Vic public sector employees encouraged to speak up about impropriety News The Victorian Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) has released a campaign calling on Victorian public sector employees to speak up about ‘improper influence’. The campaign,
Reforms needed for misuse of public resources, Vic integrity agencies say January 11, 2022 By Melissa Coade Community & Social The Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) and the Victorian ombud are pushing for changes to improve parliamentary accountability in the state. Ombud Deborah Glass said
More eyes on public corruption cases as watchdog hearings stay online October 28, 2021 By Jackson Graham News Online corruption hearings in Victoria are being seen by their biggest audience ever, in a sign of a positive shift for government transparency during the
Premium Insights and analysis No harm in giving away other people’s money, to ‘quote’ Machiavelli October 28, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Niccolo Machiavelli often gets a bad rap and can at times be observed to be used in less than complimentary contexts, given his exploitation of
Vic prisons face ‘significant corruption risks’, watchdog warns June 23, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins News The Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission has called on the Victorian corrections sector to strengthen its policies, systems and practices to stamp out significant corruption risks.
IBAC finds ex CEO of Vic health service misused position, awarded dodgy contracts May 3, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins News The former head of a public health service in regional Victoria “circumvented” the agency’s procurement policies and “exploited” vulnerabilities in systems and controls, the Independent
IBAC’s ‘Operation Esperance’ hearings to probe corruption allegations involving major public transport contracts October 15, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News The Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission will hold hearings this month as part of a probe into allegations of serious corrupt conduct involving the procurement of
Project manager from Vic education department misused their position for personal benefit, investigation found May 27, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News A former Department of Education and Training project manager in the information technology division misused their position and sourced IT contractors from a company they
IBAC to embrace more flexible work after COVID-19, says CEO Marlo Baragwanath May 19, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News The Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission has adapted to the limitations imposed by the coronavirus pandemic to find new ways of working, which will likely last
Beware information risks while working from home, warns IBAC commissioner May 1, 2020 By Robert Redlich Features To mark Privacy Awareness Week, Victoria’s anti-corruption commissioner the Honourable Robert Redlich QC shares his tips for how the public sector can protect against the
IBAC points to corrupt use of information within VPS, highlights solutions February 12, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News Victorian public sector agencies must make their staff more aware of corruption risks surrounding unauthorised access to information, according to a new report by the
More Vic councils dragged into IBAC Casey investigation January 15, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News The saga continues for Victoria’s councils as the state corruption watchdog’s investigation into Casey has sparked internal reviews at Mornington Peninsula Shire. For months the
Vic solicitor to lead anti-corruption body November 12, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins News Victoria’s corruption watchdog has appointed a new leader. Public sector leader and legal practitioner Marlo Baragwanath has been named chief executive officer of the Independent
Anti-corruption commissioners unite to demand public sector leaders take integrity more seriously October 30, 2019 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