Dirty money reforms loom as Russians charged over $2m deposits
Tom McIlroyPolitical correspondent
An overhaul of Australia’s weak dirty money laws is looming, after two Russian nationals were arrested in Queensland over a series of elaborate cash deposits to conceal a $2.3 million laundering scheme.
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus is consulting on changes expected to add real estate agents, accountants and lawyers to anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing rules.
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