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Corruption in Australia

Last updated: 30 May 2015

 

Contents

RBA and Bribery Claims

Other Corruption in Australia

Corruption in Sport

Earlier links are at the top of each section

 

 

RBA and Bribery Claims

 


RBA and Bribery Claims

Alex Spence, “Police Raid RBA’s Banknote Venture in Global Bribery Probe”, The Australian, 7 October 2010.  Available at: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/industry-sectors/police-raid-rbas-banknote-venture-in-global-bribery-probe/story-e6frg96f-1225935243915.

Richard Baker and Nick McKenzie, “Law Boost Sought After Bribes Bust”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/national/law-boost-sought-after-bribes-bust-20110702-1gw1d.html.

Nick McKenzie and Richard Baker, “Reserve Officials in Evidence Cover-Up”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 5 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/business/reserve-officials-in-evidence-coverup-20111004-1l7dr.html.

Nick McKenzie and Richard Baker, “Defence Firm Faces Bribe Probe”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/defence-firm-faces-bribe-probe-20120306-1uige.html.

Nick McKenzie, Richard Baker, “Reserve Knew of Bribes Two Years Before Police Called”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/business/reserve-knew-of-bribes-two-years-before-police-called-20120224-1ttm3.html.

Richard Baker and Nick McKenzie, ASIC Drops Note Printing Bribes Probe”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 13 March 2012.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/national/asic-drops-note-printing-bribes-probe-20120312-1uwjo.html.

Nick McKenzie and Richard Baker, “Trade Official in Spy Sex Scandal”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 13 August 2012.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/trade-official-in-spy-sex-scandal-20120812-242sm.html.

Nick McKenzie and Richard Baker, “Memo Warning RBA Chiefs of Corruption Withheld from Police”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 22 August 2012.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/national/memo-warning-rba-chiefs-of-corruption-withheld-from-police-20120821-24kci.html.

Richard Baker and Nick McKenzie, “There Was No RBA ‘Cover-Up’ of Bribery Claims: Stevens”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 24 August 2012.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/there-was-no-rba-coverup-of-bribery-claims-stevens-20120824-24q5h.html.

Malcolm Maiden, “Who Passes Judgment on RBA Actions?” The Sydney Morning Herald, 10 October 2012.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/business/who-passes-judgment-on-rba-actions-20121009-27b8q.html.

Maris Beck, “RBA Officials ‘Withheld information’”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 1 November 2012.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/rba-officials-withheld-information-20121101-28lvr.html.

 

 

Other Corruption in Australia

 


Other Corruption in Australia


James Kirby, “Australia Is Sliding Down the International Corruption Ladder”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 April 2010.  Available at:  http://www.smh.com.au/business/australia-is-sliding-down-the-international-corruption-ladder-20100424-tknv.html.

James Kirby, “Australia Is Sliding Down the International Corruption Ladder”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 April 2010.  Available at:  http://www.smh.com.au/business/australia-is-sliding-down-the-international-corruption-ladder-20100424-tknv.html.

Amy Corderoy, “Managers Turn Blind Eye, Bribe Study Says”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 June 2010.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/national/managers-turn-blind-eye-bribe-study-says-20100613-y64f.html.  See also comment by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/TransparencyComment.pdf.

Ian Verrender, “Welcome to Australia, Land of the Bloated Rogues”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 30 November 2010.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/business/welcome-to-australia-land-of-bloated-rogues-20101129-18dzf.html.

Milanda Rout, “Ombudsman Warns on Melbourne Secret Society Called The Brotherhood”, The Australian, 2 March 2011.  Available at: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/state-politics/ombudsman-warns-on-melbourne-secret-society-called-the-brotherhood/story-e6frgczx-1226014705417.

Stuart Washington, “Tax Stoush Puts the Spotlight on Lazard”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 6 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/business/tax-stoush-puts-the-spotlight-on-lazard-20110605-1fnca.html.

George Hampel, “In the Anti-Corruption Puzzle, Who Watches the Watcher? The Sydney Morning Herald, 30 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/in-the-anticorruption-puzzle-who-watches-the-watcher-20110629-1gqxf.html.

Neil Fergus, “Full of Sound and Fury”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/full-of-sound-and-fury-20110703-1gx7y.html.  Comment by Michael C H Jones is available at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonCorruption.pdf.

Stuart Washington, “Raised Concern on Hedge Funds”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 5 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/business/raised-concern-on-hedge-funds-20110704-1gz2p.html.

Vincent Morello, “Corruption ‘Systemic’ in Government Purchasing”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 15 July 2011.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/corruption-systemic-in-government-purchasing-20110715-1hgfd.html

NSW Government, “Integrity in Government: Record Funding for Watchdogs”, Budget 2011-2012: Rebuilding New South Wales, 6 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.premier.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/110906-Watchdogs.pdf.

Linton Besser, “Corruption Claims Dog Foreign Bureaucrats”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 24 September 2011.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/national/corruption-claims-dog-foreign-bureaucrats-20110923-1kpc7.html.

Dylan Welch, “Legislative Failure Hits War on Corruption”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 12 October 2011.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/national/legislative-failure-hits-war-on-corruption-20111011-1lj8z.html.

