By Adam Carlton
Lawyer and former ACT Attorney General, Bernard Collaery, has been committed to stand trial. His alleged crime? to defend a former spy, who leaked the fact that Australia was bugging the meetings of the cabinet of the government of East Timor. Continue reading Witness K lawyer has been committed to stand trial
By Joe Montero
A group of former judges, lawyers and integrity experts has just formed a new anti-corruption body called the Centre for Public Integrity. By doing so, they join in with the serious concern evident within the Australian community, over the rise of this cancer within the Australian political system and society. Continue reading The rise in Australia’s political corruption is creating the means to end it
By Ugly
When Greenpeace, with the assistance of journalist Michael West, took on the ground breaking task of investigating the reasons why the fossil fuel industry has so much influence over politicians, using them to further its own interests in Australia, what was found proved to be revealing. Continue reading Video: Big coal’s network of influence over the coalition government
By Ben Wilson
There’s something really rotten about the way the water buyback deal is being run through the Federal Department of Agriculture and Water Resources. Continue reading Water buyback scandal indicates corruption and warrants action against those responsible
By Adam Carlton
Driving the growing call for a national corruption commission the growing perception from the public that corruption in the worlds of politics and business is a growing blight in Australia. Continue reading Corruption in Australia is serious and calls for urgent action to take it on
By Joe Montero
Anger is building around how the Morrison government is handling the release of the Commissioner Haynes’ report from the bank Royal Commission. Continue reading Letter shows Morrison and banks worked together
By Jim Hayes
The big four banks and the AMP have just been lashed by Commissioner Kenneth Hayne for massive dishonest conduct. He has urged that criminal charges be laid under the Corporations Act, which carry big fines and up to 10 years jail. Continue reading Australia must punish those responsible and do much more to address the wrongs of the banks
Last week Prime Minister Scott Morrison proposed the creation of a Commonwealth Integrity Commission, after months of refusing to do so. Continue reading Prime Minister to set up anti-corruption commission with no teeth
Continue reading Coalition has incentive to neuter federal corruption watchdog
Reacting to the revelations that have come out of the Royal Commission into the finance industry, Australian Labor Party leader Bill Shorten, has called for the senior executives and managers involved in corrupt behaviour to be jailed. Continue reading Calling for the scalps of bank chiefs is not enough
