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Revealed: secret robodebt scandal report made public

Revealed: secret robodebt scandal report made public

Investigations into politicians and public servants involved in the unlawful debt collection scheme have been finalised with the release of a secret chapter.

Former PM cleared, two robodebt officials found corrupt

Former PM cleared, two robodebt officials found corrupt

Former PM cleared, two robodebt officials found corrupt

Former PM cleared, two robodebt officials found corrupt

Two bureaucrats won't face criminal charges despite a watchdog finding they carried out corrupt conduct through the unlawful robodebt scheme.

Deep freeze for notorious ex-minister's hidden assets

Deep freeze for notorious ex-minister's hidden assets

Deep freeze for notorious ex-minister's hidden assets

Deep freeze for notorious ex-minister's hidden assets

After a decade of investigation, caveats have been secured over a number of properties linked to notorious politician Eddie Obeid.

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Move to blacklist labour firm after Gatto link aired

Move to blacklist labour firm after Gatto link aired

A company with alleged ties to underworld figure Mick Gatto can continue operating on major state project sites despite an impending ban.

Corruption watchdog denies CFMEU referral 'run-around'

Corruption watchdog denies CFMEU referral 'run-around'

Delayed notification of a doomed request to probe construction sector corruption has been slammed as a government moves to block "follow the dollar" changes.

Asian Cup to kick off match-fixing crackdown

Asian Cup to kick off match-fixing crackdown

Australia is susceptible to match fixing set up by offshore criminal networks due to popular illegal betting markets being unperturbed by ad hoc enforcement.

'Florid ramblings': minister takes aim at CFMEU report

'Florid ramblings': minister takes aim at CFMEU report

A minister has launched an extraordinary attack on the work of a top barrister probing CFMEU corruption as pressure builds on his party's leader.

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Trump attacks Herzog in row over Netanyahu pardon

Trump attacks Herzog in row over Netanyahu pardon

Trump attacks Herzog in row over Netanyahu pardon

Trump attacks Herzog in row over Netanyahu pardon

US President Donald Trump has ramped up pressure on Israeli President Isaac Herzog to pardon Benjamin Netanyahu, who is accused of corruption.

Complacency risk as Australia's corruption rank slides

Complacency risk as Australia's corruption rank slides

Complacency risk as Australia's corruption rank slides

Complacency risk as Australia's corruption rank slides

The Albanese government is being warned complacency risks further slides in global corruption rankings, with transparency advocates calling for urgent action.

Anti-corruption boss urged to quit as misconduct probed

Anti-corruption boss urged to quit as misconduct probed

Anti-corruption boss urged to quit as misconduct probed

Anti-corruption boss urged to quit as misconduct probed

Anti-corruption commissioner Paul Brereton is facing mounting calls to resign as he faces a misconduct probe and is accused of undermining the watchdog.

Trips to Thailand, hotels: claims against ex-detective

Trips to Thailand, hotels: claims against ex-detective

Trips to Thailand, hotels: claims against ex-detective

Trips to Thailand, hotels: claims against ex-detective

An ex-detective accused of blackmail and bribery has faced court over corruption commission claims he accepted trips to Thailand, cash and luxury hotels.

Cop charged after admitting to cash from debt collector

Cop charged after admitting to cash from debt collector

Cop charged after admitting to cash from debt collector

Cop charged after admitting to cash from debt collector

Blackmail and bribery charges have been laid against a former police veteran who admitted to accepting cash from a debt collector at a corruption inquiry.

Surgeons 'took bribes' for $2.8 million hospital sales

Surgeons 'took bribes' for $2.8 million hospital sales

Surgeons 'took bribes' for $2.8 million hospital sales

Surgeons 'took bribes' for $2.8 million hospital sales

Two surgeons were allegedly offered secret 20 per cent commissions from a company to choose its medical implants when performing surgery at public hospitals.

PM under pressure to overhaul ministerial entitlements

PM under pressure to overhaul ministerial entitlements

PM under pressure to overhaul ministerial entitlements

PM under pressure to overhaul ministerial entitlements

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has asked the expenses watchdog to look at changes to entitlements as the travel claims scandal deepens.

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Corruption watchdog head defiant on conflict claims

National anti-corruption commissioner Paul Brereton is being investigated over potential conflicts of interest by the commission's oversight body.

HK races to remove mesh blamed for fuelling deadly fire

Hong Kong is stripping scaffolding nets off all buildings undergoing renovation after the material was suspected of powering an inferno that killed 159 people.

UK MP sentenced to prison in Bangladesh graft case

British Labour MP Tulip Siddiq has been sentenced to prison in absentia by a Bangladesh court along with her aunt, ousted leader Sheikh Hasina, for corruption.

Corruption allegations levelled at Nauru in Senate

Nauru's President David Adeang and Foreign Minister Lionel Aingimea have been allegedly linked to suspicious financial activity involving Australian funds.

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Premier denies decade-old election corruption links

A state premier says any suggestion he was involved in an illegal donation scandal is "completely wrong", accusing a committee of leaking against him.

More charges laid over suspicious Brownlow betting

A fifth man has been charged over an alleged suspicious Brownlow Medal betting ring, which included a former AFL umpire who is facing additional charges.

Corrupt ex-CFMEU officials jailed for bribe 'betrayal'

The CFMEU is welcoming jail sentences for an ex-state CFMEU secretary and his son after the pair received wads of cash in an "egregious" corruption scandal.

Corrupt union boss ‘gave into temptation’ of bribes

A former CFMEU state secretary claims he had a moment of weakness when he accepted thousands of dollars in cash bound with elastic bands on multiple occasions.

'Arc up': offshore detention mired in corruption claims

Australia's offshore detention outpost in Nauru is under a corruption spotlight after claims of government oversight failures for taxpayer-funded contracts.

Anti-corruption boss scrutinised for potential conflict

National anti-corruption commissioner Paul Brereton continues to face accusations of potential conflicts of interest over his involvement with Defence.

Lehrmann's cost woes in anti-corruption submarine probe

Former political staffer Bruce Lehrmann is being denied financial assistance after an investigation into him for allegedly stealing French submarine secrets.

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