Corruption probe grills V/Line chief over payments Tuesday October 27, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News V/Line chief executive officer James Pinder allegedly received $320,000 in payments from a cleaning contractor over several months, and communicated with the cleaning company's boss…
IBAC’s ‘Operation Esperance’ hearings to probe corruption allegations involving major public transport contracts Thursday October 15, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News Operation Esperance has been looking into corruption allegations regarding the tendering, procurement and management of contracts within V/Line and Metro.
IBAC charges former public sector employee following investigation into VET and transport sectors Friday September 25, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News More than 55 charges have been laid against four people in the VET sector as part of Operation Lansdowne; one of the individuals was a…
V/Line boss suspended amid IBAC investigation Thursday August 20, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News The commission has launched an investigation into V/Line chief executive officer James Pinder, prompting his suspension.
Operation Lansdowne: institutional weakness allowed 'sausage factory' scam Friday December 8, 2017 By David Donaldson News A $2.2 million vocational training "scam" occurred thanks to a lack of oversight by the TAFEs outsourcing the work, Victoria's anti-corruption agency has found.
Learning from IBAC as training corruption inquiry wraps up Monday July 24, 2017 By David Donaldson News A 13-day corruption inquiry into alleged false vocational education enrolments and improper hiring practices has wrapped up in Melbourne, putting on display a series of…
V/Line CEO directed staff to drop probity check, IBAC hears Wednesday July 19, 2017 By David Donaldson News Former CEO of V/Line Theo Taifalos instructed staff not to pursue background checks into the qualifications and police record of a recently-hired senior manager he…
