National Anti-Corruption Commission

The status of an ATO employee convicted of corruption and accepting bribes raises fresh questions as to where the buck stops — or starts — at the revenue agency.

The National Anti-Corruption Commission alleges the employee solicited $200,000 during the procurement process.

The man pleaded guilty to corrupt conduct as a commonwealth officer, including taking a bribe of $150,000 to reduce tax debts.

The NACC has already received thousands of referrals, and commissioner Paul Brereton says they’re just getting started.

Out of 16 people referred to robodebt investigators, one has been let off and just four cases have progressed to ‘preliminary determination’.

Australia has been ranked in 14th place behind New Zealand, Singapore and Canada in the 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index.

Here’s the second part of our recap of the 2023 stories that have grabbed our attention.

NACC commissioner Paul Brereton outlines the National Anti-Corruption Commission, what corrupt conduct is and the commission’s priorities.

There has been a negative reaction to disconnected NMHC SES, with more than half of staff polled saying they want to leave ASAP.

Home Affairs secretary Mike Pezzullo has been let go over Code of Conduct breaches; it follows recent rule changes to prevent big payouts.

Secretaries stripped of big sacking payouts if corrupt, tainted. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $700,000. Go straight to jail.

The head of Australia’s NACC says government consultants — like those at PwC — should expect a visit from his organisation.