This country note on Australia, drawn from the Anti-Corruption and Integrity Outlook 2026 report, outlines the regulatory and institutional frameworks on anti-corruption and public integrity. It provides contextual factors, and reports on lobbying, conflict of interest, political finance, access to public information, judicial integrity, prosecutorial integrity and disciplinary system for civil servants. It benchmarks Australia's performance against other OECD countries. 

Key findings

• Australia fulfils 33% of criteria on the strength of strategic framework, and 27% on practice compared to the OECD average of 38% and 32%, respectively.
• Australia fulfils 60% of criteria on lobbying regulations, and 56% on practice, compared to the OECD average of 43% and 38%, respectively.
• Australia fulfils 100% of criteria on conflict-of-interest regulations, and 33% on practice, compared to the OECD average of 80% and 45%, respectively.
• Australia fulfils 40% of criteria on political finance regulations, and 57% on practice, compared to the OECD average of 76% and 58%, respectively.
• Australia fulfils 56% of criteria on public information regulations, and 62% on practice, compared to the OECD average of 72% and 62%, respectively
• Australia fulfils 26% of criteria on judicial integrity regulations, and 24% on practice, compared to the OECD average of 66% and 45%, respectively.
• Australia fulfils 33% of criteria on disciplinary system regulations, and 17% on practice, compared to the OECD average of 66% and 22%, respectively.