Welcome to our December Update
A note from our Steering Committee
As we reach the end of 2025, we thank you for your continued engagement with the Bribery Prevention Network. This year, the BPN engaged with a range of audiences to continue building awareness of key issues and share resources to prevent, detect and address bribery and corruption.
This year, BPN Contributors have engaged with the domestic and international community through a range of constructive events, including the 2025 Dialogue on Sustainability Governance, presentations to the International Foreign Bribery Taskforce and the Australian Chambers of Commerce in Vietnam, as well as the Australian Financial Crime Summit.
We also launched our 5-part video series for C-suite executives and senior leaders. The BPN C-Suite Video Series delivers critical information in bite-sized chunks on Bribery Prevention for C-suite executives and senior business leaders.
Finally, the Bribery Prevention Network are now on Instagram. Follow us to access a new stream of content designed to make bribery prevention more accessible. Don’t miss out on these valuable resources: Find us on Instagram today.
We hope you have a nice festive season and summer break.
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The Bribery Prevention Network is seeking Expressions of interest from organisations that are committed to building a culture of integrity and transparency in Australian business.
Becoming a Contributor Organisation reflects your organisation’s leadership, values, and commitment to a business environment where bribery has no place. This is an opportunity to be a part of a cross-sector community driving positive change, through leadership, collaboration, and action on bribery prevention.
To express interest in becoming a contributor organisation to the Bribery Prevention Network, please email [email protected]
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Small and medium-sized enterprises often operate with limited resources, making it challenging to dedicate specialist staff to managing bribery and corruption risks. Yet these risks can significantly undermine business performance, relationships and long-term sustainability.
The ABCs for SMEs provide clear, practical and scalable guidance to support organisations in establishing or strengthening their anti-bribery and corruption (ABC) frameworks.
Bribery Prevention Network resources are designed to support businesses at all levels of maturity and to assist in building robust, trustworthy and ethical operations.
For the full resource and access to additional tools and templates, visit read the ABCs for SMEs.
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As of 20 October 2025, the AFP’s response to foreign bribery will be managed by Taskforce Solaris, a dedicated multidisciplinary team focused on preventing, detecting and investigating foreign bribery and grand corruption.
Taskforce Solaris’ remit extends to instances of foreign bribery:
➡️ undertaken by Australian citizens, residents or companies; and
➡️ committed by foreign citizens or companies if part of the conduct occurred partially or wholly in Australia.
Read more here.
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An AFP-led joint agency investigation named Operation Panton Hill – involving the National Anti-Corruption Commission and Department of Defence – began in March 2025, after the AFP received a report of crime from the Department of Defence.
It concerned irregularities identified through an internal investigation in relation to the awarding of contracts by Defence with a value of almost $71 million to a Northern Territory business.
Read more here.
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Registrations are now open for the 2026 Australian Public Sector Anti-Corruption Conference (APSACC), hosted by the National Anti-Corruption Commission.
The theme for APSACC 2026 is: A strategic approach to integrity – culture, systems and accountability, and offers an opportunity for anti-corruption agencies, academics and practitioners to share their knowledge, experience and expertise.
The focus is on preventing, exposing and responding to corruption in the public sector, including all levels of government, elected bodies, the judiciary, police and statutory bodies
Find out more and secure your spot here.
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The Bribery Prevention Network is a public-private partnership that brings together business, civil society, academia and government with the shared goal of supporting Australian business to prevent, detect and address bribery and corruption and promote a culture of compliance. Read more here.
This newsletter is created for the anti-bribery community, by the anti-bribery community. Do you have news or stories to contribute to our next edition? Contact us at [email protected]
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