Management style at WA housing authority enabled corruption: inquiry

The management style at WA’s former housing department enabled a senior public servant to defraud the state of millions of dollars, an inquiry has heard.

23 May, 2022

Policing goes digital as new technologies adopted

WA police integrate CarPlay app while a progam to catch illegal mobile phone use in NSW takes out a global award.

31 March, 2022

Technology helps crack the code on major investigations

Police agencies and emergency services around the world are increasingly turning to technology to solve their most complex challenges.

9 March, 2022

Council partners with cops to link private CCTV to police database

A WA council is incentivising residents to register their CCTV systems with a police database.

7 March, 2022

Council takes on hoons with AI cameras

A southern Sydney council is using AI cameras in its battle against dangerous and annoying hooning behaviour in public places.

27 February, 2022

Misuse of information a key corruption risk

Misuse of official information has been revealed as key corruption risk for Commonwealth law enforcement agencies.

17 February, 2022

Corruption watchdog ‘exceeded power’ in case against councillors

A report says Queensland’s public sector corruption watchdog overstepped its powers in relation to a local council.

9 December, 2021

‘Ideal public servant’ stole $22m from WA government

A former senior public servant with a penchant for expensive houses, racehorses and high living stole $22 million from the WA government.

18 November, 2021

NSW to establish identity theft support unit

The NSW government is recruiting experts for a new identity support unit for people whose government proof of identity has been stolen.

28 October, 2021

NSW uses AI to catch tunnel trespassers

The NSW government is using AI to identify people who try to gain access to tunnels in the Sydney train network.

30 September, 2021

Former agriculture dept staffer found corrupt

A former agriculture department staffer used his position to import building products from China for a private company.

1 September, 2021

Qld corruption watchdog ‘took sides’ against councillors, inquiry hears

Queensland’s corruption watchdog is under investigation by a parliamentary committee to determine if it misused its powers to get rid of a council as a “gift” to the former CEO.

18 August, 2021

Victorian education chief jailed over ‘banker schools’ rort

A former senior Victorian education department bureaucrat has been sent to jail for his role in the ‘banker schools’ scam.

21 July, 2021

Safer Community Fund to come under eye of auditor

The national audit office will investigate the government’s community safety grants program.

15 April, 2021