October
Corruption chief ‘engaged in misconduct’ on stopping robo-debt probe
Anti-corruption chief Paul Brereton should have excused himself completely from decisions involving a former military colleague and robo-debt chief Kathryn Campbell.
- Tom Burton
Malaysia PM says he welcomes Najib’s 1MDB apology
Anwar Ibrahim said while his stance on 1MDB was well known, it was not fair to single out one person for the goings-on in the sovereign wealth fund.
- Anisah Shukry
Singapore demands luxury sellers do more after laundering fiasco
The city-state is seeking to turn the page on its biggest money laundering scandal and address concerns it is attracting illicit wealth.
- Low De Wei and Joyce Koh
September
How a love of luxury may bring down New York’s mayor
Eric Adams was elected partly on the strength of his origin story, a narrative that shrouded questions of his character, judgment and associates.
- Nicholas Fandos, Eliza Shapiro and Emma G. Fitzsimmons
Anti-corruption commission clears former ASIC deputy Karen Chester
The National Anti-Corruption Commission has sought to protect against unfair reputation damage, clearing former ASIC deputy chairman Karen Chester of corrupt behaviour
- Tom Burton
June
Anti-corruption commission robo-debt call to be investigated
Gail Furness, SC, the independent inspector tasked with holding the NACC accountable, on Thursday said the decision came after nearly 900 individual complaints.
- Ronald Mizen
Anti-corruption commission rules out robo-debt inquiry
Former Coalition government ministers and senior public servants have avoided another investigation into the illegal welfare payment recovery scheme.
- Tom McIlroy
May
Trump asked oil CEOs for $1.5b donations in exchange for favours
The former president demanded $US1 billion in donations to get re-elected and offered to overturn environmental rules and policies to help the oil industry.
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- Josh Dawsey and Maxine Joselow
Most FTX customers to get all their money back after catastrophic collapse
The collapsed cryptocurrency exchange says it will be able to pay off most of its investors - but the soaring price of bitcoin means they still lose.
- Michelle Chapman
April
Downer EDI employees, council workers ‘seriously corrupt’, ICAC finds
Two former employees of Downer EDI were corrupt on transport projects and the company did not always comply with rules dealing with subcontractors, investigators found.
- Jenny Wiggins
Judge tells Trump lawyer he is ‘losing all credibility’
Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on witnesses in his criminal case have been labelled a deliberate violation of the judge’s gag order.
- Luc Cohen, Jack Queen and Andy Sullivan
Disclose lobbyist meetings and federal minister’s diaries: NSW ICAC
The policy intervention from the state corruption watchdog comes ahead of its appearance at a Senate Inquiry on Monday probing access to Parliament House by lobbyists.
- Ronald Mizen
Trafigura admits founder Dauphin approved bribes
Trafigura last week became the latest of the world’s largest commodity traders to admit to paying bribes to win business.
- Jack Farchy
March
Corruption body first as bribe charges laid against airport worker
The National Anti-Corruption Commission has claimed a milestone with charges laid against a former Western Sydney Airport employee.
- Michael Pelly
Former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste dies in South Africa
A police statement, which did not identify the former executive by name, said the cause of death was a fatal gunshot wound to the head.
- Janice Kew
US probes Gautam Adani and group over potential bribery
Investigators are digging into whether an Adani entity, or people linked to the company, paid officials in India for favourable treatment on an energy project.
- Tom Schoenberg and Ava Benny-Morrison
February
Maguire a ‘special kind of pest’ who had a hold over Berejiklian
The former premier’s secret relationship with the disgraced regional MP dominated proceedings in the second day of her attempt to appeal corruption findings.
- Samantha Hutchinson
‘Arrogance and chumocracy’: Britain is becoming a corrupt state
In one generation, Britain has lost its status as one of the most trusted jurisdictions in the world.
- Will Dunn
January
Worley devoting ‘extensive resources’ to corruption allegations
Worley has until February 7 to respond to a US court claim filed by Ecuador that alleges it paid “improper benefits” to state-owned companies.
- Jenny Wiggins
‘Kinky Boots’ and soccer: Singapore’s growing graft scandal
The transport minister, who was arrested in July, resigned over the corruption scandal that has challenged Singapore’s reputation for clean governance.
- Low De Wei, Faris Mokhtar and Philip Heijmans