Recent Victorian experience has highlighted the significance of organisational culture in dealing with corruption including the reporting of wrongdoing. Although Australia has had whistleblowing legislation for several decades, it’s not Read more
What the public sector can learn from the private sector’s experience recovering from the reputational damage of massive fraud. It’s hard work regaining trust once you have a reputation for Read more
This blog explores fraud and the profile of a public sector fraudster. Victoria’s anti-corruption agency, IBAC, has conducted research into fraud and the people who commit it. IBAC has also Read more
Through agencies such as IBAC, we are coming to understand more about why criminal gangs infiltrate government. One reason is to elicit law enforcement information or protected personal information. Criminal Read more
The introduction of anti-slavery legislation in the UK and USA is a move towards extending international human rights into the sphere of international trade. Modern slavery is a term used Read more
Sustainability Victoria has won the e-government award for its procurement and contract management system, SV Enabled known as SVEN. SV’s Manager of Legal & Governance Kara Miller recently told us about Read more
In Victoria a few years back, there was (and may well still be) a powerful group calling themselves The Backroom Boys. They were a loose coalition of public service, corporate, Read more
Social procurement refers to the benefits to society that are deliberately encouraged during government procurement processes. Due to the purchasing power of governments in some markets, such as major infrastructure Read more
We’ve all heard wonderful or salacious or horrifying stories from office Christmas parties – stories of drunken sex, over-abundant drugs, unwanted, inappropriate advances, bullying, discrimination and in extreme cases, post-party Read more
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