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Inaugural National Anti-Corruption Commission chief Paul Brereton has been rebuked.

Corruption commission to review robo-debt decision after boss’ misconduct finding

Integrity experts have called for the resignation of Australia’s first federal anti-corruption commissioner after a damning review into the decision not to pursue federal officials over robo-debt.

  • David Crowe

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  • Cara Waters, Rachael Dexter and Nathanael Scott

Corruption, crooks and kickback offers: What we know about the CFMEU scandal so far

The fallout from our investigation into the powerful construction union began on Friday, when long-time union boss John Setka resigned, before the first story had even been published.

  • David Estcourt
City of Kingston chambers in Cheltenham.

Fight over festival grant awarded to ‘charity’ with links to councillor

Kingston council has denied wrongdoing over a decision to award $75,000 to a religious group that has a sitting councillor on its executive committee.

  • Rachael Dexter
AFP commander Anthony Fox

AFP commander raided, suspended in contracts-for-mates probe

The Australian Federal Police is embroiled in a conflict-of-interest controversy, amid revelations that a high-ranking official is under investigation for improperly awarding a contract.

  • Nick McKenzie
A man uses his mobile phone near the logo for the Bank of Beijing. The state-owned bank’s former chairman is under investigation for corruption.

Ex-Bank of Beijing boss being investigated for alleged corruption

Yan Bingzhu, former top executive in the state-owned bank , is suspected of “seriously violating discipline and the law”.

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Independent MP Helen Haines.

New federal corruption watchdog focuses on complaints to chase in 2024

Almost 90 per cent of reports to the National Anti-Corruption Commission are dismissed as irrelevant – but have recent whistleblower prosecutions deterred those who know about serious wrongdoing?

  • Olivia Ireland
Premier Jacinta Allan last month.

Ministerial diaries to be made public in integrity overhaul

Following calls from the corruption watchdog, Victorian ministers and parliamentary secretaries must now declare conflicts and disclose gifts and benefits.

  • Rachel Eddie
Home Affairs secretary Michael Pezzullo: the kind of brawler the bureaucracy needs.

Government quietly changes secretary payout requirements ahead of Pezzullo findings

A new ruling signed off by the Remuneration Tribunal on Friday appears to revoke the lucrative compensation obligations owed to department secretaries if they are found to breach their code of conduct duties.

  • Lisa Visentin
After a decade in the role, Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass is approaching the end of her tenure.

Outgoing Ombudsman warns her office is hamstrung by cabinet secrecy

After a decade in the role Deborah Glass has taken a parting shot at the state government for leaving her office hamstrung.

  • Kieran Rooney

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