Land council raided by anti-corruption watchdog,CEO sacked

Land council raided by anti-corruption watchdog,CEO sacked

Mark Hewitt has been stood down by the Anindilyakwa Land Council board and the National Anti-Corruption Commission this week searched its Groote Eylandt office.

  • byMike Foley andNick McKenzie

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Time for corruption watchdog to prove its worth to the public

Time for corruption watchdog to prove its worth to the public

The new National Anti-Corruption Commission should not duplicate the work of others,instead it’s coming time for it to turn over some of its own stones and do so publicly.

  • byNick McKenzie
Police probe PNG minister in $3 million detention bribe investigation

Police probe PNG minister in $3 million detention bribe investigation

Documents reveal the country’s former police minister is under investigation over suspicions of bribery.

  • byNick McKenzie andMichael Bachelard
Liberal Party insiders line up pay day from Morrison government policy

Liberal Party insiders line up pay day from Morrison government policy

A proposal for a $500 million data centre next to an ADF base has sparked fresh concerns about the behaviour of politicians after they leave parliament.

  • byNick McKenzie
National Anti-Corruption Commission raided home of Bruce Lehrmann

National Anti-Corruption Commission raided home of Bruce Lehrmann

Search warrants seen by this masthead show officers were authorised under the Crimes Act to search for “documents concerning any submarine deal”.

  • byOlivia Ireland
Amid champagne gifts and shameless rorting,one institution is fighting back
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Amid champagne gifts and shameless rorting,one institution is fighting back

The national audit office has released a series of scandalous reports that show our public bureaucracy falling apart,at a cost to us all.

  • byShane Wright
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AFP commander raided,suspended in contracts-for-mates probe

AFP commander raided,suspended in contracts-for-mates probe

The Australian Federal Police is embroiled in a conflict-of-interest controversy,amid revelations that a high-ranking official is under investigation for improperly awarding a contract.

  • byNick McKenzie
Robo-debt wasn’t fair or legal. Because of a loophole we’ll never know if it was also corrupt
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Robo-debt wasn’t fair or legal. Because of a loophole we’ll never know if it was also corrupt

Australians have been left with the troubling conclusion that the national anti-corruption body doesn’t believe in the importance of its role in a case like this.

  • byWaleed Aly
Anti-corruption body decided against robo-debt probe. Now it is being investigated

Anti-corruption body decided against robo-debt probe. Now it is being investigated

Last week,the anti-corruption commission said it would not launch an inquiry into robo-debt. That decision is now the subject of an investigation by the NACC’s inspector.

  • byPaul Sakkal
AFP officer’s home raided in anti-corruption investigation

AFP officer’s home raided in anti-corruption investigation

A high-ranking federal police officer has been suspended after internal affairs officers searched his Canberra home this week in response to allegations of conflicts of interest.

  • byNick McKenzie
AFP referred Lehrmann interview leak to corruption watchdog

AFP referred Lehrmann interview leak to corruption watchdog

Sources say the AFP referred the leak of sensitive legal material that surfaced in a TV interview with Lehrmann to the anti-corruption commission to determine whether its own officers were involved.

  • byAngus Thompson