The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is a non-corporate Commonwealth entity covered by the Public Service Act 1999. This audit provides assurance to the Parliament that ACMA has complied with gifts, benefits and hospitality requirements. The audit finds that ACMA is partly effective in managing and controlling the risks associated with giving and receiving...

There has been a lot of consternation in recent years about the Commonwealth government's engagement of private consultancy services. A key recommendation stemming from this inquiry is for the Australian Parliament to legislate to establish a Joint Standing Committee to review and approve consultancy and services contracts, with provisions and thresholds similar to those in...

This report draws on a survey of procurement officers and state sector suppliers, stakeholder submissions, insights from reports referred to the South Australian Independent Commission Against Corruption, and findings from other integrity agencies. It provides case studies illustrating common corruption risks in public sector procurement.

The Australia Institute has prepared this submission for the Federal Senate inquiry examining the conflict of interest risks associated with government contracts with consultants, the need for better oversight, and the case for professional standards in the consulting sector.

This article aims to study whether policy issue characteristics affect corporate lobbying behaviour. In doing so, it attempts to make a theoretical contribution to the interest group literature and more specifically on the behaviour of key business actors in the interest group system.