February
Trump halts law banning bribery of foreign officials
The US president said removing the longstanding anti-corruption law will mean “a lot more business for America”.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
‘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.
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.
May 2022
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.
‘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.
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.
April 2022
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.
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.
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.
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.