February 2024
Berejiklian’s relationship with MP ‘not a conflict of interest’
Lawyers representing former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian argue she never acted out of a desire to advance her relationship as she appeals an ICAC corruption finding.
- Samantha Hutchinson
March 2023
Paul Brereton named to lead anti-corruption commission
The NSW Court of Appeal judge who led the investigation into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan will begin the role in the second half of the year.
- Tom McIlroy and Michael Pelly
The fight against corruption amid Ukraine’s war
As Russia’s invasion hits the one-year mark, investigating the evergreen topic of corruption has become fraught for Ukrainian journalists and civil society groups.
- Fabrice Deprez
Rio Tinto pays $22m to settle US probe into Simandou violations
Market regulators found the company breached accounting and bookkeeping standards when paying millions to a Guinean political advisor in 2011.
- Peter Ker
February 2023
Labor vows to end ‘jobs for mates’ culture of government boards
Compulsory advertising, professional selection processes and tracking board performance are expected in a review of federal government boards, authorities and tribunals.
- Tom Burton
December 2022
Letters: Downer distorts the past
Paul Keating responds to Alexander Downer; Administrative Appeal Tribunal abolition; energy market intervention; giant batteries; robo-debt experience; letter to Prince Harry.
November 2022
Public hearing fight looms on anti-corruption commission bill
Labor’s National Anti-Corruption Commission legislation looks set to pass parliament before Christmas, but key crossbench MPs will push for improvements.
- Tom McIlroy
October 2022
Search begins for anti-corruption commission boss
A federal government recruitment campaign is under way for appointments to the National Anti-Corruption Commission, including for the top job.
- Tom McIlroy
September 2022
ICAC deal ‘flipping the bird’ at voters: Pocock
The Coalition could sign on to a deal for Labor’s anti-corruption commission, potentially sidelining key teal crossbench members
- Tom McIlroy
‘We have the numbers’: PM dismisses teal gripes over corruption body
Anthony Albanese has dismissed complaints by the independents over the proposed national integrity commission, saying legislation will pass with or without them.
- Phillip Coorey
June 2022
Labor to face Greens, Liberal pressure on anti-corruption commission
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says he wants the new commission operating by the middle of next year.
- Tom McIlroy
May 2022
- Opinion
- Federal election
Parsing the politics of corruption
Polls put Anthony Albanese on track for majority government but minor party and independent preferences are more uncertain – along with the definition of corruption to be adopted by a new federal commission.
- Updated
- Jennifer Hewett
‘Grubby little man’: Kooyong race turns nasty family affair
Independent challenger Monique Ryan has distanced herself from social media attacks on Josh Frydenberg by her brother.
- Tom McIlroy
- Opinion
- Opinion
Pork barrel politics isn’t just about integrity; it is corrupt
The deliberate misuse of large amounts of public money for political gain is seriously corrupt. To label it as mere ‘pork barrelling’ is a misleading misnomer.
- Anthony Whealy
April 2022
- Investigation
- Corruption
Inside the downfall of Qld’s corruption watchdog
Queensland’s top anti-corruption boss quit in January in the state’s biggest integrity crisis since Joh Bjelke-Petersen. Now there are concerns the inquiry that toppled him was lopsided.
- Michael Roddan
- Investigation
- SA Politics
How South Australia’s corruption watchdog was gutted
A parliamentary inquiry chaired by TV reporter-turned-politician Frank Pangallo provided the dynamite that politicians used to detonate the state ICAC’s powers.
- Michael Roddan
Albanese promises national anti-corruption body by Christmas
Labor leader Anthony Albanese has sharpened his commitment to establishing a national integrity commission, vowing to do so by the end of 2022, should he win the federal election.
- Phillip Coorey
Independent Sophie Scamps to force Liberal MP to preferences: poll
Jason Falinski looks set to be forced to preferences in Mackellar, according to a new poll in the Northern Beaches seat.
How Bill Browder got under Putin’s skin
He’s been name-checked by the Russian leader and warned by Moscow’s top prosecutor not to sleep soundly at night, but Bill Browder is unbowed in his crusade to expose Putin’s criminality.
- Hans van Leeuwen
January 2022
‘Broken down irretrievably’: Qld anti-corruption boss quits
Alan MacSporran indicated the relationship with his Parliamentary overseers had collapsed and said he would step down as chairman of the Crime and Corruption Commission.
- Liam Walsh