Corruption fighters to plumb depths of murky water Australia's new anti-corruption watchdog has begun operating led by a former judge who investigated alleged war crimes by Australian troops in Afghanistan. AAP · Jun 30, 2023
Ex-Ohio GOP chair, lobbyist Matt Borges gets 5 years for role in $60M bribery scheme; vows appeal Ohio lobbyist Matt Borges has been sentenced to five years in prison and three years of probation for his part in the largest corruption scandal in Ohio history The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023
Billionaires' SCOTUS investment pays off A pair of SCOTUS decisions make clear the corruption that conservatives on the court have worked hard to obfuscate Salon · Jun 30, 2023
Exclusive: EU Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen announces fresh aid to Niger Talking Europe interviews Jutta Urpilainen, the EU Commissioner for International Partnerships, who is in charge of overseeing official development assistance. She announces exclusively on FRANCE 24 a fresh €66 million package for Niger, to be spent on education. Urpilainen stresses that development aid is part of geopolitical competition, and that… France 24 · Jun 30, 2023
Sierra Leone election: voter trust has been shaken, and will need to be regained Julius Maada Bio, a 59-year-old former soldier, was sworn in for his second and final five-year term as president of Sierra Leone on 27 June. With 56% of votes cast in the election on 24 June, Bio was declared winner ahead of his main rival, Samura Kamara, who polled 41%. The Conversation · Jun 30, 2023
The new Accidental Death of an Anarchist is a riot of laughs – but does it make us angry enough? As accusations of police corruption are once again in the news, Dario Fo and Franca Rame’s Accidental Death of an Anarchist arrives in the West End The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2023
SCOTUS term tainted by clear corruption Seductions of wealth don’t necessitate a quid pro quo Salon · Jun 30, 2023
Croatia charges footballers Modric, Lovren for perjury again Modric and Lovren charged with giving false testimony in a multimillion-euro corruption trial. Al Jazeera · Jun 30, 2023
Tory donor accused of ‘bribery and blackmail’ by Conservative grandee David Davis accused Mohamed Amersi of corruption - prompting the furious Tory donor to label the former cabinet minister a ‘coward’ and ‘a liar’ The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023
Gladys Berejiklian findings: Icac delay to be investigated as NSW Liberals refuse to expel former premier Exclusive: Inspector overseeing corruption watchdog to conduct a formal inquiry into its delay in making findings against former premier The Guardian - AU · Jun 30, 2023
The Berejiklian Icac investigation reveals a corruption body in sore need of reform A six-month deadline on completing reports and a presumption of innocence of elected representatives will strengthen our ability to deal with corruption The Guardian - AU · Jun 30, 2023
Ex-GOP Ohio House speaker sentenced to 20 years for role in $60M bribery scheme; appeal expected Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in the largest corruption scandal in state history The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2023
MPs code queried after Berejiklian corruption finding The corruption watchdog has made a series of recommendations to address "systemic weaknesses" in the ministerial code of conduct. AAP · Jun 29, 2023
Slovakian anti-corruption official arrested in corruption inquiry Head of Agricultural Payment Agency held in investigation into alleged misuse of EU and state funds The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2023
The Guardian - AU · Jun 29, 2023 Corrupt or crucified? The Gladys Berejiklian saga shows that corruption commissions are a powerful thing The former NSW premier’s eagerness to please Wagga Wagga wild boy Daryl Maguire shines on the tapes. What cavern of loneliness took a woman who ruled her world to this?
The Conversation · Jun 29, 2023 'Grave misconduct': Gladys Berejiklian corruption report should put all public officials on notice When an anti-corruption agency issues a 688-page report with findings a former premier engaged in “serious corrupt conduct” and breached the public’s trust, it puts all public officials on notice.
AAP · Jun 29, 2023 Berejiklian praised and rebuked after corruption ruling The NSW premier and senior Liberal figures have praised Gladys Berejiklian's role during the COVID-19 pandemic as a corruption finding is made against her.
Pedestrian.tv · Jun 29, 2023 The ICAC Released A 688-Page Report On Gladys Berejiklian’s Corruption, Here It Is Explained Here's the most interesting parts, because nobody wants to read all that.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 29, 2023 Icac’s Operation Keppel report into Gladys Berejiklian and Daryl Maguire: what we know so far The long-awaited findings from the corruption watchdog report have finally been released. Here’s what Icac found and what happens next
The Guardian - AU · Jun 28, 2023 Morning Mail: how Gen Z could change politics, Berejiklian awaits Icac, Australia on top at Lord’s Young Australians far less likely to shift to the right than their parents, study finds, while Gladys Berejiklian faces the corruption watchdog’s verdict
The Hindu · Jun 28, 2023 It’s high time corruption was nipped in the bud by making bribe-giver susceptible to prosecution: HC It is high time the menace of corruption was nipped in the bud by making the bribe-giver susceptible to such prosecution, like the bribe-taker, the High Court of Karnataka has said.
AAP · Jun 28, 2023 Ex-NSW premier Berejiklian acted corruptly, ICAC finds Former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian acted corruptly when in a secret relationship with another Liberal MP, a corruption watchdog has found.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 28, 2023 Icac to hand down findings into Gladys Berejiklian almost two years after resignation The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption is set to release its findings from Operation Keppel, which investigated Berejiklian and former MP Daryl Maguire
The Hindu · Jun 28, 2023 Opposition giving communal twist to Uniform Civil Code: Defence Minister The senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader also said in the nine years of the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Centre, no one could level corruption charges against any of his cabinet colleagues.
Evening Standard · Jun 28, 2023 Ex-CPS chief Nazir Afzal condemns delay over Stephen Lawrence case investigation The original investigation into the Black teenager’s 1993 murder was hampered by racism and alleged corruption