Jessica Wright, “Health Union Gives ALP $600,000 Despite $18m Debt”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 1 February 2012.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/national/interference-claim--mp-investigation-needs-investigating-says-union-chief-20120201-1qs35.html.

Nick McKenzie and Richard Baker, “Crime Groups Rife at Ports, Inquiry Finds”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 May 2012.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/national/crime-groups-rife-at-ports-inquiry-finds-20120524-1z7yp.html.

Transparency International Australia, “A Ten-Point Integrity Plan for the Australian Government, Submission on the Proposed National Anti-Corruption Plan, May 2012.  Available at: http://www.transparency.org.au/documents/2012%20TIA%20NACP%20Subv2%20-%20FINAL.  See also, National Integrity Systems Assessment, Final Report. “Chaos or Coherence? Strengths, Opportunities and Challenges for Australia’s Integrity Systems” December 2005.  Available at: http://www.griffith.edu.au/arts-languages-criminology/key-centre-ethics-law-justice-governance/research/integrity-anti-corruption/projects/?a=37155.

Nick McKenzie, Richard Baker, “Cop Told ‘Make AWB Probe Go Away’”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 June 2012.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/cop-told-make-awb-probe-go-away-20120606-1zwqk.html.  Note that the AWB oil-for-wheat scandal occurred in the mid-2000s.  For those whose memory of it has faded, we compiled some additional information at: http://www.accci.com.au/AWBScandal.pdf.

Kate McClymont, “HSU: $20 Million of Dubious Spending, Report Finds”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 24 Jun2 2012.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/hsu-20-million-of-dubious-spending-report-finds-20120723-22kmi.html.

Rachel Olding, “Police Seize $500m Worth of Drugs in Sydney”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 July 2012.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/police-seize-500m-worth-of-drugs-in-sydney-20120731-23bbr.html.  See also commentary by Michael C H Jones at: http://www.accci.com.au/JonesCommentonCorruption2.pdf.

Ben Butler, “Former AWB Boss Banned, Fined over Iraq Scandal”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 9 August 2012.  Available at:http://www.smh.com.au/business/former-awb-boss-banned-fined-over-iraq-scandal-20120809-23vsm.html.

Dylan Welch and Linton Besser, “Crime Commission Overhaul Will Not Stop Deals with Criminals”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 13 August 2012.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/crime-commission-overhaul-will-not-stop-deals-with-criminals-20120812-242vh.html.  The text of the Special Commission of Inquiry into the New South Wales Crime Commission, dated 30 November 2011, is available at: http://www.dpc.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/133748/SCOI_into_NSW_Crime_Commission_-_PUBLIC_REPORT_December.pdf.

Editorial, “A Judge Should Clear the Stink from Police Bugging”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 September 2012.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/editorial/a-judge-should-clear-the-stink-from-police-bugging-20120910-25obh.html.

Richard Ackland, “Stench of Hicks Prosecution Lingers as Court Exposes Its Flimsy Basis”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 19 October 2012.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/stench-of-hicks-prosecution-lingers-as-court-exposes-its-flimsy-basis-20121018-27tsb.html.

Malcolm Maiden, “White Paper Failed to Tackle Corruption Issue”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 31 October 2012.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/business/white-paper-failed-to-tackle-corruption-issue-20121030-28hmy.html.

Linton Besser, “Obeid and Tripodi Ruled the Roost, ICAC Hears”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 13 November 2012.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/obeid-and-tripodi-ruled-the-roost-icac-hears-20121113-299oa.html.

Ilya Gridneff, “PIC Urges Action on Officer and His Lover”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 22 November 2012.  Available at:  http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/pic-urges-action-on-officer-and-his-lover-20121121-29q9b.html.

Text of speech by John Robertson to the Western Sydney Regional Assembly, entitled “A New Standard”, 3 February 2013 is available at: http://www.nswalp.com/media/blogs/alp-blog/february-2013/a-new-standard/.

Peter Mitchell, “Tonnes of Cocaine Flown to Australia on Private Planes: Court Documents”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 February 2013.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/world/tonnes-of-cocaine-flown-to-australia-on-private-planes-court-documents-20130211-2e89k.html.

Kate McClymont, “Businessmen Fear Worst in ICAC Inquiry, Says Lawyer”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 22 February 2013.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/businessmen-fear-worst-in-icac-inquiry-says-lawyer-20130221-2euaa.html.

Richard Baker, Philip Dorling and Nick McKenzie”, ALP Donor Guilty of Sham Marriage, Migration Fraud”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 April 2013.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/alp-donor-guilty-of-sham-marriage-migration-fraud-20130419-2i5mt.html.

 

 

 


Corruption in Sport


Marina Hyde, “This Is FIFA’s Watergate, Let Me Remind You How It All Ended, Sepp,” The Guardian, 30 May 2015.  Available at: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/may/29/corruption-fifa-blatter.

Simon Chadwick, “Market-Driven Morality”, The Economist, 22 April 2013.  Available at: http://www.economist.com/blogs/gametheory/2013/04/corruption-sport-0?fsrc=nlw|newe|4-22-2013|5582513|34237756|

John Silvester, “Plots, Bets, Threats and Dead Pets: AFL Underbelly Exposed”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 April 2013.  Available at: http://www.smh.com.au/afl/afl-news/plots-bets-threats-and-dead-pets-afl-underbelly-exposed-20130419-2i632.html.