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5 Reasons to Be More Observant | Investigations and Surveillance Australia
differences between listening and hearing How and Why You Should Be More Observant in Everyday Life Being observant and having a keen eye for detail are traits that most would assume a good private investigator, federal detective, spy or other form of federal agent might have, but the gauntlet is carried by more than just…
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Getting Under Their Skin | Crocodile Skins & Theft in Australia
Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures Jack Brown owns a marsh-land property in Hotham, in the Northern Territory, and makes a living by selling Crocodile river tours on his propeller hover craft, with accommodation, and trapping and transporting bigger crocs for harvest on behalf of a number of local crocodile farms. Crocodile skins have…
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Workers’ Compensation Fraudsters Caught Red-Handed | Fraud Australia
A third party insurance company, and client of ours, KLC Insurance were recently alerted to a potential case of WorkCover fraud after a succession of dubious injury claims were made by a landscaping company based in Northern Hobart, Tasmania. In 2015, the company had filed for Workers’ Compensation following an alleged injury to an employee’s…
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Welcoming Precise Investigation’s New Principal Consultant for Workplace Risk Investigations
Precise Investigation has done well to maintain an enviable reputation as one of Australia’s leading private investigation firms, for close to three decades, mainly as a result of employing only the most appropriate, experienced and efficient front and back-end staff, investigators and management. Over the last five years, the company has been developing a means…
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Love Knows No Bounds – Or Does it? | Infidelity and Relationships Australia
A Lover’s Travels Just a Front for Adultery? Surely Not… Infidelity investigations are the bread and butter of most private investigation agencies, not just in Australia, but across the world – there’s just something about love that causes people to grow so untrusting and jealous that their only salvation can come from the evidence supplied…
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Faking Family Ties | Identity Theft Australia
A Pleasant Surprise Turned Nasty Sisters, Gina and Adele Treje emigrated to Australia in 2001 after Gina managed to successfully grow her Talent Management agency in Spain. With the same ideas, connections and motivation, Gina set about making her life a success here too, quickly establishing the same agency in Sydney by 2004. Adele, in…
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Sometimes It’s Best to Leave it Be | Background Checks Australia
Why You Shouldn’t Be Too Quick To Judge a Person Christopher Murphy is a screenwriter from Perth, mostly known for his theatrical pieces and occasional collaborations with documentaries and historical productions for television. Now in his early sixties, Chris has seen his fair share of love and, having been married twice, knows all too well that…
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How to Listen | Life, Love and Careers Australia
There’s a Big Difference Between Hearing and Listening Precise Investigation prides itself on being able to identify essential pieces of information, from an array of media, in any day-to-day setting, and we’re able to do so because we know how to listen. While that might sound a little trivial, you’d be surprised to know just…
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Score Maximum Points with Precise Investigation | Competitions and Contests in Australia
How to Score Max Points in the Precise Investigation Competition The Precise Investigation to win a GoPro Hero 5 action camera is well under way, with four images already having been released for perusal and about 50 people playing across four social media channels! While that might sound like exactly what we want, there are…
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New Years’ Resolutions – Will You Fail? | Goals and Aspirations Australia
Statistics Suggest Your New Years’ Resolution May Have Failed Already Statistically speaking, and taking into account that those statistics are somewhat dated – it would seem that few people have put the effort in to make proper sense of the ol’ New Years’ Resolutions – it’s very likely that if you made a resolution this…
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Australian Commerce Expects a $62 million hit on Friday | Employment and Careers
Australia Day to Cost Aussie Businesses more than $62 million With Australia Day (26th January) looming, employers around the country are growing anxious at the prospect that a number of their staff, contractors, associates, business partners and clients are going to temporarily disappear. Nope, they aren’t jetting off on some fantasy vacation (well most of…
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The Precise Investigation Competition Leaderboard
Here it is, in all its glory! Well done to those of you that have scored points so far! For the full rules, terms and conditions and how to play, please have a look at our Competition Blog Post
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The Issues Surrounding Unpaid Labour in Australia | Employment and Careers
Unpaid Labour In Australia – Should Something Be Done? When I was a teenager, unpaid labour was something that people could expect to engage in if they had little or no education; if they were going into a job that required skills and training that they didn’t possess or; if there were so many applicants…
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Stalker on the Prowl | Crime and Harassment Australia
Stalker Harasses Newly Weds as They Settle In On 14th November 2016, Justin Potter and Charlotte Gutridge were married after spending 7 years together, in a small catholic church just outside of Sydney’s lively CBD. The date was chosen to commemorate both of Charlotte’s grandparents, whom she was very close to, who were married on…
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A Fashionista’s Dream Turned Nightmare | Theft and Crime in Melbourne
Fashionista Makes a Fortune Online… Illegally Kimberley Simpson, a 26-year-old Sydney Sider with an eye for fashion set her sights on creating one of Australia’s top indie clothing lines, with the dream of seeing her label go global. In her late teens, Kimberley had already begun sewing her own dresses, tops and skirts, which she…
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What Happened Last Year? | Crime and Fraud Statistics Australia
Crime and Fraud in Australia Over 2016 With 2016 now well and truly behind us, we can look back and compare how we did, as a nation, in overcoming the ongoing struggle we face against economic crime, fraud and scams. Notoriously, the elderly tend to fall victim more often than those aged below 65, with…
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Put Your Skills to The Test and Win a GoPro Hero 5 | Free Competition Australia
This year, Precise Investigation is doing something special; something a little different… something specifically aimed at our friends, fans and followers on Social Media, something to say thank you and Happy New Year! We’re holding a competition that begins this Friday (Friday 6th January 2017) and runs each Friday thereafter until 15th December 2017. The…
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Christmas Gift Ideas from your Neighbourhood PI | Christmas & Holidays Australia
Last-minute Gift Ideas From Your Neighbourhood PI As a family man, myself and with Christmas only a few days away, if you haven’t been able to find the perfect gift for your husband, uncle, brother, grandfather, best friend or male co-worker, I’m going to lend you a quick hand. I would love to make…
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There’s Something in The Basement | Insurance & Property Crime Australia
What Would Someone Do With an Illegal Basement? You might be asking yourself what an “illegal basement” actually is? Let’s find out: In 2007, Vinnie Ervin and his business partner, Stanley Kershaw, leased a small commercial property to front their first entrepreneurial venture; selling large quantities of cheap goods from overseas to international customers. While…
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Is it Getting Harder to Start Small Businesses | Business & Commerce Australia
Is it Getting Harder to Start a Small Business? While Precise Investigation has been operating for nearly three decades, I have done my best to ensure that the company doesn’t grow beyond its means – taking on more customers than we can manage and ultimately becoming impersonal. I can’t stand it when I want to…
