This report endeavours to reconcile the different public interest considerations which apply in identifying what reporting and public statement powers would appropriately be conferred on the Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission. The report makes a number of recommendations for legislative change.

This briefing paper shows the extent to which those who lobby also donate to the major political parties, with some $43.5 million disclosed by the industry since 1998/99.

This report has been written for the purpose of informing the Independent Crime and Corruption Commission Reporting Review. The review was established was following the High Court decision of Crime and Corruption Commission v Carne [2023] HCA 28.

In late 2022, the Australian Government introduced legislation to establish an independent National Anti-Corruption Commission, with broad jurisdiction to investigate corruption in the Commonwealth public sector. This paper provides a baseline measure of perceived corruption in Australia. The paper also examines community perceptions of corruption and its relationship with the perceived legitimacy of politicians and...

The investigation followed a 2022 referral alleging that the public service had been “stacked” with party operatives. The investigation did not find evidence of this but did, however, find the public sector had been politicised in other, equally pervasive ways.