Robert Redlich

The saga continues for Victoria’s councils as the state corruption watchdog’s investigation into Casey has sparked internal reviews at Mornington Peninsula Shire. For months the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission has been examining council decisions related to property development and planning in the City of Casey as part of Operation Sandon. It heard property developer John […]

Victoria’s corruption watchdog has appointed a new leader. Public sector leader and legal practitioner Marlo Baragwanath has been named chief executive officer of the Independent Broad-Based Anti-corruption Commission, starting in January.

Nine anti-corruption commissioners from across Australia all say public sector leaders must take the risk of corruption more seriously in a strongly-worded open letter, but how many will take the time to read it? The independent watchdogs say senior public servants should consider risks to integrity just as important as risks to health and safety, […]

The City of Casey council in south-eastern Melbourne is the latest to face allegations of serious corruption that will be aired in a public inquiry. The Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission will publicly examine the council’s allegedly dirty laundry in a series of hearings starting on November 18.

Corruption is more than just the extreme cases, and that confusion over more common instances — such as favouritism or misuse of information — is allowing behaviour to go unchallenged, says the head of Victoria’s corruption watchdog.

A significant number of random breath tests conducted by Victoria Police in recent years have been fake, in an example of the potential for perverse incentives in key performance indicators.

The Victorian government has made appointments to two of the state’s top integrity positions, and named its first Aboriginal Water Commissioner.