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The rot within

How do we stop corruption in Australian politics and its bureaucracy?

28 August 2024

2:30 AM

28 August 2024

2:30 AM

Australia, a nation once celebrated for its robust democratic institutions and relatively clean government, is facing a crisis of integrity.

Corruption – that creeping rot that erodes trust and undermines our democratic system – has spread from the corridors of bureaucracy and into the halls of Parliament.

Over the decades, we’ve witnessed numerous high-profile politicians at both state and federal levels imprisoned for corruption-related offences.

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