This guide supports decision-makers in the Commonwealth public sector to make decisions that serve the public interest and maintain public trust. It provides practical advice to assist decision-makers when faced with ethical dilemmas, to reduce the risk of decision-making being corrupted.

This is the report on the investigation of corruption issues relating to the conduct of six persons referred by the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme. The report found that two of the six individuals engaged in serious corrupt conduct, and that the remaining four did not engage in corrupt conduct.

This corruption investigation (Operation Kingscliff) examined whether a Senior Executive Service staff member in the Department of Home Affairs had improperly used her position to influence the recruitment of her sister’s fiancé into a position in that Department and to assist her sister in another recruitment process. The investigation also examined the conduct of the...

An extensive preliminary investigation conducted into the settlement between Ms Brittany Higgins and the Commonwealth. It found no evidence that the settlement process and outcome, including the legal advice provided, who was present at the mediation, or the amount of the settlement, was subject to any improper influence by any Commonwealth public official.

A summary of the key activities and operational undertakings by the National Anti-Corruption Commission since it commenced on 1 July 2023. 37 corruption investigations, 12 of them joint with other agencies, have been initiated and 5 of these have been finalised. Other activities reported relate to Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity legacy investigations, and...