Brittany Higgins accepts prestigious fellowship Australian Capital Territory ANU’s global institute for women’s leadership has announced that former parliamentary staffer Brittany Higgins will be its first visiting fellow.
WA corruption watchdog slams transport department’s ‘inadequate’ response to misuse of database Thursday August 5, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins News WA's anti-corruption agency has slammed the state's transport department for its reluctance to treat unlawful access to a government database as serious misconduct.
New Victorian child safety standards to improve responsiveness to abuse and misconduct allegations Monday July 5, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social From July 1 new child safety standards will apply to 50,000 Victorian organisations that provide services and facilities to children and young people.
Review to examine NSW councillor misconduct framework Friday June 11, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins New South Wales The NSW government has commissioned an independent review of the effectiveness of the state's framework for dealing with councillor misconduct.
Service NSW officer improperly accessed restricted information, agreed to alter records Tuesday May 11, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins New South Wales ICAC found Diana Benyamin engaged in serious corrupt conduct by agreeing to process a motor vehicle registration in return for payment.
IBAC gets funding boost in response to Lawyer X royal commission findings Friday May 7, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins News The Victorian government plans to act on every finding made by the royal commission through an implementation plan and a funding package worth $87.9 million.
Anti-corruption boss and Gold Coast mayor face-off over Logan Council drama Friday April 16, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins News The head of Queensland’s corruption watchdog has hit back at Gold Coast mayor Tom Tate, after Tate accused the Corruption and Crime Commission of 'peeing…
James Shipton resignation in ‘best interests’ of ASIC, Frydenberg says Monday February 1, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal An independent review into governance arrangements at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has cleared chair James Shipton of wrongdoing, but the regulator boss will…
AusPost Cartier watches purchase did not amount to corruption, probe finds Monday January 25, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The purchase of the watches was 'inconsistent' with the obligations set out by the Public Governance Act, it did not amount to corruption, said the…
Public probe into WA Department of Communities to impact public confidence Monday November 2, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News The Western Australian corruption watchdog will this week hold public examinations into whether ex senior bureaucrat Paul Whyte 'misappropriated' several millions of dollars for direct…
Metro Trains executive and V/Line chief received $150,000 each in corrupt cash payments, IBAC hears Thursday October 29, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News Bollas and Pinder were both suspended from their positions in August. The inquiry will hear from Bollas and Haritos on Thursday.
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.
Corruption watchdog charges ex Vic education department employee with conspiracy to defraud and misconduct in public office Wednesday October 14, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Education Charges have been laid against a former DET worker, an ex VSBA employee, and two individuals associated with the provider.
NSW Community Services bureaucrat used role to pocket $1.67m, investigation finds Friday August 28, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins New South Wales The NSW ICAC found the bureaucrat had authorised or arranged for the authorisation of FACS payments to real estate agents or property owners who then…
