Australia’s property money laundering disgrace

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By Leith van Onselen

Over the past year, Australia has come under increasing international pressure on to tighten rules around money laundering.

Under Australia’s existing anti-money laundering (AML) regime, financial institutions like banks, casinos and bullion dealers are required to report suspicious activity, whereas other gatekeepers including accountants, lawyers and real estate agents (among other non-financial businesses) are exempted.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.