.

View from The Hill: Brittany Higgins story continues its damaging trail, with no end in sight

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Monday, June 12, 2023

It will forever haunt Higgins, who alleged she was raped in 2019 in a minister’s office, and Bruce Lehrmann, who denied committing the alleged assault.

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  • It will forever haunt Higgins, who alleged she was raped in 2019 in a minister’s office, and Bruce Lehrmann, who denied committing the alleged assault.
  • In a testy exchange with Reynolds at a Senate estimates committee in 2021, Gallagher insisted she’d had no knowledge before the story broke.
  • Most recently, she was angered when not allowed into the mediation that saw Higgins receive a large sum of Commonwealth money.
  • Reynolds intends to refer this payout to the National Anti-Corruption Commission, which commences operating on July 1.
  • Regardless of that, in the name of transparency, the government should provide the details of the payment.
  • Meanwhile, there’s a lot still to come in this story, even apart from what happens in defamation actions Lehrmann has launched.