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He was born Hamish Watson, a surfie dude from Sydney – but he could morph into whatever you needed him to be. Hamish is due to be sentenced to jail in early 2019 for swindling a handful of victims out of more than $7m. But these crimes are just the final pages in a resume too thick to staple; for decades he’s duped victims in the US, Canada, Britain, Hong Kong and Australia. How did he do it? How did he evade authorities around the world for so long and what’s he done with all those tens of ...
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Students getting around a school phone ban could be chatting with family members.
An Education Review Office report shows three-quarters of secondary school teachers believe the ban has improved student behaviour.
But nearly half of students admit to using their phones in class, likely because family members were getting in touch.
Whangaparāoa College Principal Steve McCracken told Ryan Bridge most schools have other systems in place for families to contact students during the day.
He says the report shows parents want to connect with their kids, but they're setting them up to fail if they contravene the ban.
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