The Transparency International 2019 Corruption Perception Index shines a spotlight on money in politics, political integrity and restoring trust in politics. The report suggests that reducing big money in politics and promoting inclusive political decision-making are essential to curbing corruption. Three essential characteristics that the world’s ‘cleanest’ countries (with a score of 100 being most Continue reading

The Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Corporate Crime) Bill 2019 was introduced in the Senate on 2 December 2019. If passed by Parliament, it will make amendments to the substantive Commonwealth offence for bribery of foreign public officials, introduce a new corporate offence for failure to prevent an associate (such as an employee, agent or subsidiary) Continue reading

In September 2020, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) issued a media release reporting the AFP has restrained $1.6 million dollars in assets as part of a criminal investigation into the alleged bribery of Malaysian officials by a Melbourne man. The 68-year-old man is accused of paying Malaysian government officials $4.75 million dollars in bribes in Continue reading

In August 2020, following an Australian Federal Police (AFP) investigation into foreign bribery in Nauru involving an Australian-based company, the AFP issued a media release reporting that a 46-year-old Sydney man had been sentenced to a custodial sentence of two years and six months. Operation Regatta commenced in 2015 to investigate allegations the director of Continue reading