A significant new enforcement update was provided by the US Department of Justice on 19 March 2026 involving Balt SAS, a French medical device company. What happened? Balt SAS was the subject of a DOJ investigation into alleged bribes paid to a senior physician at a French state-owned hospital between 2017 and 2023. The alleged Continue reading
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March 2026 Bulletin
Posted on March 18, 2026
The Bribery Prevention Network welcomes you to our first Bulletin of 2026 as we continue our mission to support Australian businesses in preventing and addressing Bribery. Find out more on Australia’s CPI ranking, new NACC guidance for GBEs, and the IFBT Foreign Bribery Indicators. Plus, register to see BPN speakers at APSACC and OECD Get Continue reading
NACC publishes investigation report into Robodebt referrals
Posted on March 12, 2026
The National Anti-Corruption Commission has published its investigation report about the 6 individuals referred by the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme. The referrals related to specific events during the development, approval and implementation of the Robodebt Scheme in 2015, 2017 and 2018. The Commission’s task was to determine whether the conduct of the 6 Continue reading
2025 Corruption Perceptions Index released
Posted on February 11, 2026
Transparency International’s annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) report for 2025 has been released, with Australia moving down from 10th to 12th in rankings, with a score of 76 points on the 100-point scale. The 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) measures perceived levels of public-sector corruption in 182 countries and territories, drawing on 13 independent data Continue reading
Australian man convicted and fined for providing misleading information to directors following foreign bribery investigation
Posted on February 1, 2026
An Australian man was convicted and fined $1000 by the Downing Centre Local Court on Thursday (29 January, 2026) for providing false or misleading information to the directors of a multinational publicly listed company, Leighton Holdings Limited. At the time of the offending the man was the chief operating officer of Leighton Holdings Limited. In Continue reading
International Foreign Bribery Taskforce | Indicators of Foreign Bribery
Posted on January 8, 2026
The International Foreign Bribery Taskforce (IFBT) comprises the AFP, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, United Kingdom (UK) National Crime Agency, UK Serious Fraud Office, New Zealand (NZ) Serious Fraud Office, NZ Police and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The IFBT has produced the following list of indicators of foreign bribery to assist persons and organisations Continue reading
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- 18/03/2026: March 2026 Bulletin
- 11/02/2026: 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index released
- 17/09/2025: September 2025 Update