Australia lifts ranking on global anti-corruption index after hitting record low

Transparency International Australia says the federal government needs to do more to repair its reputation after a decade-long slide on the anti-corruption index. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Australia has reversed a decade-long slide in its performance on corruption and lifted itself from a record low on a key global ranking system, an improvement attributed to the soon-to-be operational anti-corruption commission.

But Transparency International Australia has urged the federal government to do more to repair its reputation on corruption and integrity by adopting more comprehensive whistleblower protections and pursuing donations and lobbying reforms.