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Frank “Gud” Coleman’s family want to know how he spent his final moments: they want to know why he died, if he was alone and if he was in pain.
The 43-year-old was found unresponsive on the floor of his Long Bay Correctional Centre cell at 5.45am on July 8, and was pronounced dead almost 40 minutes later.
Lakota Coleman and Skye Hipwell say they are devastated by the loss of their father and ex-partner.
Credit:James Brickwood
“Frank was healthy. His death came as a complete shock to us,” Mr Coleman’s former partner Skype Hipwell said. “We don’t know how he died, or what his final moments were like: was he in pain? I don’t know if we will ever know what happened to Frank.”
By Justin Hendry on Jul 15, 2021 11:39AM
Govt considers new governance standards for business.
Company directors could be held accountable for failing to manage cyber security risks as part of a suite of reforms being considered by government to strengthen the cyber security of the digital economy.
A discussion paper, released by the Department of Home Affairs this week, calls for comment on proposed cyber security governance standards that would be co-designed with industry.
The standards, which could be mandatory or voluntary, would seek to improve cyber security risk management practices in listed companies and other large businesses outside the scope of existing legislation.
Barnaby Joyce’s recent return to the Nationals’ leadership and Deputy Prime Minister position, having resigned in 2018 after allegations of sexual harassment, is grist to the mill. Not everyone in the Coalition is happy, however, reflecting broader sentiment among women where support appears to be diving.
Misogyny and structural inequalities mean that First Nations’ women, women of colour, trans women and women with disability are disproportionately affected by the rise in violence during the pandemic.
In addition, the United Nations (UN) Population Fund reported that access to sexual and reproductive health information and services have been curtailed over this period.
Cardiff University
The number of consumer scams and frauds targeting government support programmes due to the pandemic is underreported, a Cardiff University academic says.
Commissioned by the Australian Institute of Criminology, part of the Australian Government, the report co-authored by Professor Michael Levi concludes future pandemics and economic crises must include provisions for better monitoring and control of fraud.
Professor Levi, based at Cardiff University’s School of Social Sciences, said: “Our report identified some novel crime types and methodologies that have arisen during the COVID-19 pandemic. Social media and online activities have played a huge part in these. Outside of frauds on the government loan and social security schemes – which are clearly related to the pandemic, it is not yet clear how many COVID-19 scams have happened as additional crimes, or if fraudsters have mainly rapidly adapted their tactics and ‘storylines’ to target victims.