Need to regulate elites in their power-broking after life shines light on unfinished APS businesses

Research about rules covering the career options for ministers and senior public servants in their post-office-holder life has received the Institute of Public Administration Australia’s (IPAA) top gong for calling attention to integrity loopholes that must be urgently closed.

Abuse of power, integrity and conflict of interest — all themes that are but a mere flash in the pan of a broad public debate in Australia over the past few years that has culminated in the establishment of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).