Research // Geoffrey Watson

The Australia Institute Tasmania The Australia Institute South Australia
Centre for Future Work Carmichael Centre Nordic Policy Centre Centre for Responsible Technology Centre for Sex & Gender Equality
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August 2017

Integrity Commissions

The darkest corners: The case for a federal integrity commission

by Geoffrey Watson and National Integrity Committee

There is a compelling case for a federal integrity commission: there is strong public support for such a body, and there is evidence that corruption is endemic in our federal public service, with 3000 cases being reported by the public service’s own survey. State-based anti-corruption bodies have found corruption in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth,

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