Proposal to tighten ‘inadequate’ foreign bribery laws

Mark Dreyfus says a new federal bill will enhance Australia's response to foreign bribery. Photo: AAP

Australia’s foreign bribery laws will be tightened to ensure agencies are better able to investigate and prosecute perpetrators.

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said foreign bribery was a serious and insidious problem for countries across the world but Australia’s existing measures to combat it were “grossly inadequate”.