The Latest Breaking News from Integrity Commission

Judge appeals corrupt conduct finding in Lehrmann case

A retired judge who led an inquiry into the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann is challenging a report by a corruption watchdog that he engaged in corrupt conduct.

AAP · May 20, 2025

Lehrmann inquiry head Walter Sofronoff to challenge finding he engaged in ‘serious corrupt conduct’

Lawyers for former judge say he has filed application with federal court disputing lawfulness of ACT Integrity Commission report

The Guardian - AU · Mar 20, 2025

Libs limp on as new fights loom for minority government

Tasmanian's minority Liberal government has avoided a snap election but will face further challenges when parliament resumes.

AAP · Oct 5, 2023

Parliamentary probe into multi-million-dollar Tasmanian Liberal election grants

It has been called an extreme version of the federal "sports rorts" saga — now the Tasmanian Liberals' controversial election grants process will be examined by a parliamentary committee.

ABC News · Nov 25, 2022

Tasmanian MP under investigation by corruption watchdog over alleged conflict of interest

Tasmania's corruption watchdog says it is investigating a member of parliament who is alleged to have failed to disclose a conflict of interest while making policy and expenditure decisions.

ABC News · Oct 28, 2022

Crossbench concerns over narrow scope of national anti-corruption body

Federal parliament will resume next week and the government will use the sitting period to introduce the long-promised integrity commission legislation.

ABC News · Sep 21, 2022

CIT CEO Leanne Cover temporarily steps aside as ACT Integrity Commission announces investigation into consultancy contracts

The chief executive of the Canberra Institute of Technology agrees to take leave until an investigation into the latest in a series of controversial consultancy contracts is completed.

ABC News · Jun 23, 2022

Corruption watchdog to probe grants

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says the national integrity commission should have scope to probe pork barrelling.

AAP · Jun 7, 2022

Tasmanian Liberals accused of 'electoral bribery' over taxpayer-funded election grants

The Tasmanian Liberal Party is accused of electoral bribery during the 2021 state election campaign, with documents obtained by the ABC revealing the party promised hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer-funded community grants if it won the election.

ABC News · Apr 20, 2022

Integrity Commission highly critical of Tasmanian Liberals' grants program ahead of 2018 election

A bombshell Integrity Commission report on "pork-barrelling" during Tasmania's 2018 state election campaign has raised questions over tens of millions of dollars of taxpayer money given out by the state's Liberal Party.

ABC News · Apr 6, 2022