People are most likely to think corruption is common among state and territory governments (69%), followed by local governments (68%) and the federal government (66%).

Key Results
The Australia Institute surveyed a sample of 1,535 Australians about their perceptions of the prevalence of corruption at different levels of government.

• Four in five (81%) consider it corrupt conduct to allocate public money to projects in marginal seats in order to win votes.
• 86% consider it corrupt conduct to appoint a friend or colleague to a public role over others who are more qualified.
• More than four in five (83%) think it is corrupt conduct to sign a contract with an overseas company after being alerted to a risk that some of that money may go to corrupt officials.
• More than four in five (83%) think it is corrupt conduct for a senior public servant to mislead Cabinet or the Parliament.
• One Nation voters are the most likely to believe corruption is common federally (85%), followed by independent/other (72%), Greens (69%), Labor (64%) and Coalition (63%) voters.