Maldives blogger murder / New Zealand bribery guilt / Australia shell companies

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Maldives activists see tolerance for dissent disappearing after blogger killed.  Activists in the Maldives say tolerance for dissent is rapidly disappearing after a prominent blogger who denounced Islamist extremism and state corruption was killed and the government cracks down on criticism.

Aucklander jailed in corruption case audited Queenstown tenders.  Former Auckland Transport senior manager Murray Noone was sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of bribery and corruption charges.

Post Panama Papers, call to name and shame Australians behind secret shell companies.  The public should be able to freely access the names of the people behind the ownership of assets and bank accounts in order to boost transparency and stop secret shell companies being used for criminal activity.

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