Two arrested over alleged insider trading: AFP

Two men, including a government employee, have been arrested over insider trading allegations.

Australian Federal Police Acting Assistant Commissioner Ian McCartney (AAP)

 The Australian Federal Police and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission told media in Canberra that a 24-year-old Australian Bureau of Statistics staffer had been arrested and would face a number of charges. Including abuse of public office.

A 27-year-old Melbourne man, an employee of NAB, has also been arrested, following an investigation into alleged insider training that is estimated to have made $7 million.

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