In 2020, a trickle that became a stream of tiny financial transactions to fund child sexual abuse, eventually became a flood that destroyed some of Australia’s biggest business reputations. And it had the unintended, but enduringly good, impact of adding a valuable weapon to the armoury for the fight against child exploitation.
Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer resigned after the bank fell foul of anti-money laundering laws. Alex Ellinghausen
