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‘I am very sorry that these events have occurred. And as you say, this is the third occasion. I am sorry that they have occurred,’ the minister said. The post Payne ‘very sorry’ over DFAT’s accidental disclosure of email addresses appeared first on The Mandarin.

ASIC has become embroiled in an integrity scandal after the Auditor-General revealed Commonewalth procurement rules were not followed. The post ASIC chair James Shipton steps aside over $118,000 relocation bill appeared first on The Mandarin.

The former Department of Communities assistant director general pleaded guilty to 530 corruption charges in June after it was alleged he had stolen more than $22 million in public funds. The post Ex public servant Paul Whyte’s $4.26m properties confiscated appeared first on The Mandarin.

Senior counsels Peter Gray and Peter Rozen on Thursday submitted 124 recommendations to the royal commission. The post Royal commission lawyers call for independent aged care regulator as part of system overhaul appeared first on The Mandarin.

A former Frankston City Council manager will spend time in prison after being caught filing $460,000 in fraudulent invoices. The post Former Frankston Council manager sentenced to 12 months prison after corruption probe appeared first on The Mandarin.

A significant number of people with skills and experience will be out of work as a result of COVID-19 and some will be keen to start their own micro-enterprise. The major impediment to starting a business is capital. The post Could microfinance help rebuild Australia’s post-pandemic economy? appeared first on

Despite the objective and impartial appearance of statistics, it is a web of people and human processes that makes them trustworthy. The post How do we know statistics can be trusted? appeared first on The Mandarin.

The commonwealth’s proposals for procuring government consultancies are a step in the right direction, but more needs to be done to address the challenges raised in recent years. The post Opinion: Centralising consulting procurement doesn’t resolve the drift from ‘advising’ government to ‘doing’ government appeared first on The Mandarin.

Communications minister Paul Fletcher has asked Australia Post chief executive Christine Holgate to stand aside after it was revealed the organisation spent $12,000 on Cartier watches for four of its employees in 2018. Holgate told Senate Estimates on Thursday that the watches, worth $3000 each, were gifted to four senior

Former diplomat and foreign affairs minister Alexander Downer’s new role working for the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar has set a “dubious standard” for the conduct of ex politicians, according to Independent senator Rex Patrick. The former high commissioner to the UK recently listed himself as a consultant “assisting the

Australian organisations from across business, civil society, academia and government have launched a public-private partnership that aims to help businesses tackle bribery and corruption risks and promote a culture of compliance. Launched in Australia on Wednesday, the Bribery Prevention Network offers free online resources for companies to help them manage

After three days of gruelling Senate Estimates hearings about the bungled Leppington Triangle land purchase, senior public servants are reflecting on how government processes need to change. Disturbing details have emerged about how a two-year, cross departmental process to purchase a 12-hectare slice of land adjacent to Western Sydney Airport