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The ‘dominant, powerful, charismatic individual who breaks the rules’: corrupt senior executives — why do they do it?

By David Donaldson

Features

Corrupt senior officials tend to have particular personality traits — and it's about more than greed. The experts reveal the behavioural red flags to look…

Anti-corruption commissioners unite to demand public sector leaders take integrity more seriously

By Stephen Easton

Australian Capital Territory

Nine anti-corruption commissioners from across Australia all say public sector leaders must take the risk of corruption more seriously in a strongly-worded open letter, but…

Why conflicts of interest cannot be ignored: IBAC probes alleged corruption in the City of Casey

By Stephen Easton

News

The City of Casey council in south-eastern Melbourne is the latest to face allegations of serious corruption that will be aired in a public inquiry.

Nothin’ suss: Defence denies ‘nepotism’ accusation in limited-tender procurement deal

By Stephen Easton

Defence

The Department of Defence says there was nothing wrong with a procurement official's decision to bypass a competitive tender process and award a contract to…

New corruption prevention tool for Victorian health services

By Shannon Jenkins

Health

The Victorian Department of Health and Human Services and the Australian Centre for Healthcare Governance have teamed up to develop a new resource that helps…

Procurement corruption in Vic councils prompts special report

By Shannon Jenkins

News

Local councils should strengthen their procurement policies and a code of conduct should be developed for suppliers to reduce corruption risks, according to Victoria’s anti-corruption…

Eight experts on the risks and benefits of artificial intelligence in government and the public sector

By Stephen Easton

Communications & Technology

The Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner has published a book on the profound social, technological, and ethical issues that are rearing their heads the…

Public corruption hearings at Commonwealth level: a 'risk worth taking' for integrity?

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…

Vic public sector commissioner Paul Grimes takes over complaint against four dept heads

By Stephen Easton

Communications & Technology

Victoria's independent anti-corruption agency has declined to investigate four department heads over a government advertising campaign, instead passing a complaint from the opposition on to…

Local government paralysed as Qld corruption watchdog's council clean-up continues

By Stephen Easton

News

Two thirds of Logan City Council face criminal charges over their decision to dump CEO Sharon Kelsey at the end of her probationary period. It's…

Vic opposition tries to put the public service on trial over government advertising

By Stephen Easton

Federal

The Victorian opposition wants four department heads, including the head of the public service, investigated by the state corruption watchdog over their roles in authorising…

National corruption conference: call for abstracts

By The Mandarin

News

This year Australia’s leading anti-corruption event, the Australian Public Sector Anti-Corruption Conference, will be held in Melbourne in October.

Bad bureaucrats are being recycled, warns corruption body

By David Donaldson

News

Public servants with a dodgy past are being 'recycled' between departments thanks to inadequate recruitment checks, warns Victoria's corruption watchdog.

Fake breath tests show perils of KPI perverse incentives

By David Donaldson

News

A significant number of random breath tests conducted by Victoria Police in recent years have been fake, in an example of the potential for perverse…

Ultranet: former VIC deputy secretary Darrell Fraser charged

By David Donaldson

Education

Former deputy secretary at the Victorian Department of Education Darrell Fraser has been charged over his role in the failed software project Ultranet.