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NACC to reconsider investigating 6 people over Robodebt scheme
Investigation 2024-10-30 2:02 am By Cindy Cameronne

The National Anti-Corruption Commission will reconsider investigating six people involved in the Robodebt scheme after a report found commissioner Paul Brereton SC should have done more to remove himself from the decision.

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HSU secretary can’t use union funds for legal defence
Employment 2024-10-08 11:55 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has restrained Health Services Union secretary Diana Asmar from using union cash to fund her defence against allegations of illegitimate reimbursements at the union’s Victorian branch. 

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ASIC’s former deputy chair Karen Chester cleared by corruption watchdog
Public Corruption 2024-09-12 10:03 pm By Andy Sidler

The corruption watchdog has issued a statement in response to reports suggesting ex-ASIC official Karen Chester faced an investigation, saying the deputy chair was never the subject of a probe.

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Former NSW premier Berejiklian loses challenge to ICAC’s ‘serious corrupt conduct’ finding
Public Corruption 2024-07-26 11:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

The former premier of NSW, Gladys Berejiklian, has failed in her bid to quash the state corruption watchdog’s finding that she engaged in serious corrupt conduct in awarding funds to the district of her politician boyfriend.

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ICAC commissioner resigns, saying criticisms ‘have fallen on deaf ears’
Public Corruption 2024-07-10 11:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The commissioner of South Australia’s ICAC has stepped down for “mostly professional” reasons, saying her criticisms of 2021 reforms that limited the commission’s power to crack down on public corruption “have fallen on deaf ears”.

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Former Sydney council member, contractor face ICAC investigation
Public Corruption 2024-05-14 11:30 pm By Andy Sidler

A former Canterbury-Bankstown council member and contractor are the subject of a NSW ICAC inquiry centered on allegations that they failed to disclose relevant pecuniary interests and manipulated council contracts for their own benefit. 

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ICAC finds employees of Downer EDI, council engaged in ‘serious corrupt conduct’
Public Corruption 2024-05-01 11:20 pm By Sam Matthews

The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption says it is seeking advice from the Director of Public Prosecution about whether prosecutions should be commenced against nine men, including several Downer EDI employees, after an investigation revealed “serious corrupt conduct” on transport projects.

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Airport employee first official targeted by National Anti-Corruption Commission
Public Corruption 2024-03-28 11:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A former employee of the Western Sydney Airport has been arrested and charged with allegedly soliciting a bribe of $200,000 during the procurement process for a $5 million contract for services at the new airport.

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High Court clarifies procedural fairness in corruption cases, finds IBAC mostly followed rules
Public Corruption 2024-03-13 11:39 pm By Christine Caulfield

IBAC has been vindicated by the High Court in a ruling that found Victoria’s anti-corruption agency had largely complied with its obligations to provide a public body and a senior officer with a reasonable opportunity to respond to adverse material in an investigation over unauthorised email access.

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Berejiklian’s ICAC challenge must run ‘expeditiously’, says judge
Public Corruption 2023-10-09 11:26 am By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has set down former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian’s bid to overturn a corruption finding by ICAC for a hearing in February and urged both sides to run the case expeditiously, saying speed would be a “hallmark” of the proceedings.

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