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Once we were Norway: Australia’s decades-long fall down the global corruption ladder

Australia used to be up there with the best. No longer.

Jan 28, 2022

Australia has hit a new low when it comes to corruption, according to Transparency International’s annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released this week. It considers both rates of public sector corruption and the presence of systems to prevent corruption.

Corruption is an issue close to our hearts here at Crikey, and Australia’s failure to prioritise fighting corruption is a scourge on our democracy.

To make matters worse, there was a time, not so long ago, when we up there with the best...

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Josefine Ganko

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Josefine is a general reporter with a particular interest in public policy, law reform and sometimes sport. Josefine started at Crikey while completing degrees in law and public policy at the ANU, where she was an editor at Woroni.