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.

This report focuses on the NSW Government’s interactions with consultancy firms and, while specific in its examples, the themes addressed and the findings and recommendations can be seen as representative of the issues that are plaguing governments across Australia.

This audit examined whether the Victorian Department of Education is improving literacy and numeracy achievement outcomes for all Victorian government school students.

This report examines Revenue NSW’s conduct in its design and use of its garnishee order system for recovering unpaid fines and other state debts since 2016. The investigation looked at whether decisions produced by the garnishee order system complied with the legislation that gives Revenue NSW the power to issue garnishee orders.

The NSW public has limited visibility over when and how automated decision-making (ADM) systems are being used to support or replace the work of NSW public servants in making decisions. To address this knowledge gap, the NSW Ombudsman initiated this mapping and analysis of ADM use across NSW state government departments and agencies, and local...