Local government minister sacked, referred to police

Victoria’s local government minister has been sacked and referred to the police.

15 June, 2020

Project manager’s company pocketed $14m

$14m of government contracts went to a Victorian project manager’s own company.

28 May, 2020

Transport agency cracks down after data breach

The WA transport authority is subject to new controls after a massive privacy breach.

24 February, 2020

Minister sacks Melbourne council

A Victorian Municipal Monitor has recommended the dismissal of City of Casey Council.

17 February, 2020

Big data increasing corruption risks

Big data and personal devices in the workplace are increasing the risk of public sector corruption.

13 February, 2020

Outgoing Premier thanked for commitment to local government

Appointments, departures and movement in and around government.

16 January, 2020

Procurement report rings alarm bell on risks

Procurement-related corruption has been a ‘recurring feature’ in complaints about local government.

30 September, 2019

Councillor resigns over ‘difference of values’

Appointments, departures and movement in and around government.

23 September, 2019

Police ethics head dodges criminal charges

A former senior police ethical standards leader put the integrity of the unit at risk, IBAC says.

6 September, 2019

Govt agencies use data mining to root out corruption

Data mining can be used as a tool to identify fraud and corruption, a report says.

3 July, 2019

Councils fail on corruption prevention, records

Despite good intentions about corruption prevention and sound record keeping, councils are failing to deliver.

11 April, 2019

South Australian councils want feedback on corruption

By Paul Hemsley The Local Government Association of South Australia (LGA) has commissioned Adelaide University to run an independent survey on people’s views about corruption, misconduct and maladministration in councils. The study will be conducted through the state government’s Local Government Research and Development Scheme to give the LGA an insight on public attitudes towards […]

22 October, 2013

Roxon gives Victorian corruption watchdog bugs

By Paul Hemsley Federal Attorney-General Nicola Roxon has formally declared that phone tapping powers will be granted to Victoria’s recently established Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) as soon as its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity (OPI) is abolished. The move clears an important legal roadblock in the creation of the new watchdog which had […]

19 December, 2012