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Former infrastructure minister Jacinta Allan was warned about the alleged involvement of criminals on Big Build work sites, a royal commission into the state's construction sector has heard.
An Australian Taxation Office employee has been charged for allegedly sharing confidential information with organised crime groups, following a joint investigation by three federal agencies.
The NSW Crime Commission is seeking to freeze more assets of convicted criminal and former state Labor politician Eddie Obeid, after securing over $30 million in property in March.
The Full Federal Court has shot down billionaire Clive Palmer's bid to revive misconduct claims against former ASIC chair James Shipton, calling his case "little more than houses of cards".
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NSW's ICAC will hold a public inquiry this month to probe allegations that the state branch of the Liberal Party accepted political donations from fugitive property developer Jean Nassif.
KPMG has been referred to the national corruption watchdog, with Greens Senator Barbara Pocock calling the federal government's three-month pause on new contracts with the auditor a “slap on the wrist with a stick of limp celery”.
A federal court judge has called it “bizarre” that the Commonwealth has not returned former political staffer Bruce Lehrmann's blue diary, which it obtained during an anti-corruption investigation.
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The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption has found a former high-ranking official in the NSW Department of Education engaged in corrupt conduct by awarding contracts to friends, calling it a “clear case of cronyism”.
A judge has refused to order a competitive tender process for the administration of a $549 million settlement in a class action over the Morrison government’s Robodebt scheme, while also questioning the funder’s bid for a $71 million commission.
The Fair Work Commission has dropped claims against two union officials following mediation in proceedings against Health Workers Union secretary Diana Asmar over an alleged $2.7 million false invoicing scheme.