One in three think more than half of government workers are corrupt

A third of Australians think more than half the people working in government institutions are involved in corruption, according to a survey.

11 March, 2024

Potential cost of fraud against govt $1.7 billion

Fraud could be costing the Commonwealth $1.7 billion a year.

18 June, 2020

Identity thieves target government-issued credentials

Drivers licences are the most commonly compromised government-issued credentials.

5 March, 2020

Public sector fraud cost Commonwealth $42m

Fraud by public sector employees and contractors cost the Commonwealth more than $42 million in just one year.

12 July, 2019

Jury still out on police body cameras

Smile, you’re on body worn camera (WA Police) The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) has published a report on the effectiveness of police body-worn cameras in Australia. The report is based on interviews with 899 people detained by police across Australia. It also examines some of the existing literature on body-worn cameras (BWCs), highlighting many […]

20 November, 2017

The great Commonwealth robbery: Govt swindled out of $1.2 billion

Almost 8000 public servants involved.

21 February, 2017

Victims of online fraud laughed at and blamed by agencies

Australian Institute of Criminology report.

16 August, 2016

Making of a fraudster – ripping off the Australian Public Service

Women increasingly defrauding the APS.

16 March, 2016

Surveillance Nation: Who’s Watching CCTV?

Who’s watching Australia’s electronic eyes?

16 July, 2015

Detaining Aboriginal youth: child protection to prison

Aboriginal kids under dual court orders

10 December, 2014

Illegal guns a statistical black hole

Senate inquiry into illegal gun use and supply.

13 October, 2014

Australian Institute of Criminology to probe councils’ use of CCTV

The use of CCTV cameras by local governments is about to come under scrutiny by the AIC as it tries to evaluate whether governments are getting value for money through their investment in these critical surveillance systems.

19 May, 2014

NSW councils lock onto graffiti vandals using smartphone app

By Paul Hemsley Walk down most urban streets, parks or laneways and it’s easy to get the impression of a gang infested, criminal hotspot thanks to the constant array of unwanted tags, squiggles and territorial markers left behind by vandalism posing as counter culture. Whether you call it art or criminal damage, the markings that […]

15 January, 2014

Queensland drafts graffiti vandals as council cleaners

By Paul Hemsley Vandals caught defacing public and private property could soon be forced to scrub off their own unsightly mess under a hands-on aversion therapy plan by the Queensland government that will let local governments pressgang offenders into the role of council cleaners. The plan to force taggers to erase either their efforts or […]

25 June, 2013