Paul Whyte

The Western Australian corruption watchdog will this week hold public examinations into whether ex senior bureaucrat Paul Whyte ‘misappropriated’ several millions of dollars for direct personal gain in 2012 and 2013.

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.

Paul Whyte has pleaded guilty to 530 charges from jail after he allegedly stole $22 million in public funds. He expects to serve a long jail term.

The senior bureaucrat who allegedly stole millions of dollars worth of public funds over a decade will remain behind bars while he seeks legal advice, but has not ruled out taking bail. Sacked Department of Communities assistant director general Paul Whyte appeared briefly in the Perth Magistrates Court on Monday via a video call from […]

Another public servant in Western Australia has been charged with corruption. The 58-year-old allegedly used his position at Western Power to influence tender and contract processes related to the organisation’s vehicles.

Whistleblowers across Australia have been praised for speaking out against corruption in their government departments.

The Western Australian government has announced immediate public sector reforms following revelations of large-scale corruption in the Department of Communities and its Housing Authority.

A senior public servant from the Western Australian Department of Communities has been charged with two counts of corruption, prompting a review into the department’s Housing Authority.