National Anti-Corruption Commission boss Paul Brereton.

Time for corruption watchdog to prove its worth to the public

The new National Anti-Corruption Commission should not duplicate the work of others,instead it’s coming time for it to turn over some of its own stones and do so publicly.

  • Nick McKenzie

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Liberal Party insiders line up pay day from Morrison government policy

A proposal for a $500 million data centre next to an ADF base has sparked fresh concerns about the behaviour of politicians after they leave parliament.

  • Nick McKenzie
Former departmental secretary Kathryn Campbell.

Shameless claim of victimisation in robo-debt scandal defies credibility

Robo-debt resulted in deaths and mental anguish among thousands of welfare recipients but one of the people who shaped the policy claims she is a victim too.

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Former cabinet minister Stuart Robert.

Three meetings,one minister,a $27m contract … and a $135m blowout

Tech giant Salesforce met with then-cabinet minister Stuart Robert three times before securing a lucrative contract,sparking strong criticism from a parliamentary inquiry.

  • David Crowe
The Australian Research Council’s funding model was rehauled last week.

A Christmas scandal sent scientists to war. Last week,they won

New legislation passed last week marks the end of a saga kicked off by the axing of six research projects by the Morrison government.

  • Angus Dalton
Independent MP Helen Haines.

New federal corruption watchdog focuses on complaints to chase in 2024

Almost 90 per cent of reports to the National Anti-Corruption Commission are dismissed as irrelevant – but have recent whistleblower prosecutions deterred those who know about serious wrongdoing?

  • Olivia Ireland
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Former minister Stuart Robert is CEO of a very strange online shopping portal

Former MP Stuart Robert explores a new cause:Saving Aussie retail

The scandal-prone former minister is now CEO of an online shopping portal that accuses foreign competitors of ‘destroying’ Australian retail.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman andLiam Mannix
Former cabinet minister Stuart Robert.

Ex-minister Stuart Robert to be referred to anti-corruption watchdog

In an interim report,a parliamentary inquiry said the National Anti-Corruption Commission should investigate Robert’s contact with companies that sought major contracts with government agencies he oversaw.

  • David Crowe andNick McKenzie
Former cabinet minister Stuart Robert met tech giant Infosys multiple times when the company was seeking lucrative contracts with the federal government.

Robert should face anti-corruption body over scrapped $191m software deal

Former cabinet minister Stuart Robert held multiple meetings with a tech company that won lucrative contracts to build a government payment system.

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Former Morrison government minister Stuart Robert has resigned from parliament.

Stuart Robert met Infosys multiple times,including before $191 million deal

The new details add to a series of revelations about the former MP’s dealings over several years when he was a backbencher and a senior minister.

  • David Crowe andNick McKenzie