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Corruption
The world’s most corrupt governments
Watchdog Transparency International has released its annual list ranking the world’s most — and least — corrupt countries. Heading the list is Somalia, while Australia is the eighth least corrupt.
Why Jacques Chirac is facing corruption charges
Former French president Jacques Chirac will be trialled for misappropriating public funds during his nearly twenty years as mayor of Paris. Will the French justice system hold Chirac and other dodgy high profile pollies to account? No guillotine necessary.
Berlusconi gets busted: Italy’s love affair ends
PM Silvio Berlusconi will now face prosecution against charges of fraud, corruption, tax evasion and bribery, with an Italian court stripping him of immunity. Italians can forgive the perma-tan and philandering but not this, says Richard Owen.
Underbelly IV: NSW Labor politics
Nathan Rees has been unable to stop the ‘soap opera’ of NSW politics, with the murder of businessman Michael McGurk opening up a Pandora’s box of corruption claims in NSW politics, thanks to an allegedly incriminating video.
US complains to Karzai of Afghan election fraud
The Afghanistan election is still undecided, with news that computer software has delayed results and the US special envoy to Afghanistan having an ‘explosive’ meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai about fraud and ballot stuffing in the election.
East Timor’s media ‘blackout’ or just a lack of research?
There isn’t a ‘media blackout’ occurring in East Timor, rather lots of factually incorrect stories that ignore the East Timorese government’s focus on anti-corruption campaigns.
Good news for QLD: ‘Sunshine best disinfectant’ for corruption
Queensland has long held the unlucky title of Australia’s most politically corrupt state. Is it their dispersed pollution? Low incomes? What encourages a culture of political corruption?
Fitzgerald’s outburst is over the top
Tony Fitzgerald, the man who 20 years ago led the inquiry into Queensland’s government corruption, isn’t interested in shades of grey. No wonder former Premier Peter Beattie hit back today against his anniversary speech.
Indonesia steps up anti-corruption measures
The former deputy governor of Bank Indonesia — and brother-in-law of President SBY — has been sentenced to 4½ years jail for corruption. It’s a sign that Indonesia is taking graft seriously.
Italian judges: lawyer guilty of lying to protect Berlusconi
Premier Silvio Berlusconi says he will respond to an Italian judicial panel’s determination that a British lawyer lied in court to protect him in exchange for $600,000. The three-judge panel released a 400-page document laying out its reasons for finding British lawyer David Mills guilty of corruption.
Confucianist corruption in South Korea
Government corruption in South Korea is a problem spanning back thousands of years, rooted in Confucianism.
NSW anti-corruption watchdog faces unrelenting pressure
Yet another attempt has been made to re-define the meaning of “corrupt conduct” as determined by the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption.
Fiji unravels: the view from the blogosphere
The Fiji blogosphere chats about Frank Bainimarama’s fear of a coup within a coup of his 3 coups.
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