Two officers at Department of Home Affairs engaged in corrupt conduct Federal A joint investigation between the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity (ACLEI) and the Department of Home Affairs has found two officers of the formerly-named
Most federal law enforcement corruption involves unauthorised access to information February 18, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal Nearly half of all corruption cases a federal watchdog successfully investigated involved unauthorised access to information systems, an analysis spanning cases since 2013 shows. The
Former Home Affairs worker had ‘conflict of interest’ in immigration processing January 28, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal A former Home Affairs employee who used their position to assist a family member’s immigration has been sentenced to 18 months in jail but will
Border Force agent sentenced over fraudulent tourist refund claims December 15, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal A court has sentenced a former Australian Border Force officer who processed fraudulent claims worth $72,000 to two years’ imprisonment, to be served as an
Home Affairs officer ‘cherry picked’ visa applications, investigation finds November 25, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal An investigation has found a former Home Affairs employee engaged in corruption by self-selecting international student visa applicants based on nationality. Integrity Commissioner Jaala Hinchcliffe
Former public servant’s corruption benefited importer of Chinese materials September 2, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal An unnamed company improperly benefited from the conduct of a former Australian public servant working for the Department of Agriculture, the integrity commissioner has found.
Ex ABF officer ordered to repay stolen $94,000 August 24, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Former Australian Border Force (ABF) officer Pablo Olivares has this week been sentenced to more than two years’ imprisonment and ordered to repay $93,898.75 after
Home Affairs worker unlawfully obtained almost $10,000 through visa scheme August 20, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal A former visa processing officer used their role to receive ‘substantial’ sums of money and engaged in ‘dishonest and deceitful’ conduct, a corruption investigation has
Integrity commissioner reminds agencies of corruption risks following the ‘grooming’ of Agriculture official April 1, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Integrity commissioner Jaala Hinchcliffe has reminded government agencies that corruption “does not occur in a vacuum”, after an investigation found that former commonwealth employee Erol
Premium Insights and analysis The Auditor-General, the budget and the future of government integrity October 9, 2020 By Matthew Elmas Features Resourcing constraints across key integrity agencies undermine accountability, threatening public trust and good governance, advocates argue. It doesn’t pay to scrutinise government. At least, that
Corruption watchdog tells agencies to take note after Home Affairs worker forged medical certificates September 28, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity (ACLEI) has reminded government agencies to take an eagle-eyed approach to overseeing employees’ use of leave. Its warning
Public corruption hearings at Commonwealth level: a 'risk worth taking' for integrity? May 13, 2019 By Stephen Easton Features Labor would at least match the Coalition’s commitment to spend $104.5 million over four years on a federal anti-corruption commission, and while 80% of Australians
Auditor-general tells ACLEI to start counting the cost of trying to catch crooked cops August 29, 2018 By Stephen Easton Federal The Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity has not paid enough attention to its fiscal responsibilities, according to its first-ever performance audit. The watchdog tasked with
Burgess: Quaedvlieg lost on the tortuous road of administrative law February 28, 2018 By Verona Burgess Career Advice Verona Burgess explains why it’s rarely simply to get rid of a statutory officer. The Barnaby Joyce steam train might have run out of